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Transcript from #AdjunctChat on 4/22/14 (with @JeffreyKeefer and @fabianbanga)

Colouful speech bubbles This is the transcript from #AdjunctChat on 4/22/14, and was facilitated by @JeffreyKeefer and @fabianbanga.

The topic was What have Unions Accomplished for Adjunct Faculty?

All are welcome to our next #AdjunctChat on Tues, Apr 29, where the topic – “Experiences with Writers’ Groups: Find or start a writers’ group for accountability and collegiality” will be led by @melovell.

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Transcript from #AdjunctChat on 4/8/14 (with @comprof1)

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Colouful speech bubbles This is the transcript from #AdjunctChat on 4/8/14, and was facilitated by @comprof1.

The topic was Adjuncts Doing Research.

All are welcome to our next #AdjunctChat on Tues, Apr 22, where the topic – “What have unions accomplished for Adjunct Faculty?” will be led by @JeffreyKeefer and @fabianbanga.

From User	Text	Time
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat this week is on adjuncts doing research. All welcome. #phdchat #ecrchat #acwri	4/8/14 15:46
@KateMfD	Today’s #AdjunctChat is Adjuncts Doing Research http://t.co/fJpH3qYGZ9 via @JeffreyKeefer (6am Weds Sydney time for up early #auscasuals)	4/8/14 15:49
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat will begin soon. Topic: Adjuncts (contigents/casuals/parttime instructors) doing research	4/8/14 15:57
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat will begin soon. Topic: Adjuncts (contigents/casuals/parttime instructors) doing research	4/8/14 15:57
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat To start, why don’t you tell us what areas you do or would like to do research in. You don’t have to do research to participate	4/8/14 15:59
@Comprof1	I’m currently doing research in 4 areas (on my own): Mobile communication; International policy; workplace writing; KM & groups #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:01
@MirandaMerklein	As a creative writer, the chaos of contingency has drastically impaired my output. I publish a lot less. Creates resentment. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:01
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein What areas do you WANT to work on? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:03
@KateMfD	@tseenster #AdjunctChat is on now: adjuncts doing research. Company for the morning commute! @rebeccagoodway @Acahacker	4/8/14 16:03
@fabianbanga	Hi #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:03
@KateMfD	RT @MirandaMerklein: As a creative writer, the chaos of contingency has drastically impaired my output. I publish a lot less. Creates resen…	4/8/14 16:04
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein I know, it’s hard to find time to do research as an adjunct maybe we can come up w/ strategies to improve this #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:04
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga Hi. We just started. #adjunctchat To start, why don’t you tell us what areas you do or would like to do research in.	4/8/14 16:04
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 My research and PhD = creative prosery, mixed-genre fiction and poetry. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:05
@Comprof1	@KateMfD @tseenster @rebeccagoodway @Acahacker Seems so strange since it’s the evening commute here! #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:06
@rebeccagoodway	I enjoy doing research for others so much, but get frustrated when I don’t see the outcomes after my part is over #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:06
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein So do you create long texts or short? #adjunctchat Have you been able to do ANY writing?	4/8/14 16:07
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 That would be a miracle! As it’s really soul-destroying. Any advice appreciated. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:07
@klinecj	@Comprof1 Just a little late but I am here. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:08
@klinecj	@Comprof1 Just a little late but I am here. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:08
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein Is it the lack of opportunity to create or lack of opp to publish? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:09
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 Anywhere between 50 – 2,000 words, with or without line breaks.#Adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:09
@fabianbanga	I was thinking that all PhD professors (adjunct, TT, etc.) engage in some type of research; the difference is support from inst #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:09
@Comprof1	@klinecj Hi Christopher. We’re just #adjunctchat To start, why don’t you tell us what areas you do or would like to do research in.	4/8/14 16:10
@Comprof1	@klinecj Hi Christopher. We’re just #adjunctchat To start, why don’t you tell us what areas you do or would like to do research in.	4/8/14 16:10
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 I have been able to do SOME writing. At this rate, though, the next collection will take 10 years, it seems. #Adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:10
@ProfessorF74	RT @fabianbanga: I was thinking that all PhD professors (adjunct, TT, etc.) engage in some type of research; the difference is support from…	4/8/14 16:11
@KateMfD	@rebeccagoodway problem with casual research work in Australia: assumption that income rather than output is the goal. #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:11
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga I think w/ adjuncts may need to be more creative/non traditional. When institution doesn’t recognize, depressing #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:11
@fabianbanga	@rebeccagoodway What type of research? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:11
@MariuzzoAndrea	RT @fabianbanga: I was thinking that all PhD professors (adjunct, TT, etc.) engage in some type of research; the difference is support from…	4/8/14 16:11
@KateMfD	Curious: do US adjuncts also get to do paid research work for profs? #AdjunctChat #auscasuals	4/8/14 16:12
@Comprof1	@KateMfD @rebeccagoodway I think it’s the same worldwide! Adjuncts not able b/c not motivated or not qualified #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:13
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 Although I’m also known to write angry, critical blogs/accounts of #hireded, student debt, and the 2-tiered campus 😉 #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:13
@fabianbanga	@KateMfD ah! educational insts run according to the models of private businesses…	4/8/14 16:13
	here is our topic again.
	@rebeccagoodway #adjunctchat
@fabianbanga	@KateMfD sometimes	4/8/14 16:14

	#AdjunctChat #auscasuals
@Comprof1	@KateMfD In US a line between adjuncts and researchers. Student adjuncts also (teaching or research assistant, not both) #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:14
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 I know, terrible. this is why always in solidarity	4/8/14 16:15

	#adjunctchat
@Comprof1	Q1 what are some of the barriers to you researching or completing research as an adjunct? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:15
@fabianbanga	@rebeccagoodway We have a lot to work on / I have similar topic #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:16
@KateMfD	@Comprof1 In Australia casual (adjunct) teachers often also pick up research assistant work. Paid, but not always credited. #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:17
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 time, support #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:17
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat A1 For me it’s figuring out affiliation. Also lack of funding or even access to research projects. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:17
@fabianbanga	@KateMfD Many GSIs do this in the USA	4/8/14 16:18

	@Comprof1 #adjunctchat
@KateMfD	@Comprof1 We have a piece coming out in CASA this week on the resume gap casual research assistance creates. #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:18
@Comprof1	@KateMfD Can you be a postdoc to do the research job? My uni you need to be enrolled student. No post doc opportunities #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:19
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga @KateMfD But I know of some adjuncts also who do it to get foot in door. Problem w/ minority contingent. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:20
@Comprof1	@rebeccagoodway In what context do you do research? Work? Colleagues (part of project)? Academics? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:20
@MirandaMerklein	The good news is that we may change the concept & elite social status of the intellectual/scholar by being forced into activism #Adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:20
@KateMfD	@Comprof1 Our post docs are granted funded and sometimes get RA funding in their grant. Benefit to casual RAs uncertain. #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:21
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga @KateMfD I have some friends who have been put on RFP to insure inclusiveness then dropped when funding comes in. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:21
@KateMfD	RT @MirandaMerklein: The good news is that we may change the concept & elite social status of the intellectual/scholar by being forced into…	4/8/14 16:21
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein Just wondering, how much time would you say you have to commit to writing each week? Do you work year round? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:22
@Comprof1	@KateMfD Some of the schools with large endowments do that in US also. I work for Public Uni so limited funding #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:23
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 @KateMfD It’s also about the institution: #adjuncts in bigger inst may get more support 4 research than TT in small U #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:24
@Comprof1	Q2 If we can’t get paid for research in academy what other options might there be to work on research as altac? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:25
@Comprof1	Q2 If we can’t get paid for research in academy what other options might there be to work on research as altac? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:25
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 Some weeks zero. On average, maybe 3 hours a week. More during “breaks.” Yes, I work year round and organize for AAUP #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:25
@fabianbanga	@rebeccagoodway Good, you can also use that learning and info for your own research #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:26
@KateMfD	Thinking: casuals/adjuncts with high teaching loads face some same problems as TT. Teaching eats research time. #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:28
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein I suggest that you carve out a regular time that is sacred. Esp if it will help with your spirit. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:29
@fabianbanga	we devote so much time on teaching and committees then no time for research (only 24hs in a day) + need time 4 ur family #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:29
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein This will be an advantage for your students. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:30
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga I try to combine teaching and research. It’s been great when I’ve been able to pilot something w/ my students. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:30
@fabianbanga	Academia is not a friendly place for research if you have to teach, committees, conferences + your own personal time. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:30
@rebeccagoodway	@fabianbanga personal… time…? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:31
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga I wonder if in some cases adjuncts might have more research freedom because not having to conform to dept expect #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:32
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 Yes, especially if you are teaching in grad school #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:33
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 yes, definitely #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:34
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga Problem is time and money for adjuncts, not ideas. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:34
@fabianbanga	@rebeccagoodway : ) exactly! #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:34
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga Actually, I currently teach exclusively undergrad. They’re very open to trying new things (well, some are) #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:35
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 Yes. Hard thing to do when you’re underwater. Opportunity is an economic variable. V. Woolf was right about that one. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:35
@KateMfD	“@rebeccagoodway: this is a metaphor for my life http://t.co/5fdUooXtPR” #auscasuals #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:36
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein Is there any way you can get paid outside of academia for what you like to do? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:37
@Comprof1	RT @KateMfD: “@rebeccagoodway: this is a metaphor for my life http://t.co/5fdUooXtPR” #auscasuals #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:37
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga But foreign language depts can be difficult for research. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:38
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 My problem is that my thesis is too dense 4 undergrads so rarely teaches this topic / edteach is different; #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:39
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 I do like organizing. (Got that poli sci degree, too.) Full time organizing for one of the #highered campaigns maybe. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:39
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein This brings me to the next ?: Q3 What are some resources available for adjuncts that want to do research? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:40
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 No, a lot of projects http://t.co/akWQioE68x and also Stanford.	4/8/14 16:40
@fabianbanga	#adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:40
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 No, a lot of projects http://t.co/akWQioE68x and also Stanford.	4/8/14 16:40
@fabianbanga	#adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:40
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga I teach communication & there is no way my students would understand my thesis! But I take concepts to work on. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:41
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 I am thinking about grants #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:41
@fabianbanga	@MirandaMerklein	4/8/14 16:41
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga E.g. I teach computer mediated comm. students do a log on how they use CMC. Then I compare w/ workers (my thesis) #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:42
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga @MirandaMerklein There are some grants at schools but also funding orgs/professional organizations #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:43
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @MirandaMerklein Hey, sorry for being so late (at an academic conference in Scotland). Intrigued with this question #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:44
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @MirandaMerklein conference fits into the topic? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:46
@MirandaMerklein	@fabianbanga @Comprof1 Might work for some tradit researchers with less courses. In CW, it’s about books published (Catch 22). #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:47
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga @MirandaMerklein I also just started using http://t.co/ROeY8zcH6f. There are postings on grants, calls for papers #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:47
@fabianbanga	@MirandaMerklein yes, always the case in literature	4/8/14 16:48

