Our next #AdjunctChat will occur on Thursday, October 4 at 4:00pm EDT, facilitated by @RobinYap. The topic is:
How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations?
While this chat is oriented toward supporting and engaging adjunct / part-time instructors in higher education, all are welcome!
I started #AdjunctChat several months ago to meet what I perceived was a need regarding support and resource sharing amongst adjunct instructors in higher education. Having taught as an adjunct in two universities, between 3 different schools, for nearly ten years, I couldn’t help but think that other adjuncts may find it useful to share, give, and take, and as I could not readily find this happening anywhere else, I thought I should do something about that (rather than just consider it to no end with no action). Some of this history was recently discussed in Issue 5 of the The Grad Caucus Chronicle.
Now that the #AdjunctChat tag seems to be used a bit, I think it may be time to get some thoughts on how else this can be used to increase and support discussions that bring value to the lives of very busy (adjunct) instructors. While we recently discussed which day and time works best, at least for this semester, now may be an opportunity to discuss other specifics about how this functions.
What I am thinking about is how we facilitate #AdjunctChat, how we select topics, and the time span for the chats themselves. If there are other issues that should be considered now, please let me know!
#AdjunctChat has been an experience coming from my passion about identifying and building community when a need is identified, and I am starting to sense some new needs that I hope we can adapt this informal (and fully uncompensated and unsponsored) little group. Please either share your thoughts as comments here OR Tweet me in response. Thanks for all the support and encouragement I have received since embarking upon this little project.
This is the transcript from the #AdjunctChat on September 19, 2013. The initial topic “How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations?” turned into a different discussion due to the recent death of the adjunct instructor Margaret Mary Vojtko, a 25-year adjunct professor of French.
| from_user | text | time |
| @NewFacMajority | Reminder: #AdjunctChat TODAY 4pm EDT on student demands & expectations http://t.co/L07YMtFyzt…PS hoping to touch on #MaryMargaretVojtko too | 9/19/13 13:26 |
| @celloandbow | The reality of the new academy: http://t.co/R7ig2iNloi #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 13:29 |
| @CynthiaHarriso1 | RT @JeffreyKeefer: Today’s #AdjunctChat topic: How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations? 4:00pm EDT. Pl… | 9/19/13 13:31 |
| @raulpacheco | I think #AdjunctChat should talk #IAmMargaretMary today, @JeffreyKeefer | 9/19/13 13:41 |
| @Comprof1 | #AdjunctChat today at 4 EST Topic: How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations? #ecrchat #phdchat #ualbany | 9/19/13 13:44 |
| @AdjunctNation | RT @JeffreyKeefer: @AlisonSeaman @Comprof1 @katrinafee @AdjunctNation Today’s #AdjunctChat topic is here http://t.co/Bu8qUyCJUH . Hope you … | 9/19/13 13:47 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | The sad death of Margaret Mary http://t.co/v7gljixLqG speaks volumes to the need to support adjuncts #AdjunctChat #IAmMargaretMary | 9/19/13 14:27 |
| @KL_Wheat | RT @Comprof1: #AdjunctChat today at 4 EST Topic: How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations? #ecrchat #ph… | 9/19/13 15:02 |
| @ai1sa | @JeffreyKeefer yes it does, a really sad story . #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 15:16 |
| @tSinsonSchool | Today’s topic is “What opportunities exist to partner with FT Faculty & Chairs for change, allies, and development?” #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 15:45 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | #AdjunctChat begins in 10 minutes! | 9/19/13 15:53 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Today’s #adjunctchat topic is: How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations? | 9/19/13 16:00 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | #adjunctchat begins in 2 minutes; all are welcome! #adjunct #phdchat #AltAc ECRchat | 9/19/13 16:01 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I am using Twubs for #adjunctchat today http://t.co/jn4exeReCc | 9/19/13 16:01 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Let’s begin with today’s #adjunctchat! | 9/19/13 16:02 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | #AdjunctChat is an online chat community to offer support and share resources for adjuncts and part-time instructors. | 9/19/13 16:03 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Today’s #adjunctchat topic is How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations? Please RT | 9/19/13 16:04 |
| @jodiacampbell | RT @JeffreyKeefer: Today’s #adjunctchat topic is How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations? Please RT | 9/19/13 16:04 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Let’s introduce ourselves and see who is here. Please mention your name and where / what you teach #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:04 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Please remember to use the tag #adjunctchat in replies, or use Twubs for it to be automatically included http://t.co/jn4exeReCc | 9/19/13 16:05 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | While today’s topic is on challenging student demands, I am scratching my head with the tragic story of #IAmMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:07 |
| @englishist | RT @JeffreyKeefer: Today’s #adjunctchat topic is How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations? Please RT | 9/19/13 16:09 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I am wondering if it may not be better to discuss the issue of the death of Margaret Mary #IAmMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:09 |
| @jodiacampbell | Hi everyone! I teach US history at Wesley College in DE. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:09 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Any preference for discussing the set topic or this newer story of #adjunct interest in #IAmMargaretMary? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:10 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @jodiacampbell Welcome, Jodi! #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:10 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @englishist Thanks for the RT! #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:10 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @KL_Wheat Thanks for the RT! #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:11 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer That might be a good idea, considering the outcry from the story. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:11 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Shall we discuss the agreed upon topic http://t.co/PwygPOBkV9 or about the issues related to #IAmMargaretMary? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:12 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @jodiacampbell I think you may be right about changing it. Anybody else want to weigh in on this? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:13 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @jodiacampbell OK, let’s discuss some of the issues around the life and death of Margaret Mary now #IAmMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:14 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer There’s so much to say that I don’t even know where to start. #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:15 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @jodiacampbell Does that work for you? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:15 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer Yes, that’s fine. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:16 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I know. I am glad that my colleagues @raulpacheco and @VCVaile pointed out this story #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:17 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Did you have an opportunity to read the article http://t.co/CVX5hx0tiq #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:21 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I am thinking of the sad irony of work in a Catholic institution given a focus on social justice #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:22 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer I did and I read the @duqedu response, which was so off-point & even more upsetting. #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:23 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I wonder about some of the issues about a living wage vs. why one would continue working in those conditions #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:23 |
| @ai1sa | @JeffreyKeefer feeling impotent; but did send link on to a colleague studying the similar role in NZ and to our national union #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:23 |
| @Comprof1 | #adjunctchat sorry having internet slow down problems | 9/19/13 16:24 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | A few of us are talking about the issue of #IamMargaretMary as this week’s #adjunctchat if anybody wants to join us http://t.co/jn4exeReCc | 9/19/13 16:24 |
| @marloft | RT @sorayaworldwide: An extreme case, but highlights the woes of adjuncts in academia http://t.co/AJiRj2IIDF #highered #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:25 |
| @marloft | RT @lindathestar: #Adjunctchat MT @thesiswhisperer: Appalling story of an adjunct professor dying in poverty #highered http://t.co/IRIWKF4Z… | 9/19/13 16:25 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @ai1sa I am musing on the contrast of people willingly working in exploitative situations as part-time faculty #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:25 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | vs. the reality of needing to work for a living wage #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:25 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @marloft @ai1sa Welcome #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:26 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer I’m not familiar with this. What happened? #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:27 |
| @ai1sa | @JeffreyKeefer its a bind, some are ‘willingly’ exploited in hope of further employmet; others willingly exploit. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:27 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Have you seen anybody teaching in #HE who scrapes by to this extent as she did? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:27 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer I would guess she, like many seniors, had limited job opps, which is also an #adjunct problem. #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:27 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer But the reality is that many of us don’t have the choice. #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:27 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer My office mate works at 2 different places but can get insurance as a longterm adjunct at our uni. #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:29 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @jodiacampbell I wonder how it may fit with a passion about teaching and learning, and how that led to this? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:29 |
| @Comprof1 | @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer I noticed that their was no one under 40 in the 80+ new hires for tenure on our campus #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:30 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Not to bring in another issue, but it makes me wonder how #ObamaCare will affect #adjunct benefits #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:30 |
| @VCVaile | late…uncooperative old machine…better late to #adjunctchat than never I hope | 9/19/13 16:30 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I am wondering what anybody could have done to prevent the sad end of her situation? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:31 |
