lylej
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« on: August 20, 2010, 05:20:10 PM » |
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An online, graduate level course is the most attractive option, it would seem, for a full time faculty member who wants to diversify his teaching/research repertoire but, for obvious reasons, cannot both teach and attend a brick and mortar institution miles away.
The field of interest is world religions. I have a PhD. in religion, but in a completely different subfield. This diversification springs from a genuine real interest and a practical desire for versatility. Accreditation folk do scrutinize departments to determine if faculty competence matches up with courses taught, however much we might like to think that a PhD. should be acquiring new knowledge and teaching/research competencies on her or his own all the time. We should be able to prove our competence with new research and scholarship, judged at the bar of our peers. But, in my experience, the bottom line is that teaching institutions and their accreditors want a concrete way for their faculty to demonstrate eligibility to teach x,y,z course through a requisite number of directly related graduate coursework hours. Distance learning seems to be the way to go, but I don't think many graduate schools are into setting up independent studies for solitary faculty who work at small teaching colleges.
I'm scanning the internet to find credible programs. Boston University, for instance, has a rather well-developed online program, even with a certification in Asian religions, though it's not being currently offered. Any suggestions?
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