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.
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From Adjunct to Full Time Faculty - Nicki's Path
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Send us a text 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 produc…
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Send us a text 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 a…
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Send us a text 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…
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Send us a text 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 …
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Send us a text 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 …
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Design with Purpose: Empowering Faculty in Digital Learning
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Send us a text 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 Ass…
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Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me? Healthy Minds Report on College Students
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Send us a text 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 re…
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Send us a text 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: [email protected] To see the report The New Generation of Students click this link: http…
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Send us a text 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: NotebookLM McGraw Hill AI Reader | Generative AI Learning Tool Pearson’s AI-…
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Send us a text 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 …
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