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Working Conditions for Online Faculty Salary, Workload, and Best Practices
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Brick-and-Mortar Classroom Average class size: elementary 20 secondary 23.4 Typical workweek: M-F, 8:00-4:00, with some additional prep time $47,100 to $51,180 per year (public) Health insurance, retirement, as per union and state contracts Certification: BA,teaching cert, HQT status
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Online Educator (general) Average class size: varies by program – 60 to 120 for monitoring/advisory teachers 8:00-4:00 M-F, “minimal” after-hours prep Salary – per state or district schedule for public schools, varies widely in national/for-profit programs where only part-time positions are offered Health insurance, retirement, as per union and state contracts, some flexibility in working hours and location Certification: BA,teaching cert, HQT status, familiarity with tools of on-line content delivery
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Online Educator - Discreet Course(s) Spectacular variation in class size – from 5-10 grad students to hundreds – no set standard at most institutions Hours – variable and somewhat flexible. Prep time 66- 500% greater – at least 10 hours for each hour of instruction Salary usually identical to traditional but does not reflect additional prep time, salary may be based on enrollment Benefits – not usually counted towards tenure Advantages – Meets market demand for flexibility, allows great teacher control, can be very personalized
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“Cash Cow” Issues Institutional Goals Customer satisfaction Maximum enrollment with minimal overhead Same course – same teacher – less cost? Adjunct faculty are “cheap” Automated courses? Minimal facility costs Faculty Reality Size vs. quality/profit Necessary technical support Time commitment Large sections may require graders, assistants, release time Additional course design and delivery work not recognized
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Best Practices (none of which save money) Automated programs detract from the educational experience Class size: 15-20 Larger classes subdivided into groups to allow for social presence, with assistance from graders, assistants, instructional designers More student postings equals better learning Available tech support Time management: set office hours, automated grading, group projects, frequent opportunities for direct communication Automated programs detract from the educational experience Compensation: FTE/Credit adjust, merit pay, tenure, promotion consideration Cooperation between faculty and admin. In setting on-line policy
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