March 27, 2009
Adjunct Inspiration
As community colleges rely more heavily on part-timers, some try new strategies to improve teaching
On a recent Wednesday evening, 15 adjunct instructors and a full-time professor are sitting around a table in a classroom at Lone Star College-CyFair, trading teaching tips and insights.
One suggests playing music to put students at ease as they enter the classroom the first day. Another offers some "hooks" to draw them into the discussion, while a third describes a creative
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