	@Comprof1 #adjunctchat
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein @fabianbanga Do you have a writing group you can join to help you reach your goal? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:48
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1 @MirandaMerklein do you have grant writers? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:49
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein @fabianbanga I just wrote a chapter for an encyclopedia of mobile phone use b/c I was part of consotium #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:50
@KateMfD	@Comprof1 q3 thinking that TT allies ought to be resources/mentors/listeners, but too often fail. #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:50
@MirandaMerklein	@JeffreyKeefer @Comprof1 Lucky you! Love Scotland, http://t.co/DydLc3gwLT Never been. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:50
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein @fabianbanga One of the members was editing a book and asked me to write a chapter. Really helped to have supp #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:50
@fabianbanga	@MirandaMerklein Everything goes back to capital #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:51
@fabianbanga	@Comprof1	4/8/14 16:51
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga @MirandaMerklein I was a grant writer before I started phd. We do have help, but I was grant writer when I was RA #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:52
@MirandaMerklein	RT @KateMfD: @Comprof1 q3 thinking that TT allies ought to be resources/mentors/listeners, but too often fail. #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:52
@Comprof1	@fabianbanga @MirandaMerklein Problem is with org that require you to be part of institution (grants to institution not indiv) #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:53
@MirandaMerklein	@fabianbanga @Comprof1 We don’t even have copy paper at school 2. Maybe some working at the CC. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:53
@Comprof1	@KateMfD Perhaps, but also, how often do we reach out? Perhaps if we SAW them we could network for role in research project. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:54
@Blaise7	http://t.co/LQeDhLvV3w #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:54
@fabianbanga	@MirandaMerklein I know about this reality	4/8/14 16:55

	@Comprof1 #adjunctchat
@fabianbanga	@MirandaMerklein I know about this reality	4/8/14 16:55

	@Comprof1 #adjunctchat
@Comprof1	@KateMfD Most of my collaboration has been with TT who have found money for me. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:55
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @MirandaMerklein The conference is on networked learning, so it may be related. #AdjunctChat	4/8/14 16:55
@fabianbanga	RT @MirandaMerklein: @fabianbanga @Comprof1 We don’t even have copy paper at school 2. Maybe some working at the CC. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:56
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein @fabianbanga We don’t either. (Actually don’t need it b/c copy machine is always broken). #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:56
@Comprof1	Well, it’s almost the end of out time. Any take aways? suggestions? directions? #adjunctchat	4/8/14 16:58
@MirandaMerklein	@fabianbanga @Comprof1 I’ve seen adjuncts crawl out w/outside help, re$ources. They usually have all the advice (class divide). #adjunctchat	4/8/14 17:01
@Comprof1	BTW, it’s http://t.co/ckw39oKHOx (I had the wrong ending). #adjunctchat	4/8/14 17:01
@Comprof1	@MirandaMerklein @fabianbanga Can you partner up with someone? writing mentor? Not as much to help w/ writing as direction. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 17:03
@Comprof1	Well, I’m going to sign off here. We won’t have an #adjunctchat next week, but there will be one the week after. The last I saw no moderator	4/8/14 17:06
@MirandaMerklein	@Comprof1 @fabianbanga For me, that is not a need. It’s a real trap that #adjuncts fall into with 6 fig debt. A predatory maze. #adjunctchat	4/8/14 17:07
@fabianbanga	@MirandaMerklein when all these towers of illusion fall, the only realities we see are work and compensation. #adjunctchat @Comprof1	4/8/14 17:18
@fabianbanga	@MirandaMerklein when all these towers of illusion fall, the only realities we see are work and compensation. #adjunctchat @Comprof1	4/8/14 17:18
@MirandaMerklein	RT @fabianbanga: @MirandaMerklein when all these towers of illusion fall, the only realities we see are work and compensation. #adjunctchat…	4/8/14 17:19

#AdjunctChat Topic Apr 8 ~ Adjuncts Doing Research (with @comprof1)

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Twitter_Chat The topic for the #AdjunctChat on Tuesday, April 1 is:

Adjuncts Doing Research

The chat will be facilitated by Virginia Yonkers @comprof1.

Background thinking, readings, and questions for today’s chat may be found at @comprof1‘s posting Adjuncts doing research Adjunctchat April 8 .

All are welcome to #AdjunctChat on Tuesday, April 8, from 4:00-5:00pm EDT.

AdjunctChat Topic Jan 7 ~ Goals for 2014

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The topic for the he first #AdjunctChat of 2014 is:

What are your (professional) goals for 2014?

Many people tend to think about goals at the beginning of the year, and while it often helps to consider if they are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely), it is more valuable to consider how they relate to the outcomes you want to achieve. Whether personal or professional or academic or what have you, considering what you want to accomplish this coming year can help you create a path for it.

Have you set any goals for 2014?

With this in mind, this #AdjunctChat will consider these questions:

Q1: Have you established any goals or intentions for 2014?

Q2: What goals did you set for yourself?

Q3: Which of your goals are related to your professional work or advancement?

Our facilitator will be Jeffrey Keefer @JeffreyKeefer and we will meet on January 7 from 4:00-4:30(ish)pm EST.

All are welcome!

Transcript from #AdjunctChat on 12/17/13

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Colouful speech bubbles This is the transcript from #AdjunctChat on 12/17/13, and was facilitated by Michael Hepner @DrHepner.

The topic was Professional Development: What do you have? What do you want? What do you need?

All are welcome to our next #AdjunctChat on January 7, 2014 at 4:00pm EST.

