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Turbo-Boost Your Onboarding of New Adjunct Faculty. Tristan Marble, MA Patricia Case, Ph.D Corey Pruitt, MS. League of Innovations, 2013. Rio Salado College.
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Turbo-Boost Your Onboarding of New Adjunct Faculty Tristan Marble, MA Patricia Case, Ph.D Corey Pruitt, MS League of Innovations, 2013 Rio Salado College
Located in Tempe, AZ. Largest public online community college in the nation. Part of the Maricopa County Community College District. Serving approximately 70,000 students annually Over 43,000 students online Unique attributes One Course, Many Sections 48 Weekly start dates Never cancel online classes 23 Faculty – 1,500 + Adjunct Faculty RioLearn -- highly-scalable LMS 24/7 Instructional and Technology Helpdesks 24/7 Library Services Rio Salado College
Social Sciences Department 120 13,419 Fall 448 Number of Students Enrolled Number of Adjunct Faculty Spring 347 Summer 220 Number of Sections
Onboarding New Adjunct Faculty More than a “one shot deal” • Not just new hire training • Tools for success • Rapidly integrate into college culture
Interviewing and Hiring What do we look for? • Credentials • 100/200 versus 300/400 level students • Feedback philosophy • Time management/organization • Previous experience not always preferred Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
Online Orientation – AFD101/TRN101 Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
Social Sciences Specific Training Welcome to Social Sciences New Hire Homework Point Allocation Expectations Grading and Giving Feedback Grading and Feedback - Policies Key Contacts Roster Management Technology Review Access Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
Instructional Helpdesk Mentoring First, what is an Instructional Helpdesk? Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
Instructional Helpdesk • Experienced Teaching Online • Varied Disciplines • High Touch & High Tech • Liaison to Faculty Chairs and Adjunct Faculty • Just-in-time Training • Mentoring Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
Instructional Helpdesk Mentoring Process Week 2: Check In • Roster Management • Managing Email • Effective Feedback • Grading Practices • Week 9 : Final Steps • Post Final Grades • Extensions • Follow-up Formal Evaluation • Week 5: Mid-Point • Inactive Students • Withdrawal Process • Due Date Change Requests • Week 3 • Enroll in AFD102 Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
Midpoint Min-Eval/Department Connection • Criteria: • Announcements • Roster Management • Feedback • Point Distribution • Comments • Rating • Discuss: • Mini Eval • Point Distribution • Teaching at Rio • APA • Growth Areas Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
First Peer Evaluation Criteria: • Preparation • Facilitation • Communication • Content Knowledge Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
Follow-up – Next 2 Semesters • 2nd Semester • AFD215 • Midpont Mini Eval/Department Connection • 2nd Peer Eval • 3rd Semester • AFD220 • Midpont Mini Eval/Student Aggregate Eval/Department Connection • Recognition Online Orientation Mentor Adjunct Faculty Midpoint Mini Evaluation Peer Evaluation Follow Up: Semester 2 Semester 3 Interview & Hire Department Specific Training
This is nice, but…what did our faculty say? Thank you for the opportunity to be prepared to teach. I think the training, plus actually going through course work myself, was invaluable. Good training, and the follow up support was wonderful! My mentor was very helpful and very prompt to respond to my questions.
Questions? League of Innovations, 2013 Rio Salado College
Tristan Marble, MA Instructional Coordinator Tristan.Marble@riosalado.edu Contact Us Dr. Patricia Case Faculty Chair, Social Sciences Pat.Case@riosalado.edu Corey Pruitt, MS Instructional Specialist Corey.Pruitt@riosalado.edu Rio Salado College