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[merce]

Are any of you online adjuncts doing literature? Any MLA type courses at all?
I've missed teaching literature so much I've thought of looking for online adjunct classes to supplement the course -load I already have or for the future if I don't get a TT job (which looks to be the case).

[infopri]

Are any of you online adjuncts doing literature? Any MLA type courses at all?
I've missed teaching literature so much I've thought of looking for online adjunct classes to supplement the course -load I already have or for the future if I don't get a TT job (which looks to be the case).

Nope, sorry, I'm in a non-MLA field.  But be aware that teaching online is a lot more time consuming than a face-to-face class.  You have to type out everything, so even a five- or ten-minute oral conversation with a student translates to up to an hour of typing back and forth--and that's assuming you're both online at the same time.  If your communications are asynchronous (email), that hour could be spread out over a week or more--and it could add up to several hours, if any message(s) in the exchange is/are unclear and lead to further questions or a misunderstanding that then has to be corrected/clarified.  And you have to type out (or record) all your lectures.  And the whole pace of discussions changes when they occur online, via written posts.

I'm not saying don't do it--but be aware of what you'd be getting into.

Good luck!

[amlithist]

I'm FT and tenured, but I teach my Early Am Lit exclusively online (usually summers, 8-week) and it's beautiful.  I get good students, and I can pile on so much more reading than in a F2F class.  I also get much better analyses and responses in the online class.

[bone_gal]

Sorry to derail this thread a bit, but for amlithist- how much reading do you give in your 8 week course versus a full semester (if they differ in length)? How many pages per week? Thanks!

I'm FT and tenured, but I teach my Early Am Lit exclusively online (usually summers, 8-week) and it's beautiful.  I get good students, and I can pile on so much more reading than in a F2F class.  I also get much better analyses and responses in the online class.

[roaringmice]

Where I teach there are accelerated, 5-week courses. We cover the same amount of material and reading as this same course would if taught in a normal 15-ish week semester, if not more.

[linamesa]

South University is the pits. Avoid avoid avoid. I am looking for another gig right now, and as soon as one comes online for me, I am dumping South University. The attitude taken toward faculty, as if we are truants to be kept in line, is unbelievable. The management needs to earn a degree in management--and not from this cr*p school.