The Adjunct Files
Adjunct faculty are a growing majority in higher education, shaping student experiences while navigating the challenges of contingent employment. As adjuncts at a regional public university, we know firsthand the realities, rewards, and roadblocks that come with the role. That’s why we’re here—to boost your mood and pedagogy with insightful dialogues on current challenges, practical strategies, and pathways forward for you and your students.
Episodes
Dr. Nicola Khalaf shares insights on her time as an adjunct in Anatomy and Physiology to full time staff and now as full time assistant professor with Maggie and John, and along they way the learn important lessons for all adjunct faculty, regardless of their desire for a full time position.
Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.
Adjunct Nation is a collaborative podcast under the auspices of Th...
Joseph Rea, adjunct professor in justice studies, shares the joys and challenges of being a full time professional and a professor. He shares his lived experience and the "WHY" that motivates the "how" he keeps doing it.
Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.
Adjunct Nation is a collaborative podcast under the auspices of The Lucas Center for Faculty Development at FGCU. You ...
President Timur joins Maggie and John to talk adjunct faculty support, her first (nearly) two years as President of FGCU, her story from Istanbul to the United States, being a TA to President. She shares how the 3 P's are part of her whole story, her style of leadership, her lessons learned, the importance of active listening and the strategic plan as we innovate to student success.
Theme music composed, perform...
Two adjunct faculty members, Paul and Jessica, join Maggie and John to discuss what challenges and joys they have had in their time as an adjunct faculty member including advice they'd give to anyone considering teaching in higher education as an adjunct.
Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.
Adjunct Nation is a collaborative podcast under the auspices of The Lucas Center for Faculty Devel...
Find out about UDL: Universal Design for Learning with podcast guest, Elizabeth Weatherford. She shares some resources:
Microsoft Team on UDL. There are general resources, research about UDL, and then I have some discipline-specific pages in the “Resources” channel. Her podcast is also linked there.
This is Elizabeth's UDL…page that has some presentations listed there ( as well as my contact information, podcasts...
Diane and Kinti join our cohosts to tall all things Canvas and more.
RESOURCE LINKS DISCUSSED IN THE PODCAST
- Spotlight on Discussions
- Academies
- Online Teaching Academies (Introduction and Advanced)
- Technology Enhanced Course Design Academy
- Workshops
- Canvas Workshops (Introduction and Intermediate)
- Kaltura
- Canvas New Quizzes
- AI in Assessment and Small Teaching Online (podcast with Flower Darby 43 min)
- A Jou...
Dr. Jon Brunner joins Maggie and John to discuss the recent 2024 data from the Healthy Minds Survey of College Students showing rates of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, non-suicidal self harm, and more. They discuss how these things impact adjunct faculty instruction and how all faculty can show care and connect students to resources.
Jean Twenge's book Generations - https://tinyurl.com/yt8y44kn
Jonathan...
Ney Arias who works with First Year Seminars at FGCU talks with Maggie and John about the unique aspects of of Gen Z, trends and trials, and how to shape our pedagogy to reach them more effectively.
Want to learn more about First Year Seminars? Email: fys@fgcu.edu
To see the report The New Generation of Students click this link: https://highland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NewGenerationStudent_i.pdf?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMP...
Dr. Ruehle and Dr. de Castro Silva from the Dendritic Institute at FGCU join our cohosts in discussing how Adjunct Faculty can use AI themselves to enhance their pedagogy and some ethical questions that are involved. Here are a few more AI tools to consider:
McGraw Hill AI Reader | Generative AI Learning Tool
Pearson’s AI-powered study tool
In the first Adjunct Nation Podcast, cohosts John Roth and Maggie Hohne, learn from two experts in AI about the opportunities to incorporate AI into classroom instruction. Questions they delve into include:
- How can AI be integrated into the college classroom to enhance learning?
- What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of using AI in education?
- How can instructors mitigate improper AI use?
Our two guests o...
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