From User	Text	Time
@DrHepner	Professional development for adjuncts? That’s the last thing adjuncts want to do! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 14:52:51
@DrHepner	“None of my adjuncts have time for professional development… that’s why I don’t even offer it.” #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 14:54:30
@DrHepner	“You train them and they just leave for something better. What’s the use of that?” #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 14:55:35
@DrHepner	“Adjuncts won’t be interested in anything if they aren’t paid for it.” #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 14:56:32
@AdjunctChat	Want to follow some great #adjuncts on Twitter? Subscribe to our #AdjunctChat list! https://t.co/FH4UeWtHAv	12/17/2013 15:00:31
@fabianbanga	RT @AdjunctChat: Want to follow some great #adjuncts on Twitter? Subscribe to our #AdjunctChat list! https://t.co/FH4UeWtHAv	12/17/2013 15:02:51
@DrHepner	@sneakinabook Join us at #adjunctchat at 3pm. We’re discussing what schools offer for PD and what adjuncts need.	12/17/2013 15:04:20
@DrHepner	The four previous comments were resonate of the majority of responses when I asked admin if they offer adjunct PD. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 15:07:53
@AdjunctChat	Professional Development: What do you have? What do you want? What do you need? All welcome to today’s #AdjunctChat! http://t.co/OrWDcWoVpY	12/17/2013 15:30:13
@melovell	RT @AdjunctChat: Professional Development: What do you have? What do you want? What do you need? All welcome to today’s #AdjunctChat! http:…	12/17/2013 15:44:57
@DrHepner	RT @DrHepner: “Adjuncts won’t be interested in anything if they aren’t paid for it.” #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 15:47:26
@DrHepner	RT @DrHepner: “You train them and they just leave for something better. What’s the use of that?” #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 15:47:50
@DrHepner	RT @DrHepner: “None of my adjuncts have time for professional development… that’s why I don’t even offer it.” #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 15:48:29
@DrHepner	RT @DrHepner: Professional development for adjuncts? That’s the last thing adjuncts want to do! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 15:48:38
@DrHepner	“I’ve never been told they (adjunct instructors) want PD” – A dean in Illinois #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 15:48:57
@DrHepner	“We don’t offer much. Most adjuncts were taught how to teach as TAs in grad school” – A dean in North Carolina #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 15:49:36
@DrHepner	I recently completed gathering data on the need for adjunct PD. These are some of the participant responses #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 15:56:09
@JeffreyKeefer	Looking forward to today’s #AdjunctChat starting in a couple minutes at 4:00PM EST.	12/17/2013 15:58:48
@DrHepner	Is anybody joining us? @JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:00:46
@DrHepner	I “preloaded” a few quotes from admin about adjuncts and their PD needs. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:01:35
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner Looking forward to hearing a little about your research regarding #adjunct faculty #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:01:43
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner We shall see! I sent a number of reminders to colleagues and friends and such, so we never know who turns up or reads #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:02:19
@DrHepner	It seems like there is either indifference and/or ignorance among many admin about PD needs #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:02:54
@JeffreyKeefer	Today’s #adjunctchat on Professional Development is beginning; all welcome! http://t.co/cMpjIh34gc	12/17/2013 16:03:23
@DrHepner	We offer the usual campus cultural induction at the beginning of each semester. What does your campus offer? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:03:32
@DrHepner	We also offer a “certification program” in which we rehash a lot of the cultural induction, such as security, FERPA, etc… #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:03:58
@DrHepner	Seems like many campuses offer induction as a way to CYA with heavy doses of sexual harrassment, FERPA and ADA related training #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:05:16
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner What is a campus cultural induction? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:05:44
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner I have not seen a formalized one of these; just PDFs or online training. Never seen in-person focus on this #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:06:31
@DrHepner	Any PD that is geared toward campus culture instead of true PD, such as where to park, where to make copies, etc.@JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:06:57
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner What do you mean by Adjunct Professional Development? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:07:19
@JeffreyKeefer	I wonder if universities are expected to offer #adjunct PD, given how they are for-hire, PT workers, per se #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:08:14
@DrHepner	RT @DrHepner: @JeffreyKeefer “True PD” in terms of how to teach, classroom management, course delivery, etc… #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:08:52
@DrHepner	I’m not sure it’s expected, but it’s certainly valuable to ensure that they’re delivering a quality product. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:10:04
@AdjunctChat	#AdjunctChat on #adjunct Professional Development with @DrHepner is taking place now; all are welcome.	12/17/2013 16:10:19
@DrHepner	My recent study found that adjuncts are DESPERATE for some sort of PD… any PD! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:10:39
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner Ahh, so those sorts of things that people often take for granted that folks know how to do #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:10:54
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner Interesting choice of words, as HE is increasingly a product to buy and sell #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:11:25
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @AdjunctChat #AdjunctChat on #adjunct Professional Development with @DrHepner is taking place now; all are welcome.	12/17/2013 16:11:34
@DrHepner	@JeffreyKeefer We all learn to teach in grad school, right? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:11:42
@IshaiBarnoy	#AdjunctChat I may not be able to participate today. Got a final exam to administer. Maybe I’ll drop in at some point.	12/17/2013 16:12:16
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @AdjunctChat @DrHepner Sorry I’m late. Was in the middle of correcting and panic call from my son at uni. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:12:29
@JeffreyKeefer	@IshaiBarnoy You are always welcome now (or to join later), though today’s topis on Professional Development is quite timely #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:13:15
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 Welcome! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:13:24
@Comprof1	@DrHepner @JeffreyKeefer Actually most programs at our uni require teaching. Does 2 things: cheap labor and training for grads #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:13:27
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner Right 😉 As an educational researcher, you are speaking my language on PD! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:13:53
@Comprof1	@DrHepner @JeffreyKeefer Irony is that they don’t hire their own graduates for TT, only adjuncts. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:14:01
@DrHepner	@Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer I too taught in grad school, but I certainly wasn’t trained to teach before I started #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:15:25
@Comprof1	@DrHepner Our Teaching & Learning institute (PD) is expanding more & more. Some training still only TT. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:16:05
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner To your point, I learned to teach when I taught middle and high school! Uni is easy after that trail by fire! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:16:39
@Comprof1	@DrHepner Last year participated in flipped classroom training & received Ipad (to hand back when I leave) & $1000 grant at end #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:17:16
@DrHepner	I would love some flipped classroom training #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:17:46
@JeffreyKeefer	@rcbatp offered some interesting responses to @DrHepner’s questions for today’s #adjunctchat at https://t.co/g8flRzcEhs	12/17/2013 16:18:20
@Comprof1	@DrHepner @JeffreyKeefer Think it depends on focus of school. Research uni’s tend not to focus on teachining. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:18:30
@DrHepner	#stlcc recently approved a project in which I offer online, informal PD. There’s a lot of skepticism. #adjunctchat #stlccadjunct	12/17/2013 16:18:51
@Comprof1	@DrHepner @JeffreyKeefer Also depends on dept. Some dept don’t care about teaching. Mine (comm) does. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:19:10
@DrHepner	My vision is to offer light PD and create more of a community for adjuncts and perhaps a primer to PD offered on campus. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:19:44
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @DrHepner At NYU I teach in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, though all my classes are grad courses #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:20:07
@melovell	#adjunctchat Dropping in to say hi. My professional development in teaching was mostly accessed through my doctoral uni where I taught too.	12/17/2013 16:20:09
@Comprof1	@DrHepner We had a workshop, then one on one meetings w/ learning experts, class observation, feedback, then final reflection. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:20:18
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner Your vision for this in what way, standards or coursework or something else? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:20:34
@JeffreyKeefer	@melovell Welcome to #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:20:45
@AdjunctChat	Today’s #AdjunctChat questions and focus may be found at http://t.co/OrWDcWoVpY	12/17/2013 16:21:17
@Comprof1	@DrHepner They also offer Team Based learning workshops, online course dev, and research workshops for ALL faculty (& TA’s). #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:21:22
@melovell	#adjunctchat We were taught course design, assessment, some pedagogical theory, reflective practice and had access to a teaching mentor.	12/17/2013 16:22:09
@DrHepner	@Comprof1 Wow! My research, which focused on community colleges, found little to no PD for adjuncts. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:22:15
@JeffreyKeefer	I am surprised that national #adjunct trainings or certifications or standards have not been developed #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:22:22
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner Do you have observations? I haven’t in the last 10 yrs until last yr w/ flipped classroom. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:22:35
@DrHepner	I found a lot of complaints about recurring sexual harassment training and speeches on campus safety. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:23:08
@melovell	@JeffreyKeefer Always a slightly guilty pleasure at this time of day (8am) but I like to make it when I can. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:23:26
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner Worst observation was from dept head w/ no ed experience (I have ed MA & Phd). Power trip. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:23:47
@JeffreyKeefer	I like @rcbatp’s title of his response, “Professional Development: You’re Joking, Right?” https://t.co/kKTCK4XIHf #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:23:50
@JeffreyKeefer	@melovell That is our story in life, we do it when we can, ehh?! 😉 #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:24:12
@DrHepner	Would you want a stadardized curriculum for adjunct PD/training? @JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:24:17
@JeffreyKeefer	@melovell Wow, you had a somewhat comprehensive overview for PD as a contingent faculty #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:24:50
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Trying to in NY State unis. One fear might be not finding those w/ content knowledge & teaching ability. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:25:14
@DrHepner	We started standardized online training for all instructors two years ago and lost a lot of good, seasoned instructors. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:26:30
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 Of who not having that expertise? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:26:42
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @DrHepner Would you want a stadardized curriculum for adjunct PD/training? @JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:26:52