| @marloft | RT @JeffreyKeefer: @marloft @ai1sa Welcome #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat > Thank you, Jeffrey. This us not acceptable. So sad… | 9/19/13 16:31 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer @jodiacampbell Perhaps. but if you only have adjunct teaching as work experience hard to find other work. #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:31 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer @jodiacampbell Did she live in a large city? More employment opportunity besides adjuncting. #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:31 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile Welcome! We are talking about the issues related to the death http://t.co/s2RDuzzsyV #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:32 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @marloft What do you envision could be done to prevent this from happening again? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:32 |
| @jodiacampbell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Wow. That’s a lot of new hires & also a surprising point about their age. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:32 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @raulpacheco: I think #AdjunctChat should talk #IAmMargaretMary today, @JeffreyKeefer | 9/19/13 16:32 |
| @norris_chase | Wow! RT @sorayaworldwide: An extreme case, but highlights the woes of adjuncts in academia http://t.co/2eSlRkmOuv #highered #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:32 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer @Comprof1 You mean in addition to class loads getting cut to avoid FT status for adjuncts? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:33 |
| @VCVaile | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer @jodiacampbell and the age factor, which kicks in much earlier too #adjunctchat #DrMMV | 9/19/13 16:33 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer I read something that said that HHS has warned uni’s that they may have to provide Healthcare to PT #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:33 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Anybody else find it ironic about the forcible prevention of unionization? http://t.co/1cvt5xyvZU #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:33 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer I don’t think you stay in that situation unless you love teaching or you have few alternatives. #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:34 |
| @VCVaile | @Comprof1 @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer did you see pics of the #NCC #adjunct on strike? None young #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:35 |
| @VCVaile | brb #adjunctchat cat on the window screen | 9/19/13 16:36 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | What do you think unionization could have done to prevent this, if anything? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:36 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | In today’s #adjunctchat we are discussing the distressing story of http://t.co/CVX5hx0tiq #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:37 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | It may be easier to follow this chat via http://t.co/jn4exeReCc #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:38 |
| @trishpaton | @JeffreyKeefer No guarantees but living wage, security, benefits are core 4 unions. But ageism might have arisen #AdjunctChat *lurking* | 9/19/13 16:39 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Any thoughts on what unionization could have done about #IamMargaretMary? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:39 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @pannapacker @Comprof1 @VCVaile @jodiacampbell The increase in adjunct positions must have financial impact #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:40 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer In our latest negotiations not enough of the voting faculty were adjuncts (optional for them) #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:40 |
| @VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer probably but not a guarantee, depends on union, separate or tiered, support of tenured faculty etc #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:40 |
| @marloft | @JeffreyKeefer Unionise. #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:41 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @trishpaton Yes though would a unionized university have risen her wages enough, or is that a long-term focus? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:41 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Result was that there was SOME adjunct issues addressed, but we are expected to have furlough days #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:41 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile So will unions at least help with a minimal level of support, compared to nothing otherwise #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:42 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer @pannapacker @Comprof1 @VCVaile Financial impact on unis? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:42 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Furlough will be paid back in 2 yrs. but many adjuncts won’t be around. #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 16:42 |
| @VCVaile | @trishpaton @JeffreyKeefer ageism is a major factor although not the only one #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:42 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Can you talk more about that? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:42 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | If Margaret Mary Vojtko were in a unionized uni, would anything be different? http://t.co/CVX5hx0tiq #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:44 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer There was a letter in JHC commenters referred to adjuncts as profs that didn’t diserve tenure. Quite a firestorm #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:44 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer We need to change perception among admin & FT faculty about adjuncts. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:45 |
| @jodiacampbell | @VCVaile @JeffreyKeefer There’s also a problem w/ lack of support (when it comes to votes) from FT faculty. #adjunctchat #IamMargaretMary | 9/19/13 16:45 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Really glad to have some people to explore this issue with, as chatting about it is very helpful in processing #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:45 |
| @jodiacampbell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Sorry. What? My head just exploded! #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:46 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Substandard wages, more people who will teach at that wage, agism, being alone vs. a uni, etc. #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:46 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Some discretionary funds PT can access, less time for term (benefits) for PT faculty, some research funds #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:47 |
| @VCVaile | @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer Jodi, I hear that a lot from all over, sigh. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:47 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | As #adjuncts are by default individual contractors with a uni, it is intimidating when taken advantage of #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:47 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer But no pay for service, admin or office hours. No guarantee of office space. No job guarantees. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:48 |
| @VCVaile | @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer some campuses & chapters are better than others…but some worse too #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:48 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @jodiacampbell: @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Sorry. What? My head just exploded! #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:48 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @Comprof1: @JeffreyKeefer We need to change perception among admin & FT faculty about adjuncts. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:48 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer Also I make 1/4 salary for same contact hours & must pay for my own research. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:48 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 This is a recurring theme we keep raising in #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:49 |
| @jodiacampbell | @VCVaile @JeffreyKeefer It’s disappointing that some talk a lot abt supporting & appreciating adjuncts but fail to back us up. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:49 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer They used to be. But unis are requiring more outside of class time #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:49 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer Intimidating? It’s more infuriating. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:50 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @jodiacampbell @VCVaile In some ways I wonder if this speaks to a need for national unionization? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:50 |
| @ProfessorF74 | @JeffreyKeefer Yes. Contract could’ve been renegotiated every few years. Plus, advocacy. #adjunctchat #iammargaretmary | 9/19/13 16:50 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Yes, unrealistic expectations tend to expand when one is effective at contracted commitments #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:51 |
| @Comprof1 | Real problem is age & gender discrimination (same as gov’t & business). Article mentions that. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:51 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @ProfessorF74 Yes, as without a union is there even a way to see how others are compensated on the low end? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:51 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer @jodiacampbell @VCVaile NO. A need for national workers rights b/c not just at unis. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:52 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I even find with my own #adjunct teaching that my research and conferences is not quite valued, but how else to remain current? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:52 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer More like ignored since you are only hired to teach. But valued by profession? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:54 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer @ProfessorF74 Well, some of that info is available thanks to @CUNYadjuncts and @AdjunctNation. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:54 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | In case you have missed this one http://t.co/N8AKrM3oCO #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:54 |
| @VCVaile | display problems w compose blank but can follow #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:54 |
| @jodiacampbell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer @VCVaile But that’s just never going to happen in the US. It’s too big. Too unrealistic, sadly. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:54 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @Comprof1: @JeffreyKeefer @jodiacampbell @VCVaile NO. A need for national workers rights b/c not just at unis. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:55 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Interesting question, as the disciplinary “profession” has traditionally = FT, tenured faculty #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:55 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer I’ve only been an adjunct for 1yr & feel worried about staying current with conf. participation, etc. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:56 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @jodiacampbell Yes, it is something that costs me dearly every year though I could not remain current without hearing colleages #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:57 |
