Given at Virginia Community College New Horizons Conference, 2011

1. OnlineAdjunct Faculty Orientation The Gateway for Creating Student Success David BarrishAmanda HartmanMaria Poindexter

2. Importance 60% of credits at J. Sargeant Reynolds are taught by adjunct faculty (Fall 2011) No fixed schedule of hire

3. Defining Needs “The ideal orientation program will _____.” provide knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) needed during first several weeks of teaching highlight policies many adjunct might not think about be delivered online to accommodate all adjunct faculty be accessible 24/7 for initial use and future reference

4. Development Process Committee formed Input from several college units; not just instructional faculty Focused on “need to know” information Created web portal with links to information already there (minimal new content developed)

5. Categorize primary duties

7. Former Adjunct Faculty Web Page

8. New Adjunct Faculty Web Page http://inside.reynolds.edu/adjunct/

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11. Key Components

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17. Pre-semesterOrientationChecklist

18. Recordkeeping

19. Assessment Adjunct Faculty Orientation Program Spring 2011 Stakeholder Survey Sample Size: 646 Number of Respondents: 193 Response Rate: 30%

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30. Next Steps Greater participation Ownership of site Additional KSAs FERPA Class cancellations & make-up policy/expectations Codes (adjunct offices, copiers) Sample overview of student evaluations Add teaching/learning module

32. David Barrish dbarrish@reynolds.edu Amanda Hartman ahartman@reynolds.edu Maria Poindexter mpoindexter@reynolds.edu