13002

13002

General Session - Conference Presentation and Interactive Activity Only (40 minutes, no formal paper)

Michael Eskey, Parkville, MO, USA, meskey@park.edu Henry Roehrich, Park University, Parkville, MO, henry.roehrich@park.edu
 * Recruiting, Training, Mentoring, Observing, Evaluating, and Maintaining Online Adjunct Faculty **

The presentation will address the process utilized to recruit, train, mentor, observe, and retain online instructors. Like the majority of colleges and universities in the United States, Park University offers online courses. In fact, More than 80 percent of Park’s enrollments are online courses. In order to maintain sufficient, qualified faculty to teach the large number of courses has required a nationwide recruiting effort. Further, the development of online adjunct instructors requires a professional adult learning approach that incorporates a facilitation training program, instructor informational resources, faculty support, a formal mentoring process, formal faculty observation and evaluation, and professional development opportunities for faculty retention. The presentation will discuss how this process can be effective and tailored to the needs of institutions in higher education. This will include the required online adjunct training, online resources, the formal / informal mentoring process, required and required and optional refresher training and professional development. Additionally, there will be a discussion of online adjunct perceptions of instructional needs and requirements.

// Interactivity // The audience will be asked to participate in an interactive exercise that will address the following topics: Building Community in the Classroom Discussion Facilitation & Instruction Assessment, Grading, and Feedback Course Climate and Online Classroom Environment

All Audiences Recruiting Training Mentoring Observing Evaluating Online Adjunct Faculty