Posts Categorized: AdjunctWorld Resources

The cover letter you create as part of your online teaching job application package plays a very important role. Not only is in an opportunity for you to showcase your skills, qualifications, and passion for education in a compelling way, but it also presents you with an opportunity to show schools that you uniquely meet the… Read more »

A CV (curriculum vitae, roughly translated to mean “life’s work”) and a resume are both used to apply for online teaching job opportunities, but they have distinct differences in terms of length, content, and purpose. Most schools who are hiring online adjunct instructors will ask for a CV, although there are a few who may ask… Read more »

This is one of the most common questions members of our community ask: Am I qualified to teach online college courses? Obviously, there is no one size fits all answer to this question. So much depends on variables such as what discipline you teach in and the competitiveness within that area, whether you are looking… Read more »

When you’re applying for a job, cover letters just go with the territory—teaching positions, in particular. You may have written cover letters for college teaching positions, but have you written one for an online teaching job? There’s a difference. Your task is to write a cover letter for an online teaching job that paints you… Read more »

When you are applying for a position to teach college courses, whether in class or online, you will frequently be asked to provide a “statement of teaching philosophy.” Not always, mind you, but enough so that you will want to have one at the ready. You may have one formulated already, but then again, you… Read more »

Let’s say you’re a registered nurse (an RN), and you’re interested in contributing to your profession in a new way. Or maybe you’re just looking for a side gig to bring in a few extra dollars. What can you do with your nursing skills, your knowledge, and your passion? You can teach nursing to college… Read more »

Let’s say you’ve decided to teach. Then let’s say that you’ve decided that teaching online college courses is a good fit for you—you can experience the joys of teaching, gain some new skills, and all while working from home. But what if you have no experience as a teacher, or else only have a little?… Read more »

When you are applying for an online teaching job with a college, what you will need to submit may vary somewhat, but there are some standard things to include. You can assume that all colleges will ask for a curriculum vitae, your “CV,” or maybe in some cases a simpler resume. Some will ask for… Read more »

Social work degrees, whether undergraduate or postgraduate, are popular degrees, and they’re also commonly degrees a student can earn online, whether undergraduate or graduate. That being the case, you can teach social work online as an adjunct professor—because there is a definite need for teachers. There are many places to teach social work to students… Read more »

When looking for online adjunct teaching positions, your first question may well be, “But what can I teach?” Are there particular courses that are more likely to be online than others? Can any course be taught online? Is your particular discipline one in which you’ll find online classes to teach? There is a huge array… Read more »