Turn Off the Computer. Get Out of Your House.

By Dorinda Fox

The editor of AdjunctNation.com found me through an article Salon.com published about two serious bouts with cancer and the effect of that on raising my children. In that article I explained that blogging at Salon had allowed me to create an online identity for my children should I not survive and served as a way out of isolation both emotional and physical during treatment.  The editor asked that I consider writing about how to avoid isolation as an adjunct which is something faced as well by all of you out there planted in front of a computer screen teaching online courses eight hours a day.

Avoiding isolation is important.  Many people rely on the workplace as a place to meet friends and lovers.  The workplace becomes a family as demonstrated by modern sitcoms such as “The Office” and older sitcoms such as “The Mary Tyler Moore” show.  Sigmund Freud (1856 -1939) famously said  that people have to have two needs met in order to be happy “work and love.”  For a great many of us those two become one in our lives.

What worked for me and lead me here was blogging at a writers’ site

Want to leave a comment? Feel free. You do not have to be logged in to comment, or respond to a comment. 

Want to read the rest of this article? Of course you do! You need a Site Pass. Site Pass holders please [ Login ]  then you may continue reading. To RENEW/EXTEND an existing Site Pass, please [ Login ] then visit the MY SITE PASS link found at the top of the page. Do not use this form.  

TO PURCHASE A NEW SITE PASS, scroll down, select the Site Pass you want, register, pay and read! 

Start Reading AdjunctNation.com Today!

Purchase a Site Pass online and you'll have instant access to all of our premium editorial content.

During regular business hours M-F, you may also contact us via phone (734-930-6854) to purchase, renew, upgrade or extend a Site Pass using a credit card.

To upgrade, renew or extend your existing Site Pass instantly online, please do NOT use this form. Instead, log in and visit the "My Site Pass" link at the top of the page.Mail checks or money orders to: AdjunctNation, PO Box 130117, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0117.

Site Pass Options

Platinum Site Pass - 10.00 USD per 1 year - for 1 time

1 Year Site Pass: [Platinum Site Pass] Enjoy all of AdjunctNation's award-winning content, beginning with today's great entry for a full year. This Site Pass includes unlimited access to all of the site's archived content, as well.

Gold Site Pass - 8.00 USD per 6 months - for 1 time

6 Month Site Pass: [Gold Site Pass] Enjoy all of AdjunctNation's award-winning content, beginning with today's great entry for half a year. This Site Pass includes unlimited access to all of the site's archived content, as well.

Library/Institution Site Pass - 199.00 USD per 1 year - for 1 time

Library/Institution Site Pass: Purchase unlimited access for the faculty in your college to AdjunctNation’s daily updated and archived editorial content for 1 year. Libraries may also order through EBSCO or most other fulfillment agencies. We offer username/password access, as well as IP recognition access for libraries. Please note: to use a purchase order, please call 734-930-6854.

Free - 0.00 USD per 3 days - for 1 time

Free 3 Day Trial Site Pass: [Trial Site Pass] Enjoy all of AdjunctNation's award-winning content, beginning with today's great entry for 3 days after your account is activated. This Site Pass includes unlimited access to all of the site's archived content, as well. ONE TIME ONLY. NO RENEWAL AT THE TRIAL SITE PASS LEVEL IS ALLOWED.

  I would like to receive updates.

E-mail Address

Username

Password

Confirm Password

First Name

Last Name

Address

City

State

Zip

Country

AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAnonymous ProxyAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAsia/Pacific RegionAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, The Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuropeFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrance, MetropolitanFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City State)HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Republic ofIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia, Federated States ofMoldova, Republic ofMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanOtherPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint BarthelemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSatellite ProviderSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Your Affiliation

Select OneAdministrationDeanDepartment ChairDistance Ed/Online FacultyF/T RegularF/T TemporaryHuman ResourcesLibrarianLimited TermOtherP/T TemporaryProgram DirectorSabbatical ReplacementSessionalVisiting Faculty

Your Department

Select OneAdministration----Academic Affairs----Admissions----Fundraising/Grantwriting----Institutional Advancement----Instructional Technology----Student Affairs/Services----LibraryFaculty----Accounting----African American Studies----Africana/Latino Studies----Allied Health Professions----American Indian Studies----American Sign Language----American Studies----Anatomy----Anthropology----Arabic----Archaeology----Architecture----Art----Art History----Astronomy----Aviation----Biochemistry----Biology----Botany----Building Construction----Business----Business Administration----Business Law----Canadian Studies----Chemistry----Chinese----CIS----Classics----Communications----Comparative Literature----Computer Science----Counseling----Creative Writing----Criminal Justice----Culinary Arts----Dance----Dental Hygiene----Dentistry----Developmental Studies----Distance Education----Drafting----E-Commerce----Earth Sciences----East Asian Studies----Ecology----Economics----Editor----Education----Engineering----English----English As 2nd Language----English Composition----Entomology----Environmental Science----Ethnic Studies----Film----Finance----Fine Arts----Fire Science----Folklore----Food Science----Foreign Languages----French----General Studies----Genetics----Geography----Geology----German----Graphic Design----Health Administration----Health Care Administration----Health Sciences----Historic Preservation----History----Horticulture----Hospitality----Hospitality Management----Humanities----Human Services----Immunology----Independent Scholar----Industrial Relations----Instructional Technology----Interdisciplinary Studies----Interior Design----International Studies----Interpreting and Sign Language----IT----Italian----Japanese----Journalism----Judaic Studies----Kinesiology----Korean----Labor Studies----Landscape Architecture----Latin American Studies----Latino Studies----Law----Legal Studies----Library----Library Science----Linguistics----Literature----Management Information Systems----Management----Marine Science----Marketing----Mathematics----Medicine----Medieval Studies----Meteorology----Multicultural Studies----Music----Natural Science----Naval Science----Near Eastern Studies----Neuroscience----Nursing----Operations Management----Organizational Behavior----Paleontology----Pathology----Peace and Conflict Studies----Phamarcology----Philosophy----Photography----Physical Education----Physical Science----Physical Therapy----Physics----Physiology----Political Science----Portuguese----Professional Studies----Psychiatry----Psychology----Public Administration----Public Health----Public Policy----Reading----Real Estate----Religion----Russian----Science----Slavic Studies----Social Work----Sociology----Spanish----Speech Pathology----Statistics----Stress Management----Theatre Arts----Trades/Industrial Training----Urban Planning----Visual Arts----Zoology----Other

Coupon Code (if you have one)

Payment Gateways

Authorize.Net processes AMEX, Visa, Mastercard and Discover credit card payments made online securely and safely. 

PayPal allows credit card payments to be processed safely and securely. PayPal operates with credit cards, debit cards, bank accounts and PayPal accounts to make safe purchases online, without disclosing your credit card number or financial information. You do NOT need a PayPal account to use this payment method. 

Log in | Lost your password

Short URL: http://www.adjunctnation.com/?p=2330