| @Comprof1 | @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer But if the pres of Duquesque had made HALF of his salary (which is still a lot) could pay med #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:57 |
| @VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer @Comprof1 that is so no longer so – TT minority in profession #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:58 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | One thing is sure, that issues of #adjunct teaching, learning, and support will only increase as HE changes #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:58 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer But my work has been well received at conf No one asks if I’m adjunct #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:58 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | RT @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer But my work has been well received at conf No one asks if I’m adjunct #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 16:59 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 I agree; people are often surprised that I am an adjunct given how methodological and theoretical I am when I present #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:00 |
| @jodiacampbell | If you’re interested, I wrote my reaction to the #IamMargaretMary story. http://t.co/zg7QomccgC #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:01 |
| @Comprof1 | A real problem with ageism in HE. Want experienced teachers, but not as Tenure. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:01 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I am glad we were able to adapt our biweekly #adjunctchat to include this topic of national educational priority #IamMargaretMary | 9/19/13 17:01 |
| @jodiacampbell | Is anyone else bothered by the fact that NO ONE at @duqedu stepped up to try to even raise $$ for a casket? #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:02 |
| @trishpaton | @JeffreyKeefer Again, no guarantees. That’s the hard part. I don’t think a union could have done worse. #adjunctchat #iammargaretmary | 9/19/13 17:02 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I hope that we can continue to have a forum, with #adjunctchat being only one manifestation, for adjuncts to gather, share, and support. | 9/19/13 17:02 |
| @Comprof1 | I worry even participating in #adjunctchat because of political nature of appointments. | 9/19/13 17:02 |
| @ai1sa | @JeffreyKeefer There is no reason apart from economic expediency; you would be valuable whatever your label #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:02 |
| @jodiacampbell | Caskets obv. aren’t faculty’s responsibility, but it seems a terrible oversight for a religious institution. #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:03 |
| @ai1sa | @Comprof1 i think that so long as what is presented is professional, academic voice is allowed to challenge inequity. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:03 |
| @Comprof1 | @jodiacampbell @duqedu Yes. I taught at a Catholic college & even tho no $ they were always very supportive. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:03 |
| @trishpaton | @JeffreyKeefer Recent unionization might’ve hurt her (“83?! Retire!”) depending. Benefit likely long term. #adjunctchat #iammargaretmary | 9/19/13 17:03 |
| @jodiacampbell | We have fundraisers to raise $ for illness/funerals & yet that didn’t happen @duqedu. It’s really upsetting! #IamMargaretMary #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:04 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | I want to invite you to do some brainstorming with me about how we can leverage and develop #adjunctchat to continue to meet ongoing needs. | 9/19/13 17:04 |
| @Comprof1 | @trishpaton @JeffreyKeefer But you can only retire in US if you have pention or have contributed to social security. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:05 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Please continue to share links and reactions to #IamMargaretMary so we can all continue to process, discuss, and take action #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:05 |
| @VCVaile | @trishpaton @JeffreyKeefer w union she’d have had better healthcare & retirement, less need to keep #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:05 |
| @VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer I have a bunch of those – working on blog post & Storify etc for #newfac social media #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:06 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer I think the way it’s set up now is good. I really was interested in the topic we were going to discuss #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:06 |
| @VCVaile | Question – bi-weekly? #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:07 |
| @mrsocialmedia4u | RT @VCVaile: @JeffreyKeefer I have a bunch of those – working on blog post & Storify etc for #newfac social media #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:07 |
| @jodiacampbell | @JeffreyKeefer Exactly. I make next to nothing as an adjunct & having to pay ALL my research & travel costs is a big burden. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:08 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer But I also like that we could change to a topic that was relevant. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:08 |
| @VCVaile | Here’s IHE, http://t.co/O2mDTsoqH4 #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:09 |
| @jodiacampbell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Sure, but who can convince a univ. president to take a 50% pay cut? That’s never even an option! #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:09 |
| @Comprof1 | @JeffreyKeefer I wonder also how many “lurkers” there are afraid to participate publicly but still getting info. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:09 |
| @ProfessorF74 | @JeffreyKeefer Will do #adjunctchat. I just pitched a story to AtlanticEDU. I’ll keep you updated if they accept it. | 9/19/13 17:09 |
| @trishpaton | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer There’s the context challenge. Thx for insight! Maybe union could’ve helped access? #adjunctchat #iammargaretmary | 9/19/13 17:09 |
| @VCVaile | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer probably quite a few judging from traffic patterns elsewhere #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:10 |
| @Comprof1 | @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer Students have cut rates & grants for conf. I wonder if we could advocate discounts for PT fac #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:10 |
| @jodiacampbell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Can we talk about today’s scheduled topic next week bc I do think it’s important & would be helpful. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:10 |
| @Comprof1 | @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer Perhaps we need to interact more w/ aca professional orgs to help PT fac #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:11 |
| @jodiacampbell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Possibly, depending on the conf, but there are also tons of FT fac who get little to no conf $ too. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:13 |
| @VCVaile | for regular #DrMMV link updates, follow @danielmkovalik #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:13 |
| @Comprof1 | @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer I suggest that adj request conf if they have PT rate. Perhaps if they get enuf requests… #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:13 |
| @jodiacampbell | RT @VCVaile: for regular #DrMMV link updates, follow @danielmkovalik #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:13 |
| @Comprof1 | @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer But they get a living wage. To ask to decide between food & conf…#adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:14 |
| @VCVaile | #4C has #adjunct funding for conf & travel – a tenured fac submitted proposal & pushed it thru #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:15 |
| @VCVaile | @Comprof1 @jodiacampbell @JeffreyKeefer deciding between food & conf – no contest #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:15 |
| @jodiacampbell | @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Oh, I agree! But some schools, esp. small ones or CCs, have v. low pay even for FT faculty. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:16 |
| @ProfessorF74 | RT @VCVaile: #4C has #adjunct funding for conf & travel – a tenured fac submitted proposal & pushed it thru #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:17 |
| @VCVaile | @jodiacampbell @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer the problem is system wide & tier deep but we’re last in line #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:18 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Some great suggestions about how to move forward with #AdjunctChat, please share creative options. Will process them later #IAmMargaretMary | 9/19/13 17:18 |
| @jodiacampbell | @VCVaile @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer And it’s a bad place to be! #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:18 |
| @VCVaile | @jodiacampbell @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer how very true…if we were horses we’d be on our way to Mexican abattoirs #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:19 |
| @jodiacampbell | I need to get back to reading rough drafts of essays, but thanks for a great #adjunctchat! | 9/19/13 17:19 |
| @VCVaile | globalization is like that… the bottom is disposable #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:21 |
| @Comprof1 | Wanted to make correction. Of over 80 new hires no one OVER 40, not UNDER 40 as I stated. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:24 |
| @rgfeal | The #MLA has grants for adjunct conf travel to #MLA14. Will increase to $400 for #MLA15. @VCVaile #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:26 |
| @jodiacampbell | @VCVaile @Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer That’s…depressingly true. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:26 |
| @VCVaile | @rgfeal forgot to mention those too…I helped Seth Kahn get word out to vote @ #4C session…gd to have list of orgs #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:31 |
| @rgfeal | MLA Conting Labor Cte Prof Employment Practices for NonTT Fac great for TT n adjuncts to wk together #adjunctchat. http://t.co/BRtYP5N3KV … | 9/19/13 17:41 |
| @abecegar | RT @rgfeal: MLA Conting Labor Cte Prof Employment Practices for NonTT Fac great for TT n adjuncts to wk together #adjunctchat. http://t.co/… | 9/19/13 17:44 |
| @VCVaile | @rgfeal you should do workshops for TT clueless or resistant about working w #adjuncts #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 17:48 |
| @lindathestar | Casual academics react; about time too MT @jodiacampbell: My reaction to the #IamMargaretMary story. http://t.co/pF8GT7T0fS #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:01 |
| @BronwynHemsley | @lindathestar @jodiacampbell very sad #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:01 |
| @rgfeal | What if #IAmMargaretMary s everywhere had their stories written up in college newspapers, local papers, and so on? Powerful. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:03 |
| @rgfeal | All adjuncts pls enter your working conditions here. National database depends on massive participation! http://t.co/ToIh7MmwJJ #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:11 |
| @lindathestar | @JeffreyKeefer You were right & I was wrong about the need/interest in #Adjunctchat Well done for starting it 👏 | 9/19/13 18:16 |
| @snarkyphd | #ECRchat MT @rgfeal: All adjuncts pls enter your working conditions here. http://t.co/ffcAzhdZg4 #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:19 |
| @CynthiaHarriso1 | @Amy_Sparling You give me something to aspire to…I usually grade papers at lunch:) #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:19 |
| @Comprof1 | RT @rgfeal: MLA Conting Labor Cte Prof Employment Practices for NonTT Fac great for TT n adjuncts to wk together #adjunctchat. http://t.co/… | 9/19/13 18:24 |
| @Comprof1 | RT @rgfeal: The #MLA has grants for adjunct conf travel to #MLA14. Will increase to $400 for #MLA15. @VCVaile #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:24 |