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @melovell In PD at uni for contingent or in school (as TA). We have TA training. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:27:08
@rcbatp	@JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat — I try to move from gut reaction to synthesis in the doc — “you’re joking, right?” = actual quote from admin	12/17/2013 16:27:14
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner It reminds me of a doctoral course I teach @paceuniversity – Teaching and Learning in Advanced Practice Nursing #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:27:57
@JeffreyKeefer	@rcbatp You captured the title right on the head! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:28:16
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer But many Phd programs are including comprehensive teaching training. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:28:22
@DrHepner	@rcbatp Imagine the reactions when I proposed informal, online PD for adjuncts. “You’re joking, right?” would have been kind. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:28:36
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @DrHepner My recent study found that adjuncts are DESPERATE for some sort of PD… any PD! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:28:54
@melovell	@Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer Yes probably equivalent to your TA training though we don’t have TAs here #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:29:12
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner What was the context for your #adjunct PD study? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:29:26
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner @paceuniversity We also used to have paid “meetings” at one uni I taught at w/ majority adjuncts. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:29:28
@DrHepner	@Comprof1 Comprehensive teaching training in PhD programs is a growing trend. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:29:34
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 Perhaps, though I have not experienced it #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:29:49
@DrHepner	RT @DrHepner: @JeffreyKeefer We sought to discover whether quality/quantity of adjunct PD impacted job satisfaction. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:30:48
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @DrHepner Both unis where I teach have #adjunct unions, and one specifies meetings and such #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:30:56
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner @paceuniversity It was an online uni so “meetings” were really PD Had mentors/advisors for tech/teach #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:31:05
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner @Comprof1 I would love to teach in one of those! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:31:24
@melovell	@JeffreyKeefer At the other uni where I taught there was a fullday paid workshop to orient & provide guidance to new teachers. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:31:49
@DrHepner	What would you ask for if your dean/vpaa offered to grant your one PD request? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:32:32
@melovell	@DrHepner That’s disappointing. You’d think they’d want high quality teaching. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:33:00
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner Problem is ONLY TT are expected to teach those courses/mentor. This is where adjuncts are excluded. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:33:07
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner But if majority of adjuncts are now teaching undergrad, why not pay them to observe TA’s #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:33:49
@DrHepner	@Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer We have a very comprehensive training program for TT faculty here, but adjuncts are excluded #adjunctchat.	12/17/2013 16:34:14
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner Or better yet, for lrg classes give adjuncts a TA to take pressure off and make available for students #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:34:57
@DrHepner	What would you ask for if your dean/vpaa offered to grant your one PD request? Flipped classroom training for me! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:35:06
@Comprof1	@DrHepner Teaching Phd students and dissertation advisement. Difficult because I TAUGHT education classes. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:36:36
@Comprof1	@DrHepner Have to say that our teachng/lrng institute does a great job. Check out the options http://t.co/YsUhYSP8eb #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:38:33
@DrHepner	@Comprof1 I was very lucky in that my uni had a great system of dissertation advisement/completion. I use all they taught me! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:38:36
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner I am not sure if I want those specs; seems like more unpaid work #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:38:40
@Comprof1	@DrHepner I can also learn any new tech w/ training prog offered every semester. Problem is no tech INFRASTRUCTURE after trng #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:40:18
@DrHepner	I wondered with my study @JeffreyKeefer whether the adjuncts wanted more PD or community. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:41:49
@DrHepner	@Comprof1 Unusable training? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:42:46
@Comprof1	@DrHepner At least it keeps my skills current as I look for jobs OUTSIDE of Academia. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:44:16
@DrHepner	When I worked in a prison, we trained inmates to be barbers, but felons could not get a barber license upon release. #adjunctchat @Comprof1	12/17/2013 16:44:27
@Comprof1	@DrHepner @JeffreyKeefer What were the results? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:44:37
@Comprof1	I think this snow is slowing down my computer connection. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:45:20
@DrHepner	@Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer adjuncts seem to be desperate for both. They hate PCP! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:46:09
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner Now that can be for a next step in the study! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:46:21
@DrHepner	PCP = Parking lot, Classroom, parking lot #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:46:35
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 Alas, I am noticing a slowdown as well #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:46:40
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner PCP? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:46:50
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner I do see a connection; I have worked in the organizational instructional design area professionally for years #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:47:26
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner I also do some consulting in online communities, and think there is a wealth of opportunities in those spaces #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:48:09
@DrHepner	@JeffreyKeefer I like the way you think! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:48:11
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner Got it. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:48:19
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 That is increasingly a concerns of those in HE, alas. . . #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:48:58
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner In that case, I should work for you!; Most people just do not connect those dots!! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:49:39
@DrHepner	Have we exhausted the subject? @jeffreykeefer #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:50:02
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner I am going to need to get off in a few moments, but have a last question for you #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:50:16
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner What do you see for your next personal / professional / academic steps in this area? #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:50:41
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner I think observations & individual meetings are scary but useful if used as formative (not summative) #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:50:53
@DrHepner	I think I will explore this PD/community link some more. What do adjuncts really want? @JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:51:51
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner In what capacity? #AdjunctChat	12/17/2013 16:52:57
@melovell	@JeffreyKeefer Most of my pd is self directed these days. I especially use the internet including blogs from academics. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:53:43
@JeffreyKeefer	@DrHepner Where can we follow your work or read more about it or keep up with it? #AdjunctChat	12/17/2013 16:54:01
@JeffreyKeefer	@melovell Please share some of what you learn / find #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:54:34
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @DrHepner I think I will explore this PD/community link some more. What do adjuncts really want? @JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:55:14
@fabianbanga	a non-adjunct reading here #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:55:33
@AdjunctChat	It seems today’s #adjunctchat may be coming to a close. Thank you @DrHepner for facilitating today. We look forward to following your work!	12/17/2013 16:56:35
@JeffreyKeefer	@fabianbanga We are always interested in your reading and support and encouragement and suggestions! #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:57:06
@Oplerno	@JeffreyKeefer @melovell We’d also be interested in reading what you’ve learned #adjunctchat #adjunct	12/17/2013 16:57:08
@melovell	@JeffreyKeefer I am steadily building up links to interesting stuff. http://t.co/Syk4IzibnT #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:57:10
@Comprof1	@DrHepner @JeffreyKeefer Also should look at psychology of non-permanence & feeling of community/need for PD #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:57:19
@VCVaile	@JeffreyKeefer oops again #adjunctchat—it’s been chaotic + I’m pinch hitting some social media for @AnaMFores is traveling & offline	12/17/2013 16:57:47
@JeffreyKeefer	Thanks @DrHepner for sharing your ideas and asking us some of these tough questions! #AdjunctChat	12/17/2013 16:57:59
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @melovell @JeffreyKeefer I am steadily building up links to interesting stuff. http://t.co/SN1pWaEewc #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:58:07
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @Oplerno @JeffreyKeefer @melovell We’d also be interested in reading what you’ve learned #adjunctchat #adjunct	12/17/2013 16:58:12
@JeffreyKeefer	Please let me know if you want to facilitate an #adjunctchat in January; we have openings each week!	12/17/2013 16:58:50
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @DrHepner When will the next #adjunctchat be ?	12/17/2013 16:58:57
@AdjunctChat	RT @JeffreyKeefer: Please let me know if you want to facilitate an #adjunctchat in January; we have openings each week!	12/17/2013 16:59:04
@fabianbanga	@AdjunctChat @DrHepner thank you everyone; it was nice to follow the conversation. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 16:59:26
@JeffreyKeefer	@VCVaile You are always welcome when you arrive! @AnaMFores #AdjunctChat	12/17/2013 16:59:41
@IshaiBarnoy	@JeffreyKeefer #AdjunctChat Sorry to barge in at the last minute. What I need is time (& maybe money) to pursue personal creative interests.	12/17/2013 16:59:48
@melovell	@JeffreyKeefer That’s not a bad idea. I’ll add it to my list of blog posts to write. #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 17:00:16
@fabianbanga	@JeffreyKeefer sure, always #adjunctchat	12/17/2013 17:00:27
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 We skip #adjunctchat over the next 2 weeks for the holidays, so the next one is Jan 7 at 4:00pm EST.	12/17/2013 17:00:31
@JeffreyKeefer	@melovell Perhaps you would be interested in facilitating an #adjunctchat in January on your work and how we can share it?	12/17/2013 17:01:14
@Melissa_Venable	@JeffreyKeefer Sorry I missed today’s #AdjunctChat – great topic! Hoping to jump back into the convo in January. 🙂	12/17/2013 17:01:22
@fabianbanga	RT @JeffreyKeefer: @Comprof1 We skip #adjunctchat over the next 2 weeks for the holidays, so the next one is Jan 7 at 4:00pm EST.	12/17/2013 17:01:51
@Oplerno	During #adjunctchat @melovell shared some of what she’s found for her PD as an #adjunct http://t.co/3FFTaQ1hKu	12/17/2013 17:02:03
@melovell	Check out the #adjunctchat hashtag for today’s interesting chat on professional development for adjunct/sessional academics.	12/17/2013 17:02:40
@AdjunctChat	#AdjunctChat will NOT meet Dec 24 or Dec 31. It will resume on Jan 7 at 4:00pm EST. Please RT.	12/17/2013 17:03:35
@JeffreyKeefer	@Melissa_Venable You are always welcome! Hope you can facilitate an #adjunctchat soon!	12/17/2013 17:04:09
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @AdjunctChat #AdjunctChat will NOT meet Dec 24 or Dec 31. It will resume on Jan 7 at 4:00pm EST. Please RT.	12/17/2013 17:04:14

