Teaching can seem like a lonely profession, especially at the beginning. Here are some personal stories so you know you are not alone.
What if a student accuses you of doing something you didn’t do? It’s probably more common than you think. Find out what can you do?
Prepping your lectures isn’t the only thing you need to do before you walk in the classroom.
Revising for next semester actually starts sooner than you think.
How can you plan for the future efficiently?
Teaching takes a lot of time and energy.
Do you know how to make sure you get to the end of the semester?
Traditional teaching tools like textbooks can be good.
But there may be less conventional material that could work better.
Setting up your semester in a consistent way means less student confusion.
Using the LMS can make that easier.
Why are there two episodes on the syllabus?
Going over this vital stuff will make your life easier.
Remember that thing we looked at once and probably tossed?
It’s more important than you knew - especially now.
You’ll be spending a lot of time with your students.
Preparation is critical to building good relationships.
The higher education landscape has changed.
What to know about helping out, speaking up, and when you legally have to report something.
Some things change, some things stay the same.
Are you prepared for campus and the classroom?
New to college teaching & a bit baffled?
I feel your pain & that’s why this podcast exists.
TEACHING HAS CHANGED A LOT OVER THE YEARS
You may think you know how to share your knowledge as an adjunct or new professor.
But if you haven’t been taught how to teach effectively, you will run up against all sorts of problems.
You can learn how to avoid many of them.
The Adjunctitis Podcast allows you to learn from those who didn’t have the help. We want to make sure you don’t go through the same pain and frustration.
Host April Brown is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, educator, and author. Before transitioning to teaching, she covered education on a local and national level as a journalist, most recently as a Special Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. Ms. Brown has been in the classroom full-time since 2016 and earned numerous journalism and educational certifications, including one for “Teaching Practices for Student Engagement and Success” from the Association of College and University Educators and the American Council on Education. She is a tenured Associate Professor at Cal State LA.