| @KL_Wheat | RT @snarkyphd: #ECRchat MT @rgfeal: All adjuncts pls enter your working conditions here. http://t.co/ffcAzhdZg4 #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:31 |
| @BendProf | RT @rgfeal: The #MLA has grants for adjunct conf travel to #MLA14. Will increase to $400 for #MLA15. @VCVaile #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:43 |
| @academicronin | MT @rgfeal: What if #IAmMargaretMary s everywhere had stories written up in college newspapers, local papers, etc? Powerful. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:49 |
| @CynthiaHarriso1 | @ag_scheg @jodiacampbell Still I’ve tried conferences, quick and dirty before final essay revision & 1 on 1 seems to help. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:57 |
| @CynthiaHarriso1 | @jodiacampbell @ag_scheg I use the classroom time & space & set a schedule. It’s okay with our dean. #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 18:59 |
| @JamesGerard14 | @jenn_wlkr – your student papers are going to go a little something like this… http://t.co/gXLw8MQEa0 #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 19:01 |
| @jenn_wlkr | RT @JamesGerard14: @jenn_wlkr – your student papers are going to go a little something like this… http://t.co/gXLw8MQEa0 #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 19:02 |
| @DonnaBickford | RT @rgfeal: The #MLA has grants for adjunct conf travel to #MLA14. Will increase to $400 for #MLA15. @VCVaile #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 19:08 |
| @CynthiaHarriso1 | @jodiacampbell @ag_scheg I won’t complain as it supports my reading & writing habits:) #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 20:13 |
| @danielmkovalik | RT @VCVaile: for regular #DrMMV link updates, follow @danielmkovalik #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 20:21 |
| @CynthiaHarriso1 | And the English teacher said ain’t. Also gonna. Night #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 20:22 |
| @NewFacMajority | RT @jodiacampbell: If you’re interested, I wrote my reaction to the #IamMargaretMary story. http://t.co/zg7QomccgC #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 20:47 |
| @VCVaile | RT @jodiacampbell: If you’re interested, I wrote my reaction to the #IamMargaretMary story. http://t.co/zg7QomccgC #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 20:47 |
| @KeethInk | RT @jodiacampbell: If you’re interested, I wrote my reaction to the #IamMargaretMary story. http://t.co/zg7QomccgC #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 20:51 |
| @josh_boldt | RT @jodiacampbell: If you’re interested, I wrote my reaction to the #IamMargaretMary story. http://t.co/zg7QomccgC #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 21:21 |
| @GracieG | RT @jodiacampbell: If you’re interested, I wrote my reaction to the #IamMargaretMary story. http://t.co/zg7QomccgC #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 22:12 |
| @jodiacampbell | @rgfeal That’s amazing! We were just discussing conf. discounts for adjuncts in today’s #adjunctchat. | 9/19/13 22:44 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | Today was one of the least planned, but IMHO most effective #AdjunctChat sessions we have had. What can we learn from it? | 9/19/13 23:13 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @Comprof1 Wow, that must be a challenge to even have to worry about what happens in #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 23:16 |
| @CarrieOh_77 | RT @jodiacampbell: If you’re interested, I wrote my reaction to the #IamMargaretMary story. http://t.co/zg7QomccgC #adjunctchat | 9/19/13 23:16 |
| @JeffreyKeefer | @ai1sa @Comprof1 Yes, though “professional,” “challenge,” and “inequity” can be interpreted oddly by those looking for an issue #AdjunctChat | 9/19/13 23:17 |
The topic for our #AdjunctChat on Thursday, September 19, 4:00pm EDT is:
How do you handle challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations?
This will be the format we can try to follow for this chat. Please reply if you have any suggestions for editing these or send me a Tweet for feedback on them before the chat itself:
Q1: What sorts of challenging student demands and (unrealistic) expectations have you experienced?
Q2: How have you handled them?
Q3: What sorts of issues do you want to continue to improve?
Q4: What suggestions of resources / websites have you found that may be useful to share?
All adjunct or part-time / non-permanent / non-tenured faculty are welcome (along with their allies!!). Please send this information to anybody you think will be interested in it!
As a result of the poll to determine the best day of the week for #AdjunctChat, it seems there was an equal distribution of those who can make it Tuesday or Thursday. Given this, let’s plan to keep it on Thursdays at 4:00pm EDT, as that has been working thus far.
Thanks, all for taking the time to vote. With this said, let’s plan for the next #AdjunctChat for Thursday, September 19, at 4:00pm EDT.
| from_user | text | time |
| JeffreyKeefer | It is again time for #adjunctchat! | 9/5/2013 16:04:32 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Welcome to this week’s #adjunctchat! | 9/5/2013 16:04:48 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Today’s topic is: How do you manage adjunct time commitments (prep time, students, family, other work, etc.)? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:05:06 |
| christiepooh | @JeffreyKeefer Not currently an adjunct. When I was, I recall lots of late nights and missed fun times. #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:05:20 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Let’s see who is here today. Please introduce yourself! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:07:07 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Who is here, where do you teach, and what subject? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:07:29 |
| JeffreyKeefer | If you do not teach but are following along anyway, welcome and please say hello, too! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:07:53 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @christiepooh Welcome! Taking a break from teaching, perhaps?! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:08:21 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Today’s #adjunctchat topic is “How do you manage adjunct time commitments?” | 9/5/2013 16:09:21 |
| AlisonSeaman | RT @JeffreyKeefer: Let’s see who is here today. Please introduce yourself! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:09:22 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Just finding time for #adjunctchat is itself a challenge, ehh? | 9/5/2013 16:09:40 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @AlisonSeaman Welcome! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:10:00 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Let’s chat a bit, and see what ideas and such come up #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:11:02 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Q1: How much time do you need to plan for a course new to you? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:11:09 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A1: I find that planning for a new course is a tremendous time drain; much longer than what it seems #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:12:03 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Perhaps now, between the first week of classes and Jewish holidays is not a good time for the week’s #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:13:26 |
| christiepooh | @JeffreyKeefer yes. Been applying but not getting anywhere. #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:14:53 |
| JeffreyKeefer | There seemed to be useful feedback for our shifting #adjunctchat to Thursdays, but perhaps we should consider Tuesday again? | 9/5/2013 16:15:20 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @christiepooh Great, somebody else to talk to in #adjunctchat! | 9/5/2013 16:15:45 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @christiepooh Looking for an adjunct position can certainly be a challenge #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:16:14 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @christiepooh Positive energy to you! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:16:41 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @christiepooh What area are you looking to adjunct in? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:16:57 |
| JeffreyKeefer | For those interested in following #adjunctchat you may find TWUBS helpful http://t.co/jn4exeReCc as it fills in the tag automatically. | 9/5/2013 16:18:28 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Another useful tool is http://t.co/V8MZWi9C4n for live chats #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:19:18 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Indeed, I think it is beginning of the semester busyness that has us unusually quiet here today #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:20:30 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I do love the irony that our #adjunctchat topic is “How do you manage adjunct time commitments” and people struggled to attend! 😉 | 9/5/2013 16:21:05 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I started teaching another section of the Research Process and Methodology course and found the prep rather good time-wise #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:22:15 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I did co-develop the course and have taught it several times, so the time commitment is finally minimized #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:22:44 |
| VCVaile | late to #adjunctchat – sorry about that | 9/5/2013 16:22:52 |
| VCVaile | RT @GradCaucus: Remember, new issue of the Chronicle, featuring @JeffreyKeefer on #Adjunctchat http://t.co/iJZC00Toer | 9/5/2013 16:23:45 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile Welcome! It is a little quiet today; beginning of the new term / Jewish holidays perhaps?! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:25:18 |
| Ellsbeth | Listening in to #adjunctchat as I watch a presentation on VoiceThread. Great discussion idea this week on time management. | 9/5/2013 16:25:20 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I do find the topic of navigating time so challenging; there really is not an ideal for anything IMHO #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:25:52 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth Welcome to #adjunctchat! | 9/5/2013 16:26:17 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer perhaps + everyone busy w/ new semester & “myprofessor” tweets #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:26:47 |
| JeffreyKeefer | RT @VCVaile @JeffreyKeefer perhaps + everyone busy w/ new semester & “myprofessor” tweets #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:27:14 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile @Ellsbeth How do you manage your time given lots interests and too little time to pursue them? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:27:47 |
| Ellsbeth | RT @JeffreyKeefer: @VCVaile @Ellsbeth How do you manage your time given lots interests and too little time to pursue them? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:28:52 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer @Ellsbeth I’ve been thinking about a clone or so but obvious is to trim where possible & learn to say no #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:29:12 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I find that my FT work and teaching and family and ongoing research interests + life makes time a most precious commodity #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:29:45 |
| Ellsbeth | I try to prioritize and sample things to decide which deserves more time or in-depth approach. #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:30:09 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile @Ellsbeth Perhaps we should have “No!” practice?! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:30:11 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth Do you ever feel everything is a priority and that is a challenge? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:30:55 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer Indeed so – I find myself losing patience w/ timewasters #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:31:28 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Our #adjunctchat topic right now is: How do you manage adjunct time commitments? | 9/5/2013 16:31:51 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile Time wasting is insidious; somewhat reminds me of Proust #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:32:26 |