Transcript from #AdjunctChat on 12/10/13

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Colouful speech bubbles This is the transcript from #AdjunctChat on 12/10/13, and was facilitated by Virginia Yonkers @Comprof1.

The topic was Managing your commitments at the end of the semester.

From User	Text	Time
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat will start in 10 minutes. How to manage your commitments during this time of year.	12/10/2013 15:52:38
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat so it seems many people are busy today. Where is everyone in their semester?	12/10/2013 16:00:42
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat I’ve started my final grading.	12/10/2013 16:03:07
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat hopefully people are not over whelmed. I try to front load my courses so most work is in 1st 2/3 of class. Still have a lot	12/10/2013 16:05:26
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat it doesn’t appear as if there is any one but myself online so I’m going to just throw out a bunch of questions anyone can ans	12/10/2013 16:10:36
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat besides grading what are some of the things you need to do at the end of the semester?	12/10/2013 16:11:38
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat are there any strategies you use to help manage the workload? I don’t hand back finals so I just write a quick note for grade	12/10/2013 16:14:52
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat I also use Edmodo for assignments. It has a very easy grade book.	12/10/2013 16:17:30
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat how do you handle the last minute student requests as they realize the sem is done and they may not be able to meet with you?	12/10/2013 16:20:42
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 I’ve spent an entire semester sticking by my rules. Sure, maybe a few students will have excuses. But not many. #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:21:49
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat do you give I completes? Why or why not? How do you handle I completes if you are not returning the following semester?	12/10/2013 16:22:02
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 I’ve never encountered incompletes, to be honest. Mostly I just hand down grades. I do consider grade changes though. #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:23:50
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy what role (if any) do student evaluations at this time of yr play in stress levels #adjunctchat	12/10/2013 16:24:33
@IshaiBarnoy	#AdjunctChat I don’t have big answers for managing workload, sorry. I’ll tell you what someone told me: No more than four essays!	12/10/2013 16:24:55
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat None, this semester. I was told I could do evals at the 2/3 mark, and I did. Great relief. I plan to do so again.	12/10/2013 16:25:46
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy the process for grade change is so tough at our school it is easier to give incompletes. #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:25:48
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat Yeah, it’s not ideal at my school either. To be sure, it’s probably a school-by-school issue.	12/10/2013 16:26:41
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy I actually don’t give final exams. Final papers w/drafts due 4 weeks before. So easier to grade. #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:27:41
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat I still have to find my happy medium. Finishing w/assts before 2/3 mark would be disastrous, tho. All focus gone.	12/10/2013 16:28:33
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy learned one year not to give Evans as same day give back tests/project! #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:29:05
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat What do you do for four weeks in class, then? Presentations?	12/10/2013 16:29:06
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat I mean, yeah, that’s a solution already: Presentations. So it’s not an unsolvable problem.	12/10/2013 16:29:39
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat how do you balance personal life demands w/ school this time of year? #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:30:07
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat Poorly.	12/10/2013 16:30:46
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy I teach communication courses so we do a lot of in class activities. Fall is not bad but spring is brutal w/ sr. #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:31:52
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat I did finish memorizing one of two short plays I’ll be doing in the spring.	12/10/2013 16:31:57
@Comprof1	@Comprof1 after 20 yrs my family knows it’s a tough time for me. But still they don’t understand why “pt job” requires so much #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:33:56
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat Very cool. I need to expand my collection of in-class activities that seem both necessary and meaningful.	12/10/2013 16:34:14
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy do you feel it gives you an excuse to get away from grading (doing other work) #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:35:28
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat Sure! But different types of busywork aren’t really “getting away.” Rehearsing w/others is better. More “real.”	12/10/2013 16:36:38
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy I always have the last class be something reflective. Give back something they did first class so they see prgrss #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:37:11
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat Performing would be even better than that. But I’m just starting out. Keeping objectives organized is hard/necessary.	12/10/2013 16:37:39
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy do you find end of term is most isolating? #AdjunctChat I do because I have office at work but end of term at home	12/10/2013 16:38:45
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat My last class was cancelled today. It ends up last week’s class was more reflective. So, yeah, that was good luck.	12/10/2013 16:39:38
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy assuming you teach drama or theater? Might have first class do a piece as ice breaker, end w/ same piece. #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:40:57
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat Yes, quite isolating. But one class strangely matured into a real community just days ago. I’m still riding on pride.	12/10/2013 16:41:29
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy snow? #adjunctchat	12/10/2013 16:41:35
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat No, I teach FYC, like all the other clowns. I’ve even had the poetry workshops go down the tubes. No more workshops.	12/10/2013 16:43:00
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat Yeah, snow. Great for sleeping in and sledding. Bad for bookkeeping.	12/10/2013 16:43:36
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy my last class yesterday was bummed it was the last class! Surprising because I didn’t think they liked class! #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:43:45
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat I would teach drama. Then again, it’d be better to just do drama. Performing is best. Some teaching comes close, tho.	12/10/2013 16:45:10
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat well, I need to end now. Hope others can jump into the discussion this week if they have time! #AdjunctChat	12/10/2013 16:45:23
@IshaiBarnoy	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat Good luck grading.	12/10/2013 16:46:50
@IshaiBarnoy	Hey, anybody left listening to #AdjunctChat today? We could turn these last 10 minutes into #AdjunctChat : Fart Joke Edition.	12/10/2013 16:51:05
@IshaiBarnoy	Alright, closing up #AdjunctChat. Have fun grading. Don’t have too much coffee or candy.	12/10/2013 16:58:43

