How many times have you logged into your college mail accounts only to be overwhelmed by an avalanche of information, and then to realize that none of it pertains to your life as an adjunct? Last week, my husband and I were grading student work and...
This morning I was standing in an urban classroom teaching the political ramifications of death for Westerners as viewed through a Japanese lens. In a few hours, I will be.
If you have been teaching for at least a semester, you may have noticed that students don’t do the reading we assign them, shocker, I know. So what can we.
The early weeks of a new semester can be a challenge to smile through when an instructor is on a different campus or college each day. At one college, the books for a new class are coming in to the bookstore, but seemingly, only three at...
Teaching online can provide a great deal of flexibility in a workday. You can teach anywhere and anytime; all you need is a computer and an Internet connection. Many online.
For an adjunct, one of the biggest hassles can be managing diverse avenues of communication at multiple schools. At the beginning of every academic year I consider myself lucky if.
Working at multiple colleges and campuses provides opportunities to teach students of many different backgrounds, needs, and interests. Here are some of the student population types you may encounter: The Dual Enrollment Students. These students are easy to identify because they travel in packs; in fact,...
There are days when I wonder why I even got out of bed. In teaching, these days can sneak up on you when you aren't ready for them. For me,.
It is February, another year is ticking away. In February, I start two more online classes and have a month of overlap until some of my January classes end in.
My friends often comment upon my penchant for organization, but I tell them, the reason I am organized is because I am extremely lazy. Investing the time up front frees me up both in terms of being able to schedule personal time, and also allows me...