| Ellsbeth | @JeffreyKeefer Yes! 🙂 (Teaching + grad school + young kids + everything else) #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:32:50 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth I find that teaching a course as an adjunct when I really like it means I put more of myself into it than I get $ for #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:33:30 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I feel an educator at heart, and as a result I often put myself fully into my teaching. That can max out my time #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:34:12 |
| AlisonSeaman | @JeffreyKeefer Agree. It also makes conference-going difficult. I only have so many holidays & personal funds available. #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:34:12 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer time we waste ourselves is one thing, under our control or should be – time wasted by others is another #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:34:23 |
| Ellsbeth | @JeffreyKeefer I think that is very true. It’s easy to get sucked in when you really enjoy it & miss other things. #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:34:48 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @AlisonSeaman Indeed, I just returned from a self-funded academic conference in Germany #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:34:59 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile Can you talk more about what you have in mind? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:35:23 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I initially formulated some questions to help guide us http://t.co/sSsR1XrFyK but think this open discussion works; yes? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:36:02 |
| Ellsbeth | @JeffreyKeefer Tried to put time limits on myself when planning or grading. Setting timers has actually helped w/efficienty. #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:36:11 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth This reminds me of critical theory; it is easy to manipulate or use those who are passionate and want to fully engage #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:37:01 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth I tend to use the #pomodoro technique, something I picked up from #phdchat when doing my PhD #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:37:34 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth Do you have a specific technique with grading or planning you use that seems to work well? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:38:11 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer #pomodoro? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:38:21 |
| Ellsbeth | @JeffreyKeefer Especially if you tell people “it’s for the students.” #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:38:43 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer @Ellsbeth alas that happens to me more than I should let it #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:39:04 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile The #pomodoro technique is about 25 minutes focused time and then a short break http://t.co/0qO0MM0LnH #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:39:19 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer interval training for the brain #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:39:47 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile I installed a #pomodoro timer to help when I felt stuck writing. 25 minutes is workable time but not too much #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:40:20 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile A #pomodoro is good for enough time to think but not too much time to lose track of #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:41:01 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth How do you know when to draw the line in your work “for the students”? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:41:28 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I find that my adjunct teaching this Monday will conflict with a sudden, and to-be-missed, cultural opportunity #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:42:32 |
| Ellsbeth | @JeffreyKeefer I use #pomodoro as well, but don’t stick strictly to 25 min. I adjust as appropriate for the project. #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:42:43 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I suppose time management and for the students can go both ways #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:42:49 |
| Notorious_QRG | @JeffreyKeefer intriguing! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:43:15 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth I do add as needed, though find I sometimes sit down for a minute and then realize I worked all night #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:43:32 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Notorious_QRG We live for intriguing! What else can keep us engaged in life?! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:44:11 |
| Ellsbeth | @JeffreyKeefer I’ve also found that if I get up and move during the #pomodoro breaks, I do much better. #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:45:17 |
| Ellsbeth | @JeffreyKeefer I still struggle with whee to draw that line. 🙂 #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:45:48 |
| JeffreyKeefer | RT @Ellsbeth @JeffreyKeefer I’ve also found that if I get up and move during the #pomodoro breaks, I do much better. #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:45:53 |
| Notorious_QRG | @JeffreyKeefer as Dorothy Parker said: ‘the cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity’. #adjunctchat #PhDchat | 9/5/2013 16:46:07 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Ellsbeth Yes, no magic bullet for time management, so to speak #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:46:25 |
| Ellsbeth | @JeffreyKeefer Usually, I end up doing the dishes, switching laundry, playing with the kids, or something similar. #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:46:55 |
| VCVaile | avoid working when you’re tired – all too often not productive #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:47:16 |
| JeffreyKeefer | RT @Notorious_QRG: @JeffreyKeefer as Dorothy Parker said: ‘the cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity’. #adjunctchat… | 9/5/2013 16:48:31 |
| Ellsbeth | @VCVaile Very true! I don’t do certain tasks after I get too tired because I don’t do them well. #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:48:45 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Notorious_QRG and Dorothy Parker drank whiskey sours! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:48:52 |
| JeffreyKeefer | RT @VCVaile avoid working when you’re tired – all too often not productive #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:48:58 |
| JeffreyKeefer | RT @Ellsbeth @JeffreyKeefer Usually, I end up doing the dishes, switching laundry, playing with the kids, or something similar. #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:49:08 |
| JeffreyKeefer | All good ideas! I tend toward less self-control, and work (usually electronic) until I fall asleep. Often my students benefit #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:49:58 |
| VCVaile | don’t sweat the unfinished to-do list (I’m going for a ‘didn’t get to it’ list) but note items to catch 1st before stopping #adjunctchat |
9/5/2013 16:50:40 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Well, we are drawing near to the end of today’s #adjunctchat. Any takeaways or ideas for next steps? | 9/5/2013 16:51:11 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Especially ideas around our topic, “How do you manage adjunct time commitments?” #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:51:32 |
| mwaiksnis | Anyone out there a school admin and teach as an adjunct in higher ed? #adjunctchat #sced | 9/5/2013 16:51:35 |
| NSRiazat | @JeffreyKeefer @Ellsbeth – leaving desk during #pomodoro break means I probably won’t return to it again. 🙂 #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:53:11 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @NSRiazat You are not alone on that one! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:54:15 |
| NSRiazat | @JeffreyKeefer @Ellsbeth amazing how important washing windows, cleaning brass door ornaments and painting ceilings becomes 🙂 #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 16:54:49 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @mwaiksnis Welcome, Mike. I teach, though am not an admin of any sort. Perhaps others may be? #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:55:15 |
| VCVaile | @NSRiazat @JeffreyKeefer @Ellsbeth same goes for closing your eyes to give them a short rest #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:55:44 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @NSRiazat @Ellsbeth Yes, especially when we want to put something off that we do not want to do. Alas, never teaching prep! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:55:51 |
| NSRiazat | @JeffreyKeefer – once I am seated at desk I tend to try and stay there for a morning, afternoon or evening study session. #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:55:53 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Well, my time commitment for today’s #adjunctchat is at an end, and I want to thank those of you who could join with us to talk about time! | 9/5/2013 16:56:58 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I will send a poll to our participants of the last several #adjunctchat sessions to see if, with the new semester, Tues or Thurs is better | 9/5/2013 16:57:34 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile @NSRiazat @Ellsbeth Resting my eyes = sleep, no matter how much I try to justify a brief respite! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:58:20 |
| VCVaile | #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:58:23 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer very often, what works for one semester doesn’t for another #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:58:23 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @VCVaile It is a miniature for life itself. Indeed! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:59:09 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Thank you all for your time and energy and sharing; until we all speak again! #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:59:13 |
| JeffreyKeefer | All the best with the work and practice and research of adjunct work in #highered #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:59:36 |
| NSRiazat | RT @VCVaile: @NSRiazat @JeffreyKeefer @Ellsbeth same goes for closing your eyes to give them a short rest #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:59:48 |
| VCVaile | @JeffreyKeefer & thank you for hosting #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 16:59:50 |
| NSRiazat | @VCVaile: @NSRiazat @JeffreyKeefer @Ellsbeth same goes for closing your eyes to give them a short rest #adjunctchat « fallen asleep at desk! | 9/5/2013 17:00:08 |
| VCVaile | perhaps we could incorporate a few how the week went tweets – highs or lows of new semester #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 17:01:21 |
| VCVaile | now back to finish a neglected community blog post – #highered #academiclabor & #adjunct issues eat up too much of my time #adjunctchat | 9/5/2013 17:02:22 |
| Ellsbeth | @NSRiazat @JeffreyKeefer My house gets very clean when I am procrastinating. 🙂 #AdjunctChat | 9/5/2013 17:09:27 |
| Ellsbeth | @VCVaile That is very true! I find myself retooling as needed (and tell my students to do the same). #AdjunctChat |
9/5/2013 17:10:52 |
New semester, new day? Shall we change the day of the week for our biweekly #AdjunctChat? Now is the time to give your feedback in this short and sweet poll, after which we will schedule the next discussion.