Transcript from #AdjunctChat on 12/3/13

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Colouful speech bubbles This is the transcript from #AdjunctChat on 12/3/13, and was facilitated by Jeffrey Keefer @JeffreyKeefer.

The topic was How do you manage your social capital as an #adjunct?.

From User	Text	Time
@JeffreyKeefer	Getting ready for #adjunctchat – starts in about 5 minutes.	12/3/2013 15:54:07
@JeffreyKeefer	Today’s #adjunctchat topic is at http://t.co/MAFxL2ydWz	12/3/2013 15:54:27
@Comprof1	RT @JeffreyKeefer: Getting ready for #adjunctchat – starts in about 5 minutes.	12/3/2013 15:59:01
@Comprof1	Anyone else feel a bit scattered after thanksgiving break? #adjunctchat #phdchat #ecrchat	12/3/2013 16:01:48
@JeffreyKeefer	Welcome to #adjunctchat!	12/3/2013 16:06:16
@IshaiBarnoy	Sorry, #AdjunctChat folks. I’ve been teaching this semester. Right now I’ve got a student (who isn’t here), and a 3hr class soon after.	12/3/2013 16:06:23
@JeffreyKeefer	Today’s #adjunctchat is “How do you manage your social capital as an #adjunct?”	12/3/2013 16:06:49
@4KM	Hello everyone. Joining #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:07:38
@AdjunctChat	@Comprof1 I am feeling completely scattered, though that has been since Halloween! #AdjunctChat	12/3/2013 16:07:40
@Comprof1	@IshaiBarnoy Maybe next week or in January. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:08:05
@Comprof1	RT @4KM: Hello everyone. Joining #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:09:02
@JeffreyKeefer	I was trying to use Twubs for #adjunctchat http://t.co/jn4exeReCc but the site seems somewhat slow today.	12/3/2013 16:09:08
@JeffreyKeefer	Who is here for #adjunctchat today?	12/3/2013 16:09:25
@4KM	“Manage” is an interesting term re: “How do you manage your social capital as an #adjunct?” #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:09:37
@JeffreyKeefer	Today’s #adjunctchat topic came up a couple weeks ago about social capital as an #adjunct, so we shall see what sense we make of it!	12/3/2013 16:10:29
@4KM	Want to share what spawned Q1 for you @JeffreyKeefer? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:10:56
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer My only problem is “social capital”. to me it sounds like we’re part of the machinery. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:11:05
@JeffreyKeefer	I always struggled with the notion of social capital, though think it is an interesting notion for #adjuncts to consider #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:11:16
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @Comprof1: @JeffreyKeefer My only problem is “social capital”. to me it sounds like we’re part of the machinery. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:11:52
@AdjunctChat	@Comprof1 Nicely stated about social capital; it does seem anti-#adjunct in some ways, like the system itself! #AdjunctChat	12/3/2013 16:12:23
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer I just wish I could come up with a better term. But the social network is very important. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:12:42
@JeffreyKeefer	Let’s begin . . . #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:12:44
@4KM	A1 If you are thinking-in pt-about faculty-learner SoMe connections, our U encourages it, which is great #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:12:48
@JeffreyKeefer	Let’s begin with #AdjunctChat . . . Q1 How do you understand your social capital?	12/3/2013 16:13:12
@VCVaile	slow computer day – here but late getting loaded. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:13:14
@networkedres	Following #adjunctchat? Please help us out answering this (super quick) survey http://t.co/TUNnMffbuj Thanks! #ECRchat	12/3/2013 16:13:52
@AdjunctChat	@VCVaile @4KM Welcome to today’s #Adjunctchat!	12/3/2013 16:13:54
@4KM	I don’t mind the term social capital, as it implies recognized value, even in for-profit corporations #adjunctchat #KM	12/3/2013 16:14:03
@Comprof1	@4KM Actually, I’ve been using linkedin to follow my students Helps me to know where they are & get feedback when in workplace #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:14:47
@JeffreyKeefer	Q1 I think of social capital as a network of social relations, though I have not figured how to work the capital, or value, in #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:15:33
@Comprof1	@VCVaile I’m having the same problem #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:16:01
@VCVaile	Maybe the place to start Q1 is with #socialcapital minus the #adjunct part BUT including #socialmedia #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:16:05
@JeffreyKeefer	Q1 Somehow thinking about my social network as valuable for me is fine, though the capital seems to quantify the relations #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:16:19
@JeffreyKeefer	Q1 Perhaps social capital is more akin to social relationships? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:16:41
@AdjunctChat	@VCVaile Q1 Do you envision social capital requiring social media? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:17:16
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Actually I was just reading an article on social capital defined as social relations & value in relationships #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:17:40
@4KM	How be if we rephrase as “valuable social networks?” #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:17:48
@AdjunctChat	@4KM @Comprof1 Q1 I try not to think of my network as valuable in a $ way, as that seems to depersonalize people I like #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:18:22
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @4KM: How be if we rephrase as “valuable social networks?” #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:18:44
@Comprof1	@AdjunctChat @VCVaile NO! I think adjuncts have more social capital than they think. More than TT #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:18:47
@AdjunctChat	@4KM Valuable for me, in “valuable social networks” = social capital #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:19:19
@Comprof1	@4KM And most adjuncts have multiple networks. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:19:44
@VCVaile	I’m comfortable w both social & cultural capital. It’s been a while but Bourdieuhabitus /might have been more useful than Wiki #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:19:47
@4KM	Funny we value social learning in networks using social media and 1st 20 min is struggle w “Social capital.” #adjunctchat #KM	12/3/2013 16:19:53
@AdjunctChat	@Comprof1 @AdjunctChat @VCVaile Can you talk more about what you mean? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:20:05
@JeffreyKeefer	@4KM Somehow the learning and the notion of “value” and “capital” do seem strained to me #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:21:26
@4KM	I blur my networks and find they add value to each other in unpredictable ways. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:21:32
@Comprof1	@AdjunctChat @VCVaile We have access (often) to networks outside of academia & our own institution. #adjunctchat Uni could tap into.	12/3/2013 16:21:57
@JeffreyKeefer	Some really interesting ideas for #adjunctchat today on social capital	12/3/2013 16:22:16
@VCVaile	think of networks / relationships that #adjuncts have + #culturalcapital #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:22:32
@JeffreyKeefer	For those joining, today’s #adjunctchat topic is How do you manage your social capital as an #adjunct?	12/3/2013 16:22:44
@4KM	@JeffreyKeefer Every sector has its lexicons, which tie to values and comfort. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:22:54
@JeffreyKeefer	Q2 How does your social capital benefit you as an #adjunct? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:22:58
@Comprof1	@AdjunctChat @VCVaile 1 college I worked for tapped into it by having a colleague work at getting speakers from adjunct SocNet #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:23:18
@4KM	Don’t we try to use our social networks to effect social capital for our universities and students? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:23:50
@VCVaile	interesting article here on social media & social capital http://t.co/Xpiz4SmR3B #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:23:50
@Comprof1	@AdjunctChat @VCVaile Most adjuncts were members of prof groups, had social network outside of soc media. Soc media useful tho #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:24:03
@JeffreyKeefer	It seems thus far that we here in #adjunctchat see social capital as somehow our networks providing us value.	12/3/2013 16:24:25
@4KM	A2 Finding faculty, guest presenters and resources and being inspired and informed and hopefully sharing some credibility #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:25:18
@JeffreyKeefer	Q2 I wonder how social capital is different for #adjuncts vs. anybody else. Is there a difference? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:25:24
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer A1 I use soc nets to find jobs, get resources/syllabi, get feedback on courses (changes needed). #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:25:39
@VCVaile	Problem w Q2 is dissonance / power imbalance makes mobilizing social/cultural capital more difficult #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:25:46
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer I have been using soc net of other adj more this semester. Another network to tap into. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:26:24
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer I have tried tapping into tenure track soc net but seems more closed, only for other TT. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:27:03
@JeffreyKeefer	@VCVaile How are you using “mobilizing”? with Q2? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:27:16
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer But lately been attending research consortium which has led to opportunities for research #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:27:41
@4KM	@VCVaile Interesting. If programmers could just make knowledge repositories and texts warm, we could scrap social capital #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:27:44
@JeffreyKeefer	Today’s #adjunctchat topic is “How do you manage your social capital as an #adjunct?” – All are welcome!	12/3/2013 16:28:10
@Comprof1	RT @VCVaile: Problem w Q2 is dissonance / power imbalance makes mobilizing social/cultural capital more difficult #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:28:11
@4KM	@JeffreyKeefer As Virginia said, we tend to have many diverse networks, more than the tenured specialist or pure practitioner #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:29:09
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer The same for any permanent vs. temp employee. Can always dev external net but INTERNAL is tuf to crack #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:29:19
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 Q2 I have also been reaching out more to other #adjuncts, especially related to our work here on #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:29:30
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 It is odd that I reach out to my network, though am not good at claiming to leverage or use it; seem too self-serving #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:30:21
@VCVaile	@JeffreyKeefer using, cultivating productive connections – think of what the word means & take it from there #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:30:32
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Esp true as budgets begin to make jobs less predictable. #adjunctchat Found colleague less likely to share Competing for jobs	12/3/2013 16:30:43
