survival skills for the online adjunctpreneur
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Presentation at the MoDLA 2009 Conference, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks.TRANSCRIPT
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SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR THE ONLINE ADJUNCTPRENEUR
Leslie Salley, MoVIP
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When I say I’m teaching online…
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But really…
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Experience?
� Full-time high school English teacher
� Sociology and education at Ozarks Technical Community College
� Developmental reading at Baker College Online in Michigan
� AP English Language & Composition at Northwestern
� Currently training at Heald College and MoVIP
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Getting started
� Look local first
� LinkedIn � Create detailed profile (get recommendations)
� Connect with as many people as possible
� Join online teaching adjunct groups
� Yahoo! Groups� OnlineTeachingJobs
� OnlineAdjunct
� HigherEdJobs.com
� doconnor.edublogs.org
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Platforms
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Tools for in the trenches
Some work up front, but reminds me about everything from yoga and trash pick up to check in on my classes and submitting grades.
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Tools for in the trenches
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One thing at a time
� True struggle for a starter
� Set clock
� Some success and some failure
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Separate various institutions
� Rules
� Passwords
� Clientele
� Submitting grades sometimes five times a semester
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Respond as soon as possible
� Within 24 hours
� Forum subscriptions ☺ �
� Be as unemotional as humanly possible in emotional situations
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Daily grade times
� Unpredictable life
� Set timer and begin
� If miss a day, not completely swamped
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Save reusable content
� Avoid typing the same comments over and over and over and over—you get the idea
� Can be quickly tailored for new student
� Wasn’t done with first or even second semester teaching a new course
� Is authentic for student no matter when it was written
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Why I really came here…
What do you do to survive teaching multiple places, with multiple platforms and varying timed terms?
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Contact info
If you ever want to commiserate with me, call or email me (I have a prompt turnaround time ☺)
Leslie Salley
www.linkedin.com/in/lesliesalley
417-766-6691