After a close tie between 2 different topics, let’s do the one that is most timely. The topic for our next #AdjunctChat on Thursday, September 5, at 4:00pm EDT will be:
How do you manage adjunct time commitments (prep time, students, family, other work, etc.)?
This will be the format we can try to follow for this chat. Please reply if you have any suggestions for editing these or send me a Tweet for feedback on them before the chat itself:
Q1: How much time do you need to plan for a course new to you?
Q2: How much time do you need to plan for a course you have taught before?
Q3: How do you plan for each class session?
Q4: What strategies / successes do you use to manage this one course with everything else you do?
Q5: Do you feel you spend more time with a course than you get paid for “officially” doing?
Q6: Does anybody have any adjunct time management tips to share?
Please send this information to anybody you think will be interested in it!
Our first #AdunctChat of the Fall semester is this Thursday, September 5, at 4:00pm EDT, and it is time to select our topic at our poll site here.
Please share this with anybody who is interested in issues of interest to adjunct instructors in higher education.
Sorry for the delay (traveling for 2 conferences), though here is the text-based transcript for #AdjunctChat on 8/22/13.
| from_user | text | time |
| JeffreyKeefer | Today’s #Adjunctchat will begin in about 20 minutes http://t.co/abIGf4QCIm | 8/22/2013 15:38:04 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Our topic today will be “What effects do long-time adjunct work have on one’s professional identity” #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 15:38:35 |
| Melissa_Venable | Getting ready for #adjunctchat at 4pET. Join in! Today’s topic: “Long-term adjunct work and professional identity” | 8/22/2013 15:57:04 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Some people find it useful to use http://t.co/jn4exeReCc or http://t.co/V8MZWi9C4n to follow the #adjunctchat as it occurs. | 8/22/2013 16:00:17 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Welcome to #adjunctchat! | 8/22/2013 16:03:05 |
| JeffreyKeefer | After our most active poll to date today’s #adjunctchat topic is: What effects do long-time adjunct work have on one’s professional identity | 8/22/2013 16:03:41 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Welcome to anybody who is interested in this topic #adjunctchat |
8/22/2013 16:04:22 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Let’s see who is here. Want to introduce yourselves and mention where / what you adjunct? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:04:46 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Hi Jeff! Melissa in South Carolina. Online adjunct instructor – instructional design and technology #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:05:11 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Welcome to #adjunctchat! | 8/22/2013 16:05:27 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Is all of your adjunct teaching done online? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:06:32 |
| rskiff | #adjunctchat Rob Skiff in Vermont. | 8/22/2013 16:06:44 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Yes, all online. Two courses right now – one has four synchronous meetings, but the other is all asynch. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:07:18 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I am in New York City and teach Research in both Management & Systems AND Human Resource Management graduate courses #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:07:28 |
| Melissa_Venable | @rskiff Hi Rob! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:07:30 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Welcome to #adjunctchat! | 8/22/2013 16:07:41 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff What do you teach? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:08:10 |
| JeffreyKeefer | For those just joining in #adjunctchat, today’s topic is “What effects do long-time adjunct work have on one’s professional identity?” | 8/22/2013 16:09:13 |
| JeffreyKeefer | How about if we get started with our questions of focus today. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:09:45 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Q1: How long have you been an adjunct? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:09:51 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat I have taught history, philosophy…Full disclosure I’m CEO of http://t.co/nYlTeyFgy7 and want to hear about adjunct concerns. | 8/22/2013 16:10:12 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A1: I have been an adjunct for 8 years in 2 different institutions #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:10:23 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Full disclosure is always a good thing; welcome! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:11:03 |
| Melissa_Venable | A1) about 2 years, 2 schools. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:11:49 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Have you ever taught as an adjunct? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:12:03 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Both schools at the same time? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:12:15 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer This fall will be the first time teaching at two schools at once. Should be exciting 🙂 #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:13:01 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @JeffreyKeefer I am asking as I really teach at 2 universities, with them overlapping for most of my 8 years #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:13:08 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Exciting and exhausting (depending on whatever else you do! 😉 ) #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:13:34 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat Yes at Champlain College and UVM. | 8/22/2013 16:13:50 |
| Melissa_Venable | @rskiff Thanks for the link. Looks interesting. Similar to Udemy? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:13:53 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Exactly!! One more weekend to get all of my calendars straight. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:14:22 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Great to here. While we focus on issues of interest and support for adjuncts, all are welcome here! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:14:51 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Let’s just say that I have been in a system for a long time, though finally got an appointment letter today! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:15:17 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Great news! Congrats! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:15:45 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Thank you; things in life do not always move at the speed some would like; I often fit in that world, alas. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:16:25 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat Melissa…I think it is quite different. Adjuncts get at 80% of tuition revenue generated in their classes and own the IP. | 8/22/2013 16:16:50 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Anyway, moving on . . . our topic is “What effects do long-time adjunct work have on one’s professional identity?” #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:16:50 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Q2: Did you imagine adjuncting in the way you are right now? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:17:01 |
| Melissa_Venable | @rskiff That’s helpful, thanks! I need to take a closer look – haven’t done much research into creating/offering my own class. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:17:56 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Revenue models and adjuncts do not always align, at least by my calculations! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:18:05 |
| SocAcademic | @JeffreyKeefer absolutely not! #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:18:31 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A2: Back when I started, I thought my adjunct experience would be different than it turned out #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:18:54 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer In what way (q2)? In terms of scheduling, etc. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:19:03 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @SocAcademic Welcome to #adjunctchat! | 8/22/2013 16:19:05 |
| rskiff | @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat Not at all. The low pay and lack of job security made me want to redesign an educational inst from teh ground up | 8/22/2013 16:19:23 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @SocAcademic Do tell us more. For A1 or A2? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:19:26 |
| rskiff | @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat I needed a job so I had to create one. | 8/22/2013 16:19:43 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable A2: I envisioned more of a scholarly community or at least more of a business-sort of itneraction #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:19:56 |
| IshaiBarnoy | #adjunctchat Late here. Sorry. I’ve been adjunction at one institution for five years. (A1) | 8/22/2013 16:20:12 |
| 4KM | Hi Jeffrey; just noticed #AdjunctChat Think I’ll lurk for a while! | 8/22/2013 16:20:14 |
| rskiff | @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat What do you mean? | 8/22/2013 16:20:29 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Creating jobs is good for all; why otherwise work if we are not somehow satisfied and engaged? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:20:33 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @IshaiBarnoy Welcome to #adjunctchat! | 8/22/2013 16:20:45 |
| IshaiBarnoy | #adjunctchat I was kind of given the straight talk almost right away. I get some creative control of my classes, but basically nothing else. | 8/22/2013 16:21:04 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @4KM Welcome to #adjunctchat; feel free to engage in any way that works for you. The benefits of public engagement! | 8/22/2013 16:21:19 |
| IshaiBarnoy | #adjunctchat Sorry. That last one was A2. | 8/22/2013 16:21:26 |
| SocAcademic | “@JeffreyKeefer: @Melissa_Venable A2: envisioned more scholarly community, at least more of a business-sort of itneraction #adjunctchat” +1 | 8/22/2013 16:21:33 |
| Melissa_Venable | A2) Not sure what I expected, but experiencing different schools offer different cultures both academic and as employers #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:22:07 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Meaning that the courses I teach bring in tens of thousands of dollars more than I ever see #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:22:21 |
