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What methods best support online adjunct instructors in their professional…
What methods best support online adjunct instructors in their professional development?
Assumptions
Institutions that can support and improve their adjuncts will be able to retain them longer (cost savings?) and have greater student success and satisfaction.
More adjuncts are being used. Trend is not going away. Especially in online education.
How does student satisfaction and performance between compare between online full-time and online adjunct-taught courses?
Mueller, Mandernach, Sanderson (2013)
Online adjunct instructors need different support models than full-time instructors.
What models are currently used? Which elements are most effective?
Mentoring
Brindley, J. E., Zawacki, O., & Roberts, J. (2006).
Puzziferro, M., & Shelton, K. (2009)
Rogers, C. B., McIntyre, M., & Jazzar, M. (2010)
Personal Communication
Cottom, C., Atwell, A., & Ombres, S. (2018)
Multiple models
Lyons, R. E., and H. Burnstad. 2007.
Paulus, T. M., Myers, C. R., Mixer, S. J., Wyatt, T. H., Lee, D. S., & Lee, J. L. (2010)
What do online instructors need?
Relevant pedagogical training
Technology tool training
Departmental alignment
Alignment with institutional goals
Brindley, J. E., Zawacki, O., & Roberts, J. (2006).
Ongoing support
ongoing professional development
Connection to a network
What will be the outcomes when they receive this support? Is it worth the cost?
All of the above
Mueller, B., Mandernach, B. J., & Sanderson, K. (2013)
Rogers, C. B., McIntyre, M., & Jazzar, M. (2010)
Hoyt (2012)
Different models of support will benefit different models of online adjunct use
Relevant organizational frameworks
Models of adjunct instructor onboarding
Models of online adjunct continued development
Models of online adjunct autonomy
Models of online adjunct university citizenship
On campus adjunct equivalents to above items
Theories of scale
research design and methodology
Qualitative
Feedback from students on adjunct efficacy
Feedback from administrators on adjunct fit and alignment
Feedback from instructors on sense of connection and support
Quantitative
Student retention and performance scores
Faculty involvement in professional development
Adjunct retention numbers
Research literature
Quant
Cottom, C., Atwell, A., & Ombres, S. (2018).
Mueller, B., Mandernach, B. J., & Sanderson, K. (2013)
Qual
Hoyt (2012)
Paulus, T. M., Myers, C. R., Mixer, S. J., Wyatt, T. H., Lee, D. S., & Lee, J. L. (2010)
Brindley, J. E., Zawacki, O., & Roberts, J. (2006)
Theory
Puzziferro, M., & Shelton, K. (2009)
Rogers, C. B., McIntyre, M., & Jazzar, M. (2010)
Lyons, R. E., and H. Burnstad. 2007