Increasing Remote Adjunct Faculty Success Through 5 Engagement Strategies League of Innovations, 2013 Rio Salado College Corey Pruitt, MS Patricia Case, Ph.D Tristan Marble, MA

Rio Salado College Located in Tempe, AZ. Largest public online community college in the nation. Part of the Maricopa County Community College District. Serving approximately 70,000 students annually Over 43,000 students online Unique attributes One Course, Many Sections 48 Weekly start dates Never cancel online classes 23 Faculty – 1,500 + Adjunct Faculty RioLearn -- highly-scalable LMS 24/7 Instructional and Technology Helpdesks 24/7 Library Services

Social Sciences Department Spring 347 Spring 347 Summer 220 Summer 220 Fall 448 Fall 448 Number of Sections Number of Students Enrolled Number of Adjunct Faculty

5 Engagement Strategies Encourage Faculty- Department Contact Encourage connection Among colleagues Encourage contributions Provide growth opportunities Communicate expectations clearly

Encourage Faculty-Department Contact Know key individuals within the department Know who and how to contact Know they are supported Helps integrate into the college/university community

Encourage Faculty-Department Contact How we do it All Faculty Meetings Surveys Department Connections Jotform

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Encourage Connection Among Colleagues Good teaching is collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated A primary issue: sense of isolation Social connectivity and integration are vital Encourage to learn from and collaborate with other faculty members

Encourage Connection Among Colleagues How we do it SharePoint Facebook Discipline Dialogues Discipline Facilitators

Encourage Connection Among Colleagues

Encourage Contributions Provide opportunities to share what they are learning and doing to improve teaching Identify ways to involve adjuncts pedagogical developments Integral part of the department “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.” Eleanor Roosevelt

Encourage Contributions How we do it: Curriculum development Discipline facilitators Projects Discussion at all faculty meetings Surveys Develop and Lead workshops/training

Encourage Contributions Contribute to newsletters Establish a technology committee Set-up“Best Practices” forum Alternative Suggestions

Provide Growth Opportunities Faculty need Frequent opportunities to perform Feedback on performance to increase successful teaching Chances to reflect Specific training

Provide Growth Opportunities How we do it Mentoring Department training College training- AFD workshops MCCD Professional Growth Funds

Provide Growth Opportunities Podcasts Virtual meetings

Communicate Expectations Clearly Expecting faculty to perform well becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy Creating and improving channels for adjunct information and communication

Communicate Expectations Clearly How we do it All Faculty Meetings Interactive Policy and Procedures Job-aids Scheduled DYK’s

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Close Up Shop Encourage Faculty- Department Contact Encourage connection Among colleagues Encourage contributions Provide growth opportunities Communicate expectations clearly

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Contact Us Rio Salado College Dr. Patricia Case Faculty Chair, Social Sciences Tristan Marble Instructional Coordinator Corey Pruitt Instructional Specialist