| IshaiBarnoy | #adjunctchat A1) BTW, I’ve got to make it clear that I’m not a PhD. I’ve got an MFA. My pursuits are more creative than scholarly. | 8/22/2013 16:22:42 |
| rskiff | @IshaiBarnoy #AdjunctChat what was the “straight talk?” | 8/22/2013 16:23:01 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Most of the classes I teach cost students anywhere from $3000-$5000 each #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:23:13 |
| 4KM | Hi everyone. Don’t relate to term adjunct because of nature of “my” universities, but I guess I’ve been one for a long time. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:23:37 |
| SocAcademic | “@JeffreyKeefer: @rskiff Meaning that the courses I teach bring in tens of thousands of dollars more than I ever see #adjunctchat” agreed! | 8/22/2013 16:23:38 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @IshaiBarnoy A1: Diversity is a good thing #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:23:40 |
| SocAcademic | RT @JeffreyKeefer: #AdjunctChat THURS 8/22 4:00pm EDT. Topic: What effects do long-time adjunct work have on one’s professional identity? P… | 8/22/2013 16:24:51 |
| rskiff | @SocAcademic @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat that needs to change. Faculty should get at least 80% of the revenue they generate in a class. | 8/22/2013 16:25:09 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Today’s #adjunctchat topic is “What effects do long-time adjunct work have on one’s professional identity?” http://t.co/abIGf4QCIm | 8/22/2013 16:25:29 |
| IshaiBarnoy | @rskiff #AdjunctChat The “straight talk” is, well, that the job’s a job, & here’s the way others have done it; we’re teachers, not scholars. | 8/22/2013 16:25:34 |
| JeffreyKeefer | We are now considering Q2: Did you imagine adjuncting in the way you are right now? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:25:42 |
| SocAcademic | RT @rskiff: @SocAcademic @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat that needs to change. Faculty should get at least 80% of the revenue they generate in … | 8/22/2013 16:25:57 |
| 4KM | Thinking about identity. Mine is scholar-practitioner, so wk with universities helps me keep the scholar side sharp. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:25:57 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A2: I like working independently with my classes and moving them from A>B, though it often seems to happen in a silo #adjunctchat |
8/22/2013 16:26:32 |
| IshaiBarnoy | @rskiff #AdjunctChat Of course, I teach at a community college. It’s a kind of a teacher college environment, not so much “research.” | 8/22/2013 16:26:35 |
| SocAcademic | “@IshaiBarnoy: @rskiff #AdjunctChat “straight talk”= job’s a job, & here’s the way others have done it; we’re teachers, not scholars.” Sad! | 8/22/2013 16:26:43 |
| rskiff | @IshaiBarnoy #AdjunctChat I don’t believe that nonsense…teachers are by their very nature scholars. | 8/22/2013 16:26:50 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @4KM What sort of work do you engage in? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:27:02 |
| 4KM | @ishaibarnoy Interesting. I think of myself more like an impoverished scholar who happens to teach. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:27:03 |
| IshaiBarnoy | @rskiff #AdjunctChat I’m sorry. I don’t mean that as a rhetorical point. Merely the impression I was given about my workplace. | 8/22/2013 16:27:31 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @IshaiBarnoy @rskiff It is interesting in how research can be a focus or something we individually engage in #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:27:55 |
| 4KM | @rskiff Yet about 80% of revenue goes into infrastructure, IT, staff salaries etc. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:28:03 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Next step comes a juicier question! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:28:39 |
| IshaiBarnoy | @4KM #AdjunctChat I’ve reached a state like that, too. However, it’s hard (impossible, maybe) to keep the job and the life separate. | 8/22/2013 16:28:42 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Q3: How do you understand your professional identity? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:28:43 |
| robinyap | @4KM lol on what you said about being an impoverished scholar who happens to teach. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:29:14 |
| rskiff | @4KM #AdjunctChat that is another conversation that should occur via video. Most capital in higher ed is misallocated away from teaching. | 8/22/2013 16:29:24 |
| Melissa_Venable | RT @JeffreyKeefer Q3: How do you understand your professional identity? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:29:38 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A3: I tend to blur my professional, personal, and academic identities #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:29:47 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @4KM Nice way of answering Q3! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:30:22 |
| IshaiBarnoy | @JeffreyKeefer @rskiff #AdjunctChat Well, maybe I suck at research in some fundamental way, b/c my individual engagement is at a low point. | 8/22/2013 16:30:32 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat Can I make a plug? | 8/22/2013 16:30:34 |
| SocAcademic | “@4KM: @ishaibarnoy Interesting. I think of myself more like an impoverished scholar who happens to teach. #AdjunctChat” here, here | 8/22/2013 16:30:55 |
| 4KM | Tenured faculty think grant $ 1st; research 2nd. Adjuncts often think research interests first as they may never get $ #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:30:57 |
| robinyap | @JeffreyKeefer Thought I’d join in #AdjunctChat. | 8/22/2013 16:30:57 |
| rskiff | @IshaiBarnoy @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat its probably just the system and/or the tech. | 8/22/2013 16:31:26 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff The life of an adjunct is itself a plug. Go ahead! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:31:28 |
| JeffreyKeefer | It seems there are some really interesting approaches to Q3: How do you understand your professional identity? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:32:03 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @robinyap Welcome to #adjunctchat! | 8/22/2013 16:32:12 |
| 4KM | @robinyap For better or worse, its true! #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:32:51 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat I’m looking for scholar practitioners to develop their own classes/programs. http://t.co/7WaG6VKA8G Paradigm needs to change. | 8/22/2013 16:33:33 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @IshaiBarnoy Hang in there! @rskiff #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:33:35 |
| IshaiBarnoy | #AdjunctChat A3) Me: Knowledgeable creative in a professional context that allows him to help students achieve goals and think critically. | 8/22/2013 16:33:46 |
| 4KM | A3 I’m a boat-rocking, reflective pragmatist. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:33:49 |
| JeffreyKeefer | RT @4KM @ishaibarnoy Interesting. I think of myself more like an impoverished scholar who happens to teach. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:34:14 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @4KM A3: I challenge you to unpack that one! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:34:36 |
| SocAcademic | “@rskiff: #AdjunctChat looking for scholar practitioners to develop own classes/prog. http://t.co/kWm87fNTiu Paradigm needs to change.” Cool | 8/22/2013 16:34:49 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable How do you engage in Q3? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:35:04 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat faculty own their own IP. Set their tuition and get at least 80% of it. Total academic freedom and can choose size of class <30 | 8/22/2013 16:35:13 |
| IshaiBarnoy | RT @rskiff: #AdjunctChat I’m looking for scholar practitioners to develop their own classes/programs. http://t.co/7WaG6VKA8G Paradigm needs… | 8/22/2013 16:35:24 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @IshaiBarnoy Wow, that is quite nicely stated. It can be a great purpose statement for why you teach #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:35:38 |
| robinyap | @JeffreyKeefer Q3 Scholar-practitioner would be my professional identity #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:35:51 |
| SocAcademic | RT @rskiff: #AdjunctChat faculty own their own IP. Set their tuition and get at least 80% of it. Total academic freedom and can choose size… | 8/22/2013 16:35:54 |
| rskiff | @SocAcademic #AdjunctChat if you have a masters you can apply…extra income for the GTAs… | 8/22/2013 16:36:02 |
| IshaiBarnoy | RT @rskiff: #AdjunctChat faculty own their own IP. Set their tuition and get at least 80% of it. Total academic freedom and can choose size… | 8/22/2013 16:36:06 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Pondering Q3 … it’s definitely evolving, adjunct teaching is just one part of my professional identity. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:36:26 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat I’ll stop plugging unless someone has a question. | 8/22/2013 16:36:35 |
| JeffreyKeefer | We are in the middle of today’s #adjunctchat; What effects do long-time adjunct work have on one’s professional identity? | 8/22/2013 16:36:40 |
| IshaiBarnoy | Well, #AdjunctChat folks, it’s been a lovely 10 minutes, but I’ve gotta jet. Sorry to hit and run. Much love to all of you. | 8/22/2013 16:37:05 |
| 4KM | @robinyap Perhaps we should co-author on the impoverished scholar-practitioner scraping up air miles for conferences #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:37:14 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable A3: I wonder if teaching is only one aspect of many FT faculty, too? Must ask @fabianbanga and @raulpacheco #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:39:03 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat Adjuncts are an exploited section of higher ed. Low pay..low control and no job security. It is horrible and generates stress. | 8/22/2013 16:39:11 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @4KM A3: Why do you travel to present? What are the academic rewards in place for that? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:39:59 |
| 4KM | Does anyone else feel that tension of both low on totem pole and not wanting anything to do with insular Academy status? #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:40:33 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff or it could be very freeing, with no long-term commitments, department politics, or publishing / tenure pressure #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:41:05 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Likely re: FT fac. I tend to shy away from putting too tight a definition, description on professional identity. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:41:19 |
| 4KM | @jeffreykeefer There are no check-box rewards. Rewards are in community-building through presentations and publications. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:41:24 |
