2015 Schedule



Below is the path I will follow for 2015. Please join me at your pleasure.

Plan your work and work your plan.
  • One of 12 virtues will be explored each month in relation to its contribution toward online adjunct success.
  • Each week develops an aspect of adjunct needs related to the monthly virtue.
  • Weekly posts run Monday to Friday on this rotating schedule:
                 Make-It Mondays, Tech & Tips Tuesdays, Historic Hump-Day, Theoretical Thursdays, 
                 and Weekly Wrap-Up
  • Mondays will start the week off with a suggested project. Resources related to the project will be provided the following three days. Friday brings a weekly summary and sharing. 

January's Virtue is Purity
                              Week 1 = Virtues in Higher Education/Developing a Teaching Philosophy
                              Week 2 = The Nuts and Bolts of Online Adjunct Job Responsibilities
                              Week 3 = Maintaining Academic Rigor/Clarity in Communication
                              Week 4 = Academic Integrity/Primary Sources/Attribution/Fair Use

February's Virtue is Love
                              Week 1 = Passion for the Profession/Positive Online Identities
                              Week 2 = Appreciation for (and by) Administration and Fellow Faculty
                              Week 3 = Emotional Intelligence
                              Week 4 = Appreciation for Students/Encouraging Community

March's Virtue is Strength
                              Week 1 = Establishing Student Expectations/Instructor Policies
                              Week 2 = Personal Power/Rejection/Survival
                              Week 3 = Women in Higher Education
                              Week 4 = Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving

April's Virtue is Faith
                              Week 1 = The Ideal Online Adjunct/Media Effects on Public Perception
                              Week 2 = Faith-Based Higher Education/Homeschooled Students
                              Week 3 = Teacher as Student/Lifelong Learning
                              Week 4 = Belief in Yourself/Self-Authorship/Reflective Thinking

May's Virtue is Courtesy
                              Week 1 = Civility/How to Smile Through the Keyboard
                              Week 2 = Online Courtesy/Cyber Etiquette
                              Week 3 = Professional Online Connections/Community in the eClassroom
                              Week 4 = Effective Feedback and Assessment Comments

June's Virtue is Respect
                              Week 1 = Showing Respect Online
                              Week 2 = The Business of Adjuncts
                              Week 3 = Building a Professional Learning Network (PLN)
                              Week 4 = Improving Respect for Adjuncts/Adjuncts and Professionalism

July's Virtue is Happiness
                              Week 1 = Creating Fun in the Online Classroom/Positivity/Gaming
                              Week 2 = Finding Fulfillment in Adjunct Work
                              Week 3 = Infusing Work with Personality/The Excitement of the Leader
                              Week 4 = Asking for and Assimilating Student Reviews and Feedback

August's Virtue is Perseverance
                              Week 1 = Time Management/Faculty Development/Adjunct Organization
                              Week 2 = Classroom Management/Student Engagement
                              Week 3 = Balancing Professional Obligations and Life
                              Week 4 = Grading/Meta Files/Individualization of Learning Experiences

September's Virtue is Wisdom
                              Week 1 = SMART Goals/Plan-Making
                              Week 2 = Lesson Plans/Project-Based Learning/Scientific Method
                              Week 3 = Student Success/Helping Students Set Goals and Plan
                              Week 4 = What Wisdom? Why Wisdom?

October's Virtue is Courage
                              Week 1 = Learning Styles Theory and Applications
                              Week 2 = Assessment/Course Design/Incorporate Web, Audio, & Video
                              Week 3 = Overcoming Online Fears and Challenges
                              Week 4 = Publishing and Presenting

November's Virtue is Goodness
                              Week 1 = Acceptance of Others/Diversity/Title IX
                              Week 2 = Conflict Resolution/Psychological Advances
                              Week 3 = Service Learning/Social Obligations/Gratitude/Generational Gaps
                              Week 4 = Teamwork and Collaboration

December's Virtue is Compassion
                              Week 1 = Sharing Materials
                              Week 2 = Instructor Compassion, Flexibility, and Incompletes
                              Week 3 = Making Each Student Feel Important/Developing Student Awards
                              Week 4 = The Year in Review









               



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