[private] by Tim Clement The Web cam imbroglio involving the Lower Merion School District has rightfully raised issues of privacy. But there’s an education-related point to be made, too: Laptops offer minimal educational benefits, and they’re a direct hindrance to learning. I graduated from Drexel University...
by Melissa Quijada A state debate over whether graduate assistants and adjunct faculty members have the right to unionize has sparked contention among state officials and heated responses from graduate.
At least 14 adjunct faculty members at San Antonio College did not receive a paycheck on payday in February. District officials don’t have any idea how many others were affected..
Adjunct faculty at Central Michigan University will vote for union representation in May 2010. Several adjunct faculty filed in February 2010 for a union representation election with Michigan Employment Relations Commission. The group of adjunct faculty, named The Union of Teaching Faculty, has worked with The...
An adjunct teacher at Towson University is talking about being fired over his use of a word he said in the context of a classroom discussion. Adjunct Art Professor Allen.
by Greg Cielec After teaching on the high school level for fifteen years, I found myself in a rut. I still liked teaching, but started to realize that more and.
The Boy Scouts of America have a motto that simply says "Be prepared." There is an adage called "Murphy's Law" that says "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." If you put this motto and adage together and give it a slightly new twist, you...
“C is for competent; it’s good enough for me.” I sometimes sing this little parody of Sesame Street in my head. What this means to me is that, getting through.
A lot of us laboring in the academic salt mines of adjunctdom tend to just keep grinding on, either content with our lot or hoping things will improve on their.
What is the maximum course load that an online instructor should undertake? Does the fact that a person can work at home provide the increased energy and stamina to teach more classes than a face-to-face adjunct? Is there a set saturation point when teaching effectiveness is...