@JeffreyKeefer	@4KM Do you think #adjuncts have more networks or more diverse networks automatically, or only those who work on it? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:31:05
@4KM	Would be interesting to have inside-outside instrument with which to measure #HigherEd institutions: how open is the culture? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:31:51
@JeffreyKeefer	Leaning Q2 How does your social capital benefit you as an #adjunct? for a moment . . . #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:31:53
@JeffreyKeefer	Q3 What do you offer in return for your social capital? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:32:09
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @4KM Problem is if you work at same place, net becomes smaller. Means you’re at disadv when need net. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:32:37
@4KM	@JeffreyKeefer You have a point. I was influenced by this interesting crowd. But we are more often scholar-practitioners #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:32:44
@JeffreyKeefer	Q3 Social capital seems so quantifiable, so why not think about how to add back in? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:32:48
@rcbatp	@JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat — If the goal is to increase equity, the social network needs to connect to the physical, immediate network.	12/3/2013 16:32:57
@VCVaile	@JeffreyKeefer @Comprof1 that does not have to be selfserving…think of it as being part of a network…sharing…gift economy #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:33:06
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @VCVaile: @JeffreyKeefer using, cultivating productive connections – think of what the word means & take it from there #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:33:13
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @4KM But if working in multiple locations, net may be diverse/broad, but not “deep” #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:33:15
@4KM	@Comprof1 Say more? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:33:18
@JeffreyKeefer	@rcbatp Glad you could join us for #adjunctchat today!	12/3/2013 16:33:42
@rcbatp	@JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat — I had the most social and real time capital on my campuses but once I shifted to adjunct activism . . .	12/3/2013 16:34:01
@JeffreyKeefer	For anybody just joining, today’s #AdjunctChat topic is How do you manage your social capital as an #adjunct?	12/3/2013 16:34:21
@rcbatp	@JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat (cont’d) that capital was viewed as a threat even though the mission was the same: increase learning conditions	12/3/2013 16:34:43
@JeffreyKeefer	@rcbatp How do you characterize or understand your social capital and how it shifted? #AdjunctChat	12/3/2013 16:34:52
@Comprof1	@4KM As you become more isolated & net becomes more tied to one place, not “updated” thru net. #adjunctchat 1/2	12/3/2013 16:35:05
@4KM	@Comprof1 Right, or with diverse topics. Wish we had a flattering antonym for deep. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:35:14
@VCVaile	@JeffreyKeefer did you get @rcbatp’s ‘memo’ on social capital? https://t.co/NkhXzfXGMV #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:35:28
@Comprof1	@4KM You may have updated skills that aren’t known by those in smaller net or those in potentially largr net. #adjunctchat 2/2	12/3/2013 16:36:05
@JeffreyKeefer	@rcbatp Everything in organizations or human systems can be perceived as a threat to those who have something to lose? #AdjunctChat	12/3/2013 16:36:09
@4KM	I think there are constant flows of knowledge and value in social capital #adjunctchat #KM	12/3/2013 16:36:13
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @VCVaile: @JeffreyKeefer did you get @rcbatp’s ‘memo’ on social capital? http://t.co/TdZRkm41W4… #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:36:22
@JeffreyKeefer	@VCVaile @rcbatp Missed it today; busy day in the FT office! #AdjunctChat	12/3/2013 16:36:59
@VCVaile	@JeffreyKeefer @rcbatp posted to #ConJob an active part of the growing #adjunct network #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:38:18
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @rcbatp But soc cap is dependent on those “buying”. You may have soc/cultural cap, but not wanted by uni #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:38:43
@4KM	@Comprof1 Yes: People put people in boxes instead of tributaries #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:38:50
@JeffreyKeefer	Q3 I sometimes think social capital is related to the notion of karma, in that we get what we put in (if we attend to it) #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:39:19
@ShieldsMolly	Following along (passively) with #adjunctchat – participation limited by meeting, but enjoying discourse.	12/3/2013 16:39:57
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @rcbatp If one buyer is not interested in our social capital, then on to the next one (or change what is offered?) #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:40:17
@Comprof1	@4KM One frustration I have is disconnect between what I see in my soc net as important to learn & what dept perceives #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:40:29
@JeffreyKeefer	@ShieldsMolly Welcome, and please reply to the #adjunctchat discourse later!	12/3/2013 16:40:41
@4KM	A paradox: diversity and edges can create rich social capital; universities have deep, somewhat homogeneous traditions #adjunctchat #KM	12/3/2013 16:40:48
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @4KM Interesting; I do not feel my uni departments care what I do when I am not teaching what they hire me to do #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:41:41
@Comprof1	@4KM Many dept not using their adjunct social cap #adjunctchat They ask other faculty for resch sites meanwhile adjunct is working at ideal!	12/3/2013 16:41:42
@4KM	@Comprof1 Important things haven’t passed the discipline test? #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:42:22
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @4KM I see this in many orgs, not just unis #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:42:40
@JeffreyKeefer	I am wondering what take-aways you all have from today’s #adjunctchat discussion on social capital?	12/3/2013 16:43:18
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @rcbatp Which is one advantage to being adjunct! #adjunctchat I find diff networks in my students/alumni. Always reachng out	12/3/2013 16:43:21
@4KM	@JeffreyKeefer @Comprof1 I don’t know that I’d take a job like that any more. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:43:36
@JeffreyKeefer	As we are nearing our end, I am really interested in what we can do with this #adjunctchat somewhat theoretical discussion on social capital	12/3/2013 16:44:04
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @rcbatp Diff schools, VERY diff students/alumni. Helps when I do consulting/workplace workshops & research. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:44:12
@rcbatp	@JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat — individual social or cultural capital used to be put to use internally, to build and manage programs	12/3/2013 16:44:37
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Adjuncts need to recognize the soc cap they have when dealing w/ admin #adjunctchat Make sure data info is up to date.	12/3/2013 16:46:02
@JeffreyKeefer	I find it uncomfortable to think of networking and social capital as they seem self-serving . . . #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:46:22
@4KM	Despite disadvantages to adjunct, I wouldn’t be surprised if some creative TT folk are envious. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:46:37
@JeffreyKeefer	. . . so I will try to reframe it as sharing with my valuable personal network #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:46:37
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Tooting your own horn is not “bragging”. just think of it as a diff form of career dev than tenure. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:46:46
@JeffreyKeefer	I am going to need to slip off now . . . I teach tonight. Thank you all for a fascinating #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:47:37
@VCVaile	of course our networks are not limited to the #adjunct/iverse & overlap at multiple pts #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:47:41
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Perhaps we should start advocating dept reviews for “dept social capital” not just indiv. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:47:44
@4KM	Takeaway: Best of roles and the worst of roles. Easy to create mitigative strategies; diff to change traditions. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:47:58
@JeffreyKeefer	Hope to see you next week for #adjunctchat! Tues, Dec 10 – Topic – “Managing end of semester commitments” led by Virginia Yonkers @Comprof1	12/3/2013 16:48:51
@rcbatp	@JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat — how do we express (“capitalize” on) this power to those who disempower us? (2 ponder)	12/3/2013 16:49:03
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @4KM: Takeaway: Best of roles and the worst of roles. Easy to create mitigative strategies; diff to change traditions. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:49:06
@4KM	@JeffreyKeefer Not if it’s a multi-way street. Most people w good social networks give more than they seem to get #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:49:08
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @Comprof1: @JeffreyKeefer Perhaps we should start advocating dept reviews for “dept social capital” not just indiv. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:49:12
@VCVaile	@JeffreyKeefer @Comprof1 @4KM there is a tendency to exclude #adjuncts from institutional network, so we build our own #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:49:12
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Thanks for hosting. Next week’s topic is a bit lighter and timely. Managing time at end of semester! #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:49:29
@VCVaile	& with it social capital #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:49:31
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @4KM: @JeffreyKeefer Not if it’s a multi-way street. Most people w good social networks give more than they seem to get #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:49:57
@4KM	@Comprof1 @JeffreyKeefer I have tried to promote social network analysis as a metric in a few Us. No luck yet. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:51:00
@VCVaile	@JeffreyKeefer @4KM agreed! #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:51:24
@Comprof1	@VCVaile @JeffreyKeefer @4KM Often wondered about an “adjunct poole” to be used as needed. More flexibility. #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:52:03
@Comprof1	@VCVaile @JeffreyKeefer @4KM Many adjuncts teach in multiple depts because they have global skill (i.e. tech, writing, etc) #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:52:59
@Comprof1	@4KM @JeffreyKeefer Maybe just ahead of your time! #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:54:03
@VCVaile	my connection to/use of social capital is more connected to advocacy & network building than teaching #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:55:28
@4KM	Good reconnecting; enjoy your teaching, advocacy, research and network building #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:58:34
@VCVaile	I also see a strong connection here w pln & to some extent w digital identies #adjunctchat	12/3/2013 16:58:42

Transcript from #AdjunctChat on 11/19/13

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Colouful speech bubbles This is the transcript from #AdjunctChat on 11/19/13, and was facilitated by Virginia Yonkers @Comprof1.

