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Via My Students: Uncommon Cures for the Common Cold

By Kat Kiefer-Newman I've been sick. Very, very sick. We all get sick, I know. This Fall semester, though, the weather seems especially chaotic, and my students have been particularly sniffley (that's when they even come to class). The result of all the sniffles is...

Predicting the Future of College Teaching: Robo Adjuncts & GPS Student Trackers

By Ron Tinsley Since we are coming to the end of the end of this decade and with the end of the world looming (have you seen the movie about.

The Freeway Flyer Home Office of Many Wonders

By Helene A. Matheny My home office looks like many people work there, or at least someone with as many multiple-personalities as Sybil. You will find on my shelves books.

Jealousy (Maybe Just A Little)

By P.D. Lesko I'm starting to get jealous of AdjunctNation.com's Juggling 101 blogger Kat Kiefer-Newman. Her blog posts are shared and shared and shared on Facebook with a regularity that I just can't seem to match on my own blog. Not that I'm competing. Really....

My Students' Heinous Spelling Is Killing Me

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Note: The following word "lisense" is in no way the fault of my indispensible and acurate-spelling editor. I have another sore throat, and the damp-rainy season here in.

Student Engagement and Why It Matters, Part III

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Why does student engagement matter? Is it important that your students are doing well in your class and highly involved in the class? Consider.

When A Student Dies

By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. On a sad personal note, I attended two funeral services this week. Both were young men who were killed under very different circumstances and in very different worlds. Both of the deaths were tragic and horrible. One of the young men...

When Using Research, Facts and Statistics in a Classroom Becomes a Liability

By Ron Tinsley I have a news flash for all those "researchers" out there who think they know about adjunct faculty. I am an adjunct, and I use research in.

I'm NOT Tarting Up Thanksgiving in the Classroom (or Anywhere Else) This Year, Thank You Very Much

By Kat Kiefer-Newman It never fails: Students always complain about having to go to class the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Hey! I don't like having to report to work on the.

Gatorade and Bathroom Breaks: Common Sense Freeway Flying

By Jenny Ortiz There isn't a training course for being a Freeway Flyer. When I began teaching at three colleges, I had to learn things the hard way. Keeping Hydrated: Like athletes, Freeway Flyers are constantly on the move. Whether it's traveling to different campuses...

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