Innovative Learning & Teaching

Supporting Adjunct Faculty

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“Adjunct faculty are and will continue to be a vital component of the academic community. We need to better understand how to recruit, retain, and support them in their important role,” says Desna Wallin, editor of Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges.

Resources for Adjuncts and Part-Time Faculty

• A model for the evaluation, development, support and professional advancement of adjunct faculty. A PowerPoint presentation given at the ODCE 2006 (Belmont College).
• Managing Virtual Adjunct Faculty: Applying the Seven Principles of Good Practice (Chickering & Gamson) This paper was selected as one of "Best Papers of 2005" from DLA (Maria Puzziferro-Schnitzer, Florida Community College).
• Adjunct Faculty Handbook (pdf) that is useful for looking at content and what information might be helpful to adjunct faculty (Capitol College, Maryland).
• A webinar available for purchase titled Recruiting and Retaining Talented Adjunct Faculty (Innovative Educators).
• Adjunct Central, a collection of teaching materials and advice for adjuncts from Bedford/St. Martins

Resources for Those Who Support Adjuncts and Part-Time Faculty

• Understanding Learning Styles is a questionnaire to be given to students to better inform instructors' teaching methods. A great first day activity (North Carolina State University).
• Applying the Seven Principles of Good Practice to Support Adjuncts from Florida Community College
• Adjunct Life, or Do I Get a Stapler Too? A handbook for adjuncts from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities