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[marta]

HI there -- has anybody applied or worked for online teaching jobs?

I've been looking for postings about this, but nothing...

cheers,

m

[adjunct too]

I graduated from an accredited online university, and have been applying to online schools for the last several months.  I was recently offered a position at an online school, and I found their interview process to be very thorough.  Initially I was asked to submit a resume and cover letter.  Two weeks later I was asked to identify a class that I would like to teach and to prepare a 5 to 10 minute lesson on a topic to be covered in the class submitting a 10 minute tape recording and Power Point.  I was also asked to submit responses to a set of interview questions.   Once I completed that process, they requested letters of reference and official transcripts from all of my schools.  I was offered an adjunct position after going through this interview process for the last two months.  I am now waiting to start their online training program for faculty.  This is a synchronous program rather than asynchronous, and the classes are live online and interactive.  The whole process has been very smooth and their recruiting staff is very professional.

[onliner]

I am an online adjunct in a major research U with an extensive online program. I got a job after about one-hour phone interview and had to go through a rather thourough training course (online) before I could start. The first time you teach a course, it is bound to take quite a bit of time even if you get a lot of materials. Afterwards, it is a pretty smooth sailing though it does requires a lot of organization - especially if you teach more than one class at a time.

[marta]

So, everything is virtual?

No in person interview or training?

Any scoop on pay? Just a generic range...

I'm also wondering if someone gets a job as an adjunct in a regular on-site school, will he or she be allowed to be an online instructor for another school?

thanks,

m

[helpful]

i would be careful in any job process of submitting syllbuses or lesson plans or even lessons. There have been cases of institutions using these instead of hiring you.

What is asynchronous and synchronous? thanks

[Pecos]

helpful wrote:

> i would be careful in any job process of submitting syllbuses
> or lesson plans or even lessons. There have been cases of
> institutions using these instead of hiring you.
>
> What is asynchronous and synchronous? thanks

asynchronous is "not at the same time," which in practice means a discussion board (like this).

synchronous is "at the same time" and refers to a chat room

[Pecos]

Generally, an online gig pays adjunct pay, but because some online courses only last 6 or 8 weeks, you make less per course.  (Ballpark, 2K for a 12 week course, 1K for a 6 week course.)

About working at 2 or more places, I have done it, and none of my contracts have an "exclusivity" clause.  YMMV.

[wondering]

Colleagues of mine who teach online get paid per student and not per course! So they dont get paid until the drop date has passed!

[marta]

Thanks Peco... good to know they pay for the packaged course...

I've been browsing school sites and some of them mention "exclusivity," but I'm assuming they never ever ever apply this to adjuncts or non-tt folks, right?

cheers,

m




"Generally, an online gig pays adjunct pay, but because some online courses only last 6 or 8 weeks, you make less per course. (Ballpark, 2K for a 12 week course, 1K for a 6 week course.)

About working at 2 or more places, I have done it, and none of my contracts have an "exclusivity" clause. YMMV."

[marta]

http://insite.regis.edu/content/spsufac/spsufac.a16.htm