Adjunct/Part-Time Annotated Bibliography
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Berk, R.A. (1998). Professors are from Mars, students are from Snickers: How to write and deliver humor in the classroom and in professional presentations. Mendota Press: Madison, WI.
According to the author, this book is for professors who consider themselves to be "jocularly arthritic" or slightly "humor impaired." It is good light reading as well as containing much material that can be used in the classroom or in presentations. Chapters include: “Why Use Humor?,” “Anatomy of Humor,” “Types and Forms of Humor,” and “Sources of Humorous Material.”
Grieve, Donald (2003). A Handbook for Adjunct/Part-Time Faculty and Teachers of Adults. The Adjunct Advocate, Inc. ISBN: 0-940017-28-8.
This book provides a brief, yet informative, introduction to successful classroom strategies for the first-time teacher of adults. Starting with “What’s it all about” with advice on how to set the tone on the first day of class in Chapter 1. Grieve then leads us through chapters on teaching adult students, classroom strategies, planning, teaching techniques, testing, and technology. Within 6 short chapters, Grieve introduces such important concepts as learning styles, student-centered learning, and important concepts as learning styles, student-centered learning, and teaching with the techniques of andragogy.
Small colleges that utilize adjunct and part-time instructors will find this handbook very useful. While more in-depth tomes may lie untouched, the brevity and practicality of this book are its greatest strengths. In a mere 127 pages this book provides the first-time instructor who is pressed for time with “instructor-proven techniques and strategies for teaching.”
Lyons, Richard E. (2004). Success strategies for adjunct faculty. Allen & Bacon.
Building upon the research and strategies recommended in The Adjunct Professor's Guide to Success, Dr. Lyons leverages his subsequent workshop experiences throughout North America as well as focused research. Success Strategies for Adjunct Faculty adds new self-analysis tools that enable the instructor to integrate personal strengths into course planning and delivery, provides additional course management tools, such as a model mentoring agreement and an exam development exercise. Brand new features include testimonials from 28 successful adjunct professors throughout North America, which open and close each of the book's 14 chapters, as well as a new chapter focused on infusing technology into the adjunct professor's instruction. The book includes a rich array of online support resources.
Success Strategies for Adjunct Faculty provides adjunct instructors with a multi-faceted toolkit for increasing both effectiveness and efficiency in today's college courses and enhances their opportunities for success.
Lyons, Richard E., Marcella L. Kysilka, and George E. Pawlas (1999). The Adjunct Professor’s Guide to Success: Surviving and Thriving in the College Classroom, Allyn & Bacon, ISBN: 0205287743
A must read for adjunct and part-time faculty, Richard Lyons and his colleagues present a practical and well-organized survival guide for those who play an important role in higher education. Each chapter begins with a series of questions designed to focus the reader on key issues. The authors bring a fresh perspective to the literature on adjunct teaching by adding sections titled "Through the Adjuncts Eyes" and "Tips for Thriving" to each chapter.
Chapters 1-4 lead the reader through the decision to become an adjunct, how to get hired, the importance of self-orientation including a useful orientation checklist. The next section, chapters 5-9, include the practice of teaching from course planning and conducting the first class to managing the course environment and learning methods. Chapters 10-13 discuss evaluating student's learning and evaluating instructor's teaching. The book concludes with a chapter on building a part-time teaching career.
This book should be given to every adjunct professor at a small college. It is a training manual that answers critical questions and provides necessary skills and the confidence needed to guide the novice and veteran adjunct toward a successful teaching experience.