An Instructor Primer for Adjunct and New Faculty
Foundations for Career Success
By (author) Ovid K. Wong
Publication date:
23 April 2013Length of book:
142 pagesPublisher
R&L EducationDimensions:
235x161mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781610486491
Look no further if you are new to a teaching career in higher education regardless of whether you are doing it full- or part-time. The passion to share your wealth of knowledge and skills is a good beginning. However, you need to know the higher education environment from the classroom to the office of the administration well enough to thrive. If you are not new to instruction in higher education, this book can help you to look at rewards and challenges ahead. If you are a college administrator the book can help you to tool and retool your faculty for more effective instruction brining about better student learning achievement. Regardless of your college role it is important to remember that the vitality and credibility of the institution is defined by the excellence of the professors that they employed.
This is the kind of book I wish I had been able to read when I started as a new faculty member many, many years ago. It is full of practical suggestions, not only for navigating through the administrative maze, but also, establishing good working collegian relationships necessary for individual and institutional success at any level of higher education.
Included are many techniques describing how to improve instruction beyond delivering a more spirited lecture, such as, planning for instruction, applying ones knowledge of learning processes, questioning during discussions, methods of meeting different learning styles, and student assessment. Also important to note is the section on assessment of one's performance by students and other faculty members. Professor Wong's many years of experience are reflected in a comprehensive picture of the challenges faced by any part time or full time faculty member.
Included are many techniques describing how to improve instruction beyond delivering a more spirited lecture, such as, planning for instruction, applying ones knowledge of learning processes, questioning during discussions, methods of meeting different learning styles, and student assessment. Also important to note is the section on assessment of one's performance by students and other faculty members. Professor Wong's many years of experience are reflected in a comprehensive picture of the challenges faced by any part time or full time faculty member.