I'm looking for 2-3 good online instructors with preferably a terminal degree in IT and some knowledge of ITAM. Not looking for people that already teach at a bunch of other online schools, and part of the contract will be to teach for me exclusively online (teach onground to your hearts content). I'll provide more info if you email me at at the below. DEL
Its not my field so I'm not interested in this position. But I'm curious as to your call for exclusivity if you care to elaborate...
I've not heard of an online position that required faculty to sign an exclusivity agreement. Just wondering about the reasons for that policy.
Since I don't know who you are or what your experiences are it is a little tough for me to judge what it means that you have not heard of this. To avoid a long philosophical post by me, I think I can sum it up by saying that I believe it is true that the online schools that have a real interest in their students and teaching will have at least some percentage of exclusive faculty. Otherwise what are they, what do they bring to the table? I hope this answers your question! DEL
I teach online for a few schools and I have heard of this before. It is not that uncommon...just no one puts it out there in plain english!
Some schools have this requirement if the contract is on a full time basis. Can you share if this is a full time contract?
I did not realize this particular point would generate conversation. These new positions are not being thought of as full time at least to start, the exclusivity does not kick in until certain student/compensation hurdles are reached, but it needs to be understood and agreed to up front. This $$$ number is intended to be a nice income supplement but not a primary income. We want our industry expert faculty to be practitioners in the field first, working in the industry to stay current on and oriented to emerging trends, as well as having good academic credentials. I see this as a new emerging style of DL faculty criteria. We have full time faculty (I am one of them), then your usual adjuncts that teach at several schools (all good quality instructors for sure), and I am building in a new role, as described above, industry practitioners who are also credentialed to teach, and have something unique to offer through our institution that you can't get anywhere else. This is one of the under leveraged elements of DL, IMHO, which I am creating to continue to differentiate our education offerings. This way you get many different perspectives as you take courses, and some of the instructors become part of the advantage of selecting one school over another. Plus knowing what the industry expert teaching load is allows me to ensure they have enough time to individually work with each student, so I can monitor things and ensure quality.
Dlady, I hear you as the is the "ideal" situation for a school. You want industrial experts that are willing to work for you on an exclusive basis. At my University we call these "Industrial adjuncts" and are under a different pay scale. People with this profile normally earn 30 to 50% more than a traditional low paid adjuncts. I'm not too sure if the model would work but it has a good chance given the current economy. Most adjuncts are already working professionals but the "exclusivity" aspect might need to be compensated with a higher pay or other perk. Good luck with this one!
I am glad to hear you do this also, to me it just makes more sense and it ensures a more rounded education and that the school is actually unique in some way beyond just being another generic online school with the same books and same faculty as everyone else...
Sign me up! I would love to find this type of arrangement: Unfortunately, I teach econ and finance so I don't meet your current need. But perhaps in the future. I now teach at more than one school because of lack of demand and/or too much adjunct supply.
