The Adjunct Faculty Handbook
Second Edition
Edited by:
- Lorri E. Cooper - Marymount University
- Bryan A. Booth - University of Maryland University College, University of Maryland, USA
July 2010 | 160 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The Adjunct Faculty Handbook, Second Edition provides a full range of academic leaders and adjunct faulty with a much-needed, practical resource to manage the work of adjunct faculty teaching. Since the publication of the first edition in 1996, the number of adjunct faculty members in colleges and universities has increased spectacularly, to the point that most colleges and universities could not function efficiently without them. The revised edition has been updated to address the dramatic changes in higher education that result from institutional dependence on adjunct faculty as well as the striking changes in higher education (such as the role of technology in teaching and learning, the increased emphasis on student evaluations and learning outcomes assessment, and changes in classroom dynamics) in which adjunct faculty must be proficient.
Bryan Booth, Lorri Cooper
Preface
Lorri E. Cooper
1. Preparing to Teach: Considerations of Administration, Students, Technology, and Educational Results
| University and Program Administration |
| Student Administration |
| Planning and Support |
| Ethics and Academic Freedom |
| Reflection on Teaching |
Theodore E. Stone
2. Technology in Education
| Introduction |
| The Face-to-Face Teaching Experience |
| So What Do Students Really Want? |
| Setting up the Basics |
| Beyond the Basics |
| Gaining Access to the Technology-Rich Classrooms |
| Hybrid Classes, Web 2.0, and Online Learning |
| Resources for Hybrid Courses |
| Distance Learning and the Adjunct Faculty |
| A Few Words about the CMS |
| The Online Professor’s Multimedia Tool Kit |
| Conclusion |
Cynthia H. Roman
3. Environment of Learning: Connecting with Students
| Introduction |
| Theories of Student Learning |
| Students’ Readiness for Learning |
| How Students Become Adult Learners |
| Reaching and Relating to Students |
| Dialogue in the Classroom |
| Questioning Skills |
| Learning Strategies for the Online Classroom |
| Establishing an Environment for Learning |
Cynthia H. Roman
4. Teaching Methods: Preparation and Application
| Instructional Strategies |
| Evaluating Learning |
| Developing Lessons Plans |
| Course Syllabus |
| Giving Students Feedback |
| Program Philosophy |
| Outcomes Assessment |
| Conclusion |
Jodi R. Cressman
5. Professional Development of the Adjunct Faulty
| Introduction |
| Professional Development Activities for the Adjunct Faculty |
| Professional Development for Adjunct Faculty: Suggestions for Deans, Chairs, and Program Coordinators |
| Conclusion |
Susanne Bruno Ninassi
6. Evaluation of Student Performance
| Introduction |
| Faculty Evaluation of Students |
| Self and Peer Evaluations |
| Grading Policy |
| Grading Issues |
| What is Academic Integrity |
| Types of Violations |
| Adjunct Faculty’s Role |
| Role of Technology in Academic Integrity |
| Conclusion |
Terry D. Anderson, Vera L.B. Dolan, Bryan A. Booth
7. Future Trends: Network Technologies and Adjunct Faculty
| Introduction |
| Technology-based Communication and Implications for Adjuncts |
| Network Technology: Adjunct Work and Learning |
| Applications of the Groups/ Networks/Collectives |
| Conclusion |
Appendix
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Cynthia Roman
Environment of Learning: Connecting with Students
Susanne Ninassi
Evaluation of Student Performance
Terry Anderson, Vera Dolan, Bryan Booth
Future Trends
Lorri Cooper
Preparing to Teach: Considerations of Administration, Students, Technology, and Educational Results
Jodi Cressman
Professional Development for Adjunct Faculty
Cynthia Roman
Teaching Methods: Preparation and Application
Theodore Stone
Technology in Education
"The second edition of The Adjunct Faculty Handbook (the first edition appeared in 1996), is a timely, valuable reference resource in the literature of higher education. The new editors have retained the essential purpose, audience, format, and organization of the first edition while updating content to address the current climate...A helpful new feature of the second edition is inclusion of five appendices which will be useful for new teachers and all those supporting them."
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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