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Betsy Diegel, EdD, School of Health Professions

Julia VanderMolen, PhD, School of Health Professions, Online

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Supporting Adjunct Faculty: A Virtual Mentoring Program-PowerPoint Handout in pdf format

Dr. Betsy Digel's dissertation: Similarities and Difference in Perceptions of Adjunct Faculty and Division Chairpersons Regarding Teaching Support, Mentoring and Professional Development Opportunities for Adjunct Faculty at a Community College -in pdf format

Supporting Adjunct Faculty: A Virtual Mentoring Program

Teaching and Learning Institute Conference Presentation 2010
Date: Friday August 6, 2010
Length of Format: 75 minutes (10:15- 11:30)
Lettinga Campus Room 230C

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Description

Managing a degree program with a high number of individual adjuncts can be challenging, especially when schedules make it difficult to meet face-to-face. Learn to leverage technology such as Wimba Classroom, Pronto, Google Talk and Jing just to name a few, to increase adjunct involvement and engagement in your campus and in their content area. The concept of virtual mentoring pulls together adjuncts, full-time faculty and, administrators to share resources, ideas, expertise and encourage dialogue about best practices, troubleshooting, and program improvement

Abstract

Adjuncts have an important role in the delivery of quality educational experiences. It can sometimes be a challenge to provide adequate training and guidance. Learn how to construct an adjunct faculty mentoring program that utilizes Wimba Classroom, Pronto, Google Talk to build collaboration and encourage dialogue about best practices, troubleshooting, and program improvement.

Session Activities (Active Learning)

Adjunct faculty are and will continue to be a vital component of the academic community. For this session, participants will take part in the following activities:

  1. Break off participants into groups to share best mentoring practices
  2. Participants will create a basic plan for mentoring adjunct faculty
  3. Participants will learn what tools are available for mentoring adjunct faculty.


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Web Resources

orange arrow Journals

  1. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
  2. The Journal of Higher Education
  3. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
orange arrow e-Mentoring Tools Sites
  1. MentorNet: The E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science. This site sponsors one-on-one mentoring in the sciences and engineering to promote success for women and underrepresented groups. Free membership offers participation in web-based discussion groups, resources and links, a monthly newsletter, and a resume database for students at participating colleges and universities. Members can also register to become a mentor or protégé.

  2. Tele-Mentoring over the Net , sponsored by the International Education and Resource Network. Although this site is aimed at students, teachers, and pre-service teachers in the schools, many links and examples of tele-mentoring projects can have applications in higher education. Divides tele-mentoring programs into three types, providing online resources for each: mentor experts, tele-mentor pairs, and tele-mentor partnerships.

  3. Society for the Teaching of Psychology Mentoring Service. An e-mentorship site with names, schools, telephone numbers, and email addresses of several dozen psychology faculty willing to communicate with colleagues over topics, methods, issues, and specific courses in Psychology.
orange arrow Professional Organization Sites
  1. The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD)
  2. The National Academy for Academic Leadership
  3. Society for the Teaching of Psychology Mentoring Service
Articles
  1. Barczyk, C., Buckenmeyer, J., & Feldman, L. (2010). Mentoring Professors: A Model for Developing Quality Online Instructors and Courses in Higher Education. International Journal on E-Learning. 9(1), 7-26.

  2. Experiences of 2 Colleges in Achieving the Dream. (2007). Chronicle of Higher Education. 53(33), A33.

  3. Gareis, C. R., & Nussbaum-Beach, S. (2007). Electronically Mentoring to Develop Accomplished Professional Teachers. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education. 20(3-4), 227-246.

  4. Sutton, M., White, L., Mbizo, J., & Stewart, G. (2010). Assessment in Online Programs: Use in Strategic Planning for Faculty/Adjunct Development and Course Instruction to Improve Faculty and Student Engagement. International Journal on E-Learning. 9(1), 129-145.

  5. Ziegler, C. A., & Reiff, M. (2006). Adjunct Mentoring, a Vital Responsibility in a Changing Educational Climate: The Lesley University Adjunct Mentoring Program. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. 14(2), 247-269.