The topic was Ways to change / control the work environment.

All are welcome to our next #AdjunctChat on 12/3/13 at 4:00pm EST.

From User	Text	Time
@Comprof1	#adjunctchat is about to start in half an hr. 4:00 EST. Topic today: controlling/changing your work environment.everyone welcome	11/19/2013 15:40
@LydiaFieldSnow1	RT @Comprof1: #adjunctchat is about to start in half an hr. 4:00 EST. Topic today: controlling/changing your work environment.everyone welc…	11/19/2013 15:42
@AdjunctYoda	RT @Comprof1: #adjunctchat is about to start in half an hr. 4:00 EST. Topic today: controlling/changing your work environment.everyone welc…	11/19/2013 15:49
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @Comprof1: #adjunctchat is about to start in half an hr. 4:00 EST. Topic today: controlling/changing your work environment.everyone welc…	11/19/2013 15:59
@AdjunctChat	RT @Comprof1: #adjunctchat is about to start in half an hr. 4:00 EST. Topic today: controlling/changing your work environment.everyone welc…	11/19/2013 15:59
@AdjunctChat	Looking forward to today’s #AdjunctChat beginning now at 4:00pm EST http://t.co/S720WSru7k, led by @Comprof1	11/19/2013 16:00
@Comprof1	Welcome to this week’s #adjunctchat!	11/19/2013 16:01
@JeffreyKeefer	All interested in #adjunct issues are welcome to today’s #adjunctchat. Use whatever app to follow it; I am using http://t.co/jn4exeReCc	11/19/2013 16:01
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 Hello! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:02
@Comprof1	@AdjunctChat my internet is running a bit slow today, so I apologize if there’s a delay in my reponses #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:02
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @AdjunctChat Thanks; we have all been there! #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:03
@PaulaKrebs	Hello #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:03
@Comprof1	To start #adjunctchat today, complete the following statement: If there’s one thing I’d like to change about my work it’s…	11/19/2013 16:04
@Comprof1	@PaulaKrebs Hi Paula, glad you could join us. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:05
@JeffreyKeefer	@PaulaKrebs Welcome to #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:05
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 What a tough question! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:05
@Comprof1	Don’t forget to use the hashtag #adjunctchat so we can capture the comments.	11/19/2013 16:06
@PaulaKrebs	@Comprof1 #AdjunctChat like to be able to provide multi-year contracts (I’m a dean), but CBA prevents	11/19/2013 16:06
@danmaxey	Hello all! This is Dan from the #DelphiProject. Thanks for the invite, @JeffreyKeefer! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:07
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer You can list more than 1 but I’d like to get an idea of what people would like to change, then discuss strategy #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:07
@JeffreyKeefer	If there’s one thing I’d like to change about my work it’s I wish I could be more strategic about saying “Yes, I can do that!” #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:07
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey Welcome; glad you could make it to #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:08
@JeffreyKeefer	If there’s one (more) thing I’d like to change about my work it’s I wish it were more clearly oriented toward a future goal #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:09
@Comprof1	@PaulaKrebs what is your current restriction? semester to semester or yearly? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:09
@danmaxey	I agree with @PaulaKrebs on contracts. Would also like to see more access to on and off campus prof development opportunties. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:10
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Hi Dan. We’re completing the statement, if there’s one thing I’d like to change for my work it’s…#AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:10
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Personal, professional, or educationally (pedegogically)? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:11
@AdjunctChat	RT @Comprof1: To start #adjunctchat today, complete the following statement: If there’s one thing I’d like to change about my work it’s…	11/19/2013 16:12
@Comprof1	@PaulaKrebs How would this change your relationship with your adjuncts/contingent faculty? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:13
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 Good question again! I see the personal, professional, and educational so interrelated I cannot readily separate #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:14
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer For me, I’d like more influence or input into the major and it’s requirements. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:15
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey Why should universities pay contract workers for professional development? Yes, advocatus diaboli hat on #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:15
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 How would you answer your own #adjunctchat question?	11/19/2013 16:16
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @danmaxey It depends on if they are using their credentials from the workplace (traditional adjuncts) or other #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:17
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer Because it’s impt for all faculty to remain current re:pedagogies, strategies, and current scholarship in field. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:17
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer Ugh….This delay is going to drive me crazy! #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:17
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey Agreed, but why should they pay for #adjuncts to learn if they are only contract workers? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:18
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 Breathe, breathe!!! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:18
@danmaxey	I would argue it is no less impt for traditional adjuncts to participate in some prof development. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:18
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer I feel the TT professors are disconnected from students esp undergrads. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:19
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey I agree, though isn’t that something that is up to the worker (#adjunct), to maintain his or her expertise? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:19
@PaulaKrebs	@Comprof1 We can offer no more than 2 years in a row FT non-tt #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:19
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey Again, I am playing the advocatus diaboli, so work with me . . . 😉 #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:20
@Comprof1	@danmaxey One advantage is that prof dev creates community and shared vision (long term goals) #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:20
@danmaxey	It can be very costly for individuals. And is impt for enhancing the classroom experience and success for students. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:20
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @danmaxey Perhaps it depends on the discipline? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:21
@Comprof1	@danmaxey One Uni I worked at had paid mandatory training once a semester which was as much bonding as prof dev #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:21
@LydiaFieldSnow1	Hi everyone! Just drove home like crazy! So happy you are still on! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:21
@danmaxey	And, since most campuses already have prof dev in place, it’s not a big stretch to expand to adjuncts. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:21
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @danmaxey Practice-oriented degrees may need more current skills, less so theoretical ones or humanities? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:21
@JeffreyKeefer	@LydiaFieldSnow1 Welcome; glad the driving was safe (and you can join us!!) 🙂 #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:22
@Comprof1	@PaulaKrebs that’s tough. So what do you do after the two years? Can you renew? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:22
@danmaxey	Off campus clearly more costly, but some insts we have worked w have done great work expanding prof dev designed for adjuncts. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:22
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey There is always a cost. Why not hire and use #adjuncts until there skills are outdated, then hire newer ones? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:23
@Comprof1	@LydiaFieldSnow1 Hi. finish this sentence: What I’d like to change in my current work situation is… #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:23
@PaulaKrebs	@danmaxey We’re doing adjunct PD, but it’s not enough.More long-term contracts, more noticeable collective presence of non-tt. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:23
@LydiaFieldSnow1	#adjunctchat worked hard in my comm to start prof development fundraising through aa for adjts but TT profs furious wouldn’t support it	11/19/2013 16:24
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer Well, because continuous turnover doesn’t serve adjuncts, institutions, or students well. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:24
@Comprof1	@PaulaKrebs @danmaxey So what are some strategies adjuncts can use to make these changes? #adjunctchat Or at least live with them?	11/19/2013 16:25
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey In many ways, continuous turnover is the same model we have where our shirts, stoves, and tech-gadgets are made #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:25
@LydiaFieldSnow1	#adjunctchat like to attend curr meetings, full time job without worrying about class size, paid more per credit hour that includes prep ti	11/19/2013 16:25
@danmaxey	@PaulaKrebs I agree PD isn’t enough. I think it can be a good starting point for many campuses, though. Builds relationships. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:26
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey As Higher Education is becoming commodified, why should it be treated (or measured) any differently? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:26
@Comprof1	@PaulaKrebs @danmaxey I’m wondering if clusters would help address some of this. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:26
@danmaxey	Campuses we have worked with that started with PD expanded improvements for adjuncts in other areas after seeing results. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:27
@JeffreyKeefer	@LydiaFieldSnow1 How did you arrange for such interesting fundraising? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:27
@LydiaFieldSnow1	#adjunctchat what is PD?	11/19/2013 16:27
@danmaxey	PD = professional development. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:27
@LydiaFieldSnow1	#adjunctchat I was on a committee to improve the voice of instructors on campus sanctioned by faculty senate	11/19/2013 16:28
@LydiaFieldSnow1	#adjunctchat Oh of course! 🙂	11/19/2013 16:28
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @danmaxey model doesn’t work in business either. eventually go back to some hybrid model integrating temps #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:28
@danmaxey	@LydiaFieldSnow1 How was the experience. Was the committee effective? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:28
@LydiaFieldSnow1	We never followed through with it because the TT people on the committee thought is was a bad idea. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:28
@JeffreyKeefer	@LydiaFieldSnow1 Try to remember to click the “Reply” button so we know who or which thread you are replying to #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:29
@Comprof1	@danmaxey I think there needs to be a change in mindset that adjuncts don’t have anything to contribute to research/curriculum #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:30
@danmaxey	@Comprof1 Absolutely! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:31
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @danmaxey Not sure; unless manufacturing changes / unions dissolve, manufacturing won’t return. #adjuncts different? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:31
@LydiaFieldSnow1	#adjunctchat no, we wrote an amendment to the faculty senate constitution instead to give full time instr.vote in depts.	11/19/2013 16:31
@Comprof1	@danmaxey One way to do this is to encourage adjuncts to keep info about pd outside of uni updated. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:31
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer There’s clearly a trend to contingency, but I don’t think we should accept that as the norm. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:32
@danmaxey	@Comprof1 We also think disc societies need to have a role in opening access and participation for adjuncts in conferences. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:32
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 ok got it! This is different from last week! 🙂 #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:33
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Perhaps not, but after 23 yrs as adjunct w/ moving target just out of reach, reality. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:33
@Comprof1	@danmaxey I know of many adjuncts that participate on their own, but if they don’t keep data sheets updated, dept doesn’t know #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:34
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@JeffreyKeefer #adjunctchat this is really hard to navigate! Oh my blurring adjunct mind. Thanks for the heads up!	11/19/2013 16:34
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey Do #adjuncts, who are generally not united in a mass way, have any power to stop it? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:35
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @PaulaKrebs Interested to know how you keep tabs on adjunct qualifications? esp those who have been adj for long time #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:35
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@danmaxey #adjunctchat I have missed every educ. conference and I teach 3 ed courses that are required for cert in music ed. no invite	11/19/2013 16:36
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @danmaxey I attend and present at a number of conferences, though my two unis do not reward, approve or have input #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:36
@JeffreyKeefer	@LydiaFieldSnow1 @danmaxey What sort of invite are you waiting / hoping for? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:37
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer Unions certainly help! I think mass effort needed to build awareness of implications of contingency in any case. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:37
@Comprof1	@LydiaFieldSnow1 @danmaxey Have you contacted the conference to find out if there is funding for PT? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:38
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@JeffreyKeefer I can’t even afford the fee to go the local GCOA music group in town. My students go for free. It costs $$$ #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:38
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @danmaxey @PaulaKrebs Do many unis track (or care about) ongoing #adjunct qualifications? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:38
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey To that point, I am a member of 2 unions, one at each uni where I teach. Alone = no power #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:39
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 yes we have to provide updated resumes every year and our bios are on the website to students and parents #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:39
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer We’ve advocated lower member/reg fees, funding, panels on adjunct issues, more presentations by adjuncts. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:39
@Comprof1	@LydiaFieldSnow1 @JeffreyKeefer Can you contact them? Sometimes you can volunteer and not have to pay. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:39
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey I do not think unions will make a different with #adjunct experiences until they become national (like old AFL-CIO) #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:40
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer I think even without a union, there are opportunities to raise awareness and discussion that can help change. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:40
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 also we are reviewed and present portfolios as well the student evaluations #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:40
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey Individual uni unions are not strong or large or organized enough for anything more than local, minor matters #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:40
@Comprof1	@LydiaFieldSnow1 that is one step in the right direction. Our school does not have contigent listed. Only in directory. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:41
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 I literally begged them the last time I went. I don’t have time to volunteer! I teach 4 dif classes #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:41
@PaulaKrebs	@JeffreyKeefer @Comprof1 @danmaxey Qualifications only relevant when hiring. Changes in CVs after that not seen as relvant #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:41
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer What do you think of efforts like the newer SEIU metro organizing strategy? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:41
@JeffreyKeefer	@danmaxey Perhaps . . . but let me ask the “E” question. Any evidence individuals have done anything alone to lead to change? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:42
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Q3 what are some ways that you control your image/work boundaries? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:42
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@PaulaKrebs #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:43
@JeffreyKeefer	@PaulaKrebs @Comprof1 @danmaxey Perhaps that may be something to consider; should unis expect ongoing qualification refreshers? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:44
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@PaulaKrebs #adjunctchat sorry I think the biggest change is happening now. Adj waking up. They need recogn for their contrib to universit	11/19/2013 16:44
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer My point isn’t indiv efforts. #DelphiProject created guides that facilitate disc about issues on campuses. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:44
@danmaxey	@JeffreyKeefer We have heard of some success using the guides to start discussion and making changes. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:45
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Do you think adjuncts are afraid to set boundaries in their work environment? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:45
@danmaxey	BTW, the #DelphiProject and all our resources are online at http://t.co/mVvSqexYUW #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:45
@danmaxey	@Comprof1 I think it can be very risky without job protections. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:46
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@JeffreyKeefer I tried in Univer Advisory Coun give a voice in those bylaws. the provost won’t let us speak #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:46
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @PaulaKrebs @danmaxey they do expect it but then it doesn’t count! Once had teacher refer to adj w/ little MA’s #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:47
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@danmaxey thank you for this. I’ll check it out! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:47
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @Comprof1: @danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Q3 what are some ways that you control your image/work boundaries? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:47
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @PaulaKrebs @danmaxey Our TT are always surprised adjuncts have research/contacts outside of dept. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:47
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 Yes, afraid, and also too tired! They are tryinig to survive by working constantly in different locations. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:48
@AdjunctChat	@Comprof1 @PaulaKrebs @danmaxey Wow, really live under rocks, they do! #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:49
@AdjunctChat	RT @danmaxey: @Comprof1 I think it can be very risky without job protections. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:49
@Comprof1	@LydiaFieldSnow1 @JeffreyKeefer Need to get TT on board. Have you collaborated professionally w/ TT faculty? #AdjunctChat I.e. research/curr	11/19/2013 16:49
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 It is amazing how little they even care what we do. I could be sitting on my head in my classes noone ever asks. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:49
@AdjunctChat	@danmaxey and hopefully we can convince you to discuss them at a December #AdjunctChat!	11/19/2013 16:50
@danmaxey	@Comprof1 Does finding this out influence how they are treated? #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:50
@Comprof1	@LydiaFieldSnow1 What have you said NO to in terms of work? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:50
@AdjunctChat	@LydiaFieldSnow1 @PaulaKrebs Why do you think #adjuncts are starting to wake up? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:51
@Comprof1	@LydiaFieldSnow1 I used to be on many committees but didn’t help cause or my own carrier. Now more targeted. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:51
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 just hired a new prof with music ed back he’s so busy working on his port I begged him to come and observe me. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:51
@AdjunctChat	@danmaxey I do not know enough about it . . . can you share a link or so to it when you have a moment? #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:51
@AdjunctChat	@LydiaFieldSnow1 @Comprof1 Nothing like a focus on educational excellence! #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:52
@danmaxey	@AdjunctChat Twitter is automatically shortening URL, but we’re online at http://t.co/mVvSqexYUW #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:52
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 I feel the same way! ready to help my own colleagues now who are strugglin in the same way I do. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:52
@AdjunctChat	@danmaxey Great; thanks! #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:53
@JeffreyKeefer	@Comprof1 @LydiaFieldSnow1 Which ones do you still serve on (and are they at least paid?) #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:54
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@AdjunctChat everyone is talking about it, even TT. Our first union meeting was standing room only! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:54
@Comprof1	@LydiaFieldSnow1 Well….as long as there aren’t complaints. You know the adjuncts that don’t cut it. Not for long. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:54
@JeffreyKeefer	RT @danmaxey: @AdjunctChat Twitter is automatically shortening URL, but we’re online at http://t.co/6H1MQNjX0Z #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:55
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@JeffreyKeefer No I resigned from faculty senate this fall after I realized I was only instructor left #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:55
@JeffreyKeefer	@LydiaFieldSnow1 Good to hear there was such pent-up demand #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:55
@LydiaFieldSnow1	I was never paid for any of my committee work for faculty senate or university advisory council #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:55
@LydiaFieldSnow1	even the instructor I worked this told me to quit senate. He though the provost would be retaliatory #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:56
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @LydiaFieldSnow1 Not on any comm(though asked), but do training, esp paid or grants. Also, doing some reserch #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:56
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @LydiaFieldSnow1 committees aren’t paid at our uni. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:56
@Comprof1	@JeffreyKeefer @LydiaFieldSnow1 I also participate in ALL faculty meetings non TT are invited to. Not paid but impact on work. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:57
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 …in the past for us, so few are left now. It’s sad. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:58
@LydiaFieldSnow1	@Comprof1 we are only invited to non tenured meetings, which meet once a semester #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 16:59
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Well, time is almost done. So I’ll summarize. Do make sure you take advantage of paid prof dev. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 16:59
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Set boundaries for work so you don’t set yourself up for retaliation or burn out. Self promote.#AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 17:01
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Self promote by updating credentials, conferences, and getting colleagues to observe. #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 17:02
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer We need to start working as a group to demonstrate how short term contracts don’t help. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 17:03
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Finally, we need to start making voice heard WITH tenure track & admin to make changes. #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 17:04
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Older Tenure track entrenched power holders can be a roadblock and may not understand current sit #AdjunctChat	11/19/2013 17:05
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer I’m hoping those following #adjunctchat are encouraged and not discouraged. There are ways to improve work.	11/19/2013 17:06
@Comprof1	@danmaxey @JeffreyKeefer Got to sign off now. I don’t think we have #adjunctchat next week. Next one will be Dec 3?	11/19/2013 17:08
@danmaxey	@Comprof1 There are certainly ways to improve work and reasons to be encouraged by positive examples from many campuses!! #adjunctchat	11/19/2013 17:13

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