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[Bill]

Hi all.  I am curious if anyone has been a full time faculty (or in administration for that mattter) at one of the regionally accredited online universities (Waldon, Cappella, Touro, Regis, etc.) I know that they sometimes hire adjunct faculty but I also see that there are any number that hire full time faculty as well.

I have heard mixed reports as far as the students are concerned (level of educational value etc.) but have never heard anything about how it is to work at one of these universities.  I know there is still contoversy about online teaching but it does seem to be "the wave of the future" and apparently is here to stay.

Are the pay scales comparable to traditional universites, is it a valid career path, how do traditional universites view someone who has taught online, how hard is it to get a job at one of these universities, what are they looking for, etc.

Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.

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[Curious]

I'm a new adjunct for an online program at a 'real-time' university.  Though I've used Blackboard before to supplement my lectures, using it exclusively is  a pain (especially with a dial-up connection).    I'm entering the market this year, and thought that the online experience would make me more, uh, technologically savvy.  I'm in the humanities, and manual typewriters are considered new technology in my department. . . My impression after talking with others is that online schools and teaching are not regarded highly. The pay is comparable to my real-time lectures (for one online program, it is slightly higher.)

HTH

The Cat

[Zarkov]

I think they often get full timers from the pool of successful online part timers.

Being a successful online teacher is not something everyone can do, so I'd expect they want someone with demonstrated experience working in that mode.

[Viola]

Can you please tell me, how do you find on-line teaching jobs?
Where are the vacancies posted?

I looked at several on-line schools (U. of Phoenix, Ellis college), but none of them seem to have "employment opportunities" section....

Thanks!

Viola.

[Bill]

Hi Viola, I have gone to the individual schools websites and have usually found a section such as "employment" or "jobs" or "careers".  These have then taken me to the available job opportunites at that particular school, with an application form or some description of the hiring process.

I have not really pursued this yet personally, at least not for a full time position, however I have taught online courses before as adjunct.  It has its pros and cons, just like anything else, personally I have found the experience enjoyable, especially if you enjoy teaching and have a fairly full schedule otherwise.

I was curious about this avenue as a career path for full time employment and so I am looking into the idea and trying to get some ideas from anybody who has experience with full time employment at an online university. It would seem to be worthwhile if you enjoyed the process of onlne teaching.

[Pecos]

Viola wrote:

> Can you please tell me, how do you find on-line teaching jobs?
> Where are the vacancies posted?
>
> I looked at several on-line schools (U. of Phoenix, Ellis
> college), but none of them seem to have "employment
> opportunities" section....
>
> Thanks!
>
> Viola.


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