Posts Categorized: AdjunctWorld Resources

“Expanding enrollment in online programs has concurrently created a demand for qualified faculty to assume the increasing workload,” writes Laurie Bedford, Ph.D., of Capella University. “As full-time faculty have been unable to fill the gap due to workload or resistance, organizations are more frequently turning to adjuncts to meet the needs of their online learners.”… Read more »

An adjunct instructor at a college or university (also referred to as adjunct faculty or adjunct professor) is a contract-based, part-time teacher. Their jobs as classroom instructors don’t differ tremendously from regular, tenure-track faculty. But the job of an online adjunct instructor differs in important ways from that of an on-ground teacher who is tasked… Read more »

The answer to the question, “Can I teach online?” is very likely yes, given that a few parameters are met. That answer should be encouraging. After all, there are jobs available—as of this writing, we have just under 1,000 online adjunct teaching jobs listed in the AdjunctWorld database. We upload close to 50 positions a… Read more »

So, you found the perfect online teaching job listing and you are about to click to apply when BAM! You see it – the dreaded “online teaching experience preferred” qualifier. You, having no direct online teaching experience, decide this one isn’t for you. But wait! You might think having no direct teaching experience, but that… Read more »

Today, more than ever, higher education institutions offer “distance courses” that are held entirely in an online environment. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2021), 6 million students are attending at least one online course, and higher education institutions are seeing an increase in the need for adjunct instructors to teach online classes…. Read more »

I just typed “online adjunct instructor” into Glassdoor.com and got a very interesting, specific number: $57,613. Interesting because, as a career online adjunct instructor myself, the fact that this number can be calculated at all is baffling, given how much variability there is not only among adjuncts themselves, but also among schools. Also, is this… Read more »

Should you have your curriculum vita (CV, also known as the “academic resume”) reviewed prior to applying for online teaching jobs? Yes! If a school asks for nothing else, they will ask for your CV. Curriculum vita, roughly translated, means “life’s work;” it is a document that shows how you, over the course of your… Read more »

If a hiring school asks for anything, they will ask for a curriculum vita (CV) – the “academic resume” – as part of your application package. Therefore, it’s a very important document and one that should be crafted with care. It helps to look at examples, to seek the guidance of academic mentors, and to… Read more »

Over in our OnRamp course, we’ve had several discussions about the “parts” of an online teaching job application. These include: The CV, the cover letter, the Statement of Teaching Philosophy, and the interview. While some schools ask for additional materials (i.e., student evals, Statements of Faith, writing samples, etc.), these four are by far and… Read more »

In addition to minimum education requirements and teaching experience, a very common requirement or preference in online teaching job descriptions is “experience with X LMS”; X being the Learning Management System that the particular school uses. You may have experience as an instructor or a student using one or more LMSs (and you should highlight… Read more »