| robinyap | @JeffreyKeefer Adjunct work as an opportunity to support the next generation of learning professionals that I teach #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:42:04 |
| rskiff | @4KM #AdjunctChat Great question…Why innovate when your never taken seriously and have no agency? | 8/22/2013 16:42:09 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I wonder if Q3: How do you understand your professional identity? could be its own chat topic in the future?!?! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:42:14 |
| SocAcademic | @4KM have to admit, I envision enlarging FT faculty engagement with adjunct issues #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:42:42 |
| JeffreyKeefer | BTW, near the end of our #adjunctchat (or any time before), please feel free to suggest future chat topics and I will add into the poll | 8/22/2013 16:42:43 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @robinyap A3: That makes it sound like adjunct work is almost mission-driven? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:43:24 |
| rskiff | @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat Freeing if your independently wealthy…for most it is almost like piecework. | 8/22/2013 16:43:34 |
| SocAcademic | @JeffreyKeefer maybe already happened- adjuncts and tech pedagogy? #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:43:45 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Perhaps we can feed these issues into our Q4? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:44:00 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Q4: What role has being an adjunct had on this identity? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:44:04 |
| SocAcademic | Sad, but true…“@rskiff: @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat Freeing if your independently wealthy…for most it is almost like piecework.” | 8/22/2013 16:44:31 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Perhaps it also depends if one wants to subsist through only adjunct work or if FT employment elsewhere is supportive #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:44:54 |
| 4KM | @jeffreykeefer @robinyap Hmmm. Subversive mission work under the umbrella of cheap and flexible labour. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:45:10 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @SocAcademic Can you say more about this? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:45:13 |
| SocAcademic | Wow that fast! Gotta run, thanks for #adjunctchat! Enjoyed it! | 8/22/2013 16:45:30 |
| rskiff | @SocAcademic #AdjunctChat we are going for accreditation starting in Vermont, Ecuador and China. Just like a full university. | 8/22/2013 16:46:10 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @SocAcademic Glad you were able to join us today! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:46:14 |
| 4KM | As a sidebar to Q4 I think the culture of the U affects this hugely. How are adjuncts seen and valued, or not. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:46:36 |
| robinyap | @4KM @JeffreyKeefer Subversive? I wouldn’t go THAT far but I’m sure there are reasons people go adjunct other than monetary #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:46:49 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A4: I have been thinking about @4KM’s notion of academic-trapped-in-practitioner’s body #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:47:28 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A4: In some ways, it is the research that is related to my adjunct teaching that I find most intellectually stimulating #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:48:05 |
| rskiff | @JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat clearly you need combination, but for many it is the only way to keep teaching/doing what they love. | 8/22/2013 16:48:17 |
| 4KM | @socacademic Could you explain more? #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:48:32 |
| SocAcademic | @JeffreyKeefer school tends to leave adjuncts out of tech initiatives…more inequality for adjuncts #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:48:34 |
| SocAcademic | RT @4KM: As a sidebar to Q4 I think the culture of the U affects this hugely. How are adjuncts seen and valued, or not. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:48:46 |
| SocAcademic | @JeffreyKeefer again, many thanks! #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:49:10 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @4KM A4: Yes, culture is definitely layered when talking about academic work #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:49:15 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @SocAcademic Thanks again, and when you have a moment please share an example of this sort of tech initiative you have in mind #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:49:57 |
| 4KM | @robinyap @jeffreykeefer I was stretching it but was amused that some Us may be totally unaware of mission-driven elements #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:50:08 |
| robinyap | @4KM @JeffreyKeefer True true..#AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:50:51 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Perhaps this academic identity discussion may point to the future and engagement? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:51:07 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Q5: Where do you hope to develop your professional identity in the future? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:51:12 |
| 4KM | Thanks for hosting Jeffrey; good to have another opportunity to connect and to meet new folks as well. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:51:33 |
| SocAcademic | @4KM some FT faculty work to make departments more inclusive of adjuncts, add more FT lines, etc., more general engagement #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:51:52 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A5: This sort of question is personally very challenging, as it reminds me of the “What do I want to be when I grow up?” issue #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:52:04 |
| robinyap | @JeffreyKeefer Now that’s a juicy discussion topic – engagement of adjuncts #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:52:05 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @4KM Glad you were able to join in! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:52:19 |
| 4KM | A5 I’m wondering about some knowledge brokering of some sort: moving obscure scholarly gems into the mainstream. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:52:50 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I create an #adjunctchat list if anybody wants to follow it or be added to it https://t.co/545pXaY5Uf | 8/22/2013 16:52:59 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I use this list https://t.co/545pXaY5Uf to notify people of the biweekly poll and planning #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:53:21 |
| 4KM | @socacademic Thanks #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:53:30 |
| Melissa_Venable | RT @JeffreyKeefer Q5: Where do you hope to develop your professional identity in the future? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:53:51 |
| robinyap | @JeffreyKeefer A5: Indeed, I have to think about my answer on this some more. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:54:05 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @SocAcademic I cannot imagine more FT faculty at the expense of adjunct any time soon #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:54:13 |
| rskiff | #AdjunctChat GTG thanks for the time. | 8/22/2013 16:54:41 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I think adjunct work will only increase, so the more we can learn about it and support ourselves, the better off we all may be #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:54:44 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @robinyap While our live #adjunctchat ends in a few minutes, you can add a response to Q5 any time! | 8/22/2013 16:55:19 |
| robinyap | @JeffreyKeefer Thanks for the #quickchat. Good opportunity to connect here. #AdjunctChat | 8/22/2013 16:55:24 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @rskiff Thanks for joining in! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:55:31 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable Q5: is a tough one, ehh? #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:56:01 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A5: I find I am teaching more traditionally oriented advanced or research topics that are more common with FT faculty #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:56:32 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer These are all tough. 😉 But good to reflect on. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:56:55 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A5: I can only imagine this increasing, especially given the many graduate programs staffed almost entirely by adjuncts #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:57:01 |
| Melissa_Venable | A5) In being open to new opportunities and conversations, there’s no telling what the next professional endeavor will be. #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:58:27 |
| JeffreyKeefer | A5 With heavy grad and postgrad courses increasingly taught by adjuncts, I envision @AdjunctNation & @NewFacMajority growing! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:59:24 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable and there is a lot of exciting opportunities there! A5 #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 16:59:46 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Well, it seems our #adjunctchat today has flown by. Any closing thoughts or next steps? | 8/22/2013 17:00:12 |
| JeffreyKeefer | I think that for me, I want to be more present to how I understand the role of a research agenda in my personal life #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 17:01:13 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Our next #adjunctchat will be two weeks from today on Thursday, Sept 5, at 4:00pm EDT. Please RT. | 8/22/2013 17:02:10 |
| Melissa_Venable | RT @JeffreyKeefer Our next #adjunctchat will be two weeks from today on Thursday, Sept 5, at 4:00pm EDT. Please RT. | 8/22/2013 17:02:23 |
| Melissa_Venable | @JeffreyKeefer Thanks for leading the discussion! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 17:02:41 |
| JeffreyKeefer | Thank you everybody for another very thoughtful chat. Let me know what other topics of interest I should add in the poll! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 17:03:05 |
| JeffreyKeefer | @Melissa_Venable and thank you for your ongoing interest and support. We will have you facilitating it soon enough as well 😉 #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 17:03:47 |
| JeffreyKeefer | All the best for Labor Day weekend everybody! #adjunctchat | 8/22/2013 17:03:59 |
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