Turbo-Boost Your Onboarding of New Adjunct Faculty League of Innovations, 2013 Rio Salado College Tristan Marble, MA Patricia Case, Ph.D Corey Pruitt, MS

Rio Salado College Located in Tempe, AZ. Largest public online community college in the nation. Part of the Maricopa County Community College District. Serving approximately 70,000 students annually Over 43,000 students online Unique attributes One Course, Many Sections 48 Weekly start dates Never cancel online classes 23 Faculty – 1,500 + Adjunct Faculty RioLearn -- highly-scalable LMS 24/7 Instructional and Technology Helpdesks 24/7 Library Services

Social Sciences Department Spring 347 Spring 347 Summer 220 Summer 220 Fall 448 Fall 448 Number of Sections Number of Students Enrolled Number of Adjunct Faculty

Onboarding New Adjunct Faculty More than a “one shot deal” Not just new hire training Tools for success Rapidly integrate into college culture

Interviewing and Hiring What do we look for? Credentials 100/200 versus 300/400 level students Feedback philosophy Time management/organization Previous experience not always preferred

Online Orientation – AFD101/TRN101

Social Sciences Specific Training Welcome to Social Sciences Access Technology Review Roster Management Grading and Giving Feedback Grading and Feedback - Policies Point Allocation New Hire Homework Key Contacts Expectations

Instructional Helpdesk Mentoring First, what is an Instructional Helpdesk?

Instructional Helpdesk Experienced Teaching Online Varied Disciplines High Touch & High Tech Liaison to Faculty Chairs and Adjunct Faculty Just-in-time Training Mentoring

Instructional Helpdesk Mentoring Process Week 3 Enroll in AFD102 Week 3 Enroll in AFD102 Week 5: Mid-Point Inactive Students Withdrawal Process Due Date Change Requests Week 5: Mid-Point Inactive Students Withdrawal Process Due Date Change Requests Week 9 : Final Steps Post Final Grades Extensions Follow-up Week 9 : Final Steps Post Final Grades Extensions Follow-up Formal Evaluation Formal Evaluation Week 2: Check In Roster Management Managing Effective Feedback Grading Practices Week 2: Check In Roster Management Managing Effective Feedback Grading Practices

Midpoint Min-Eval/Department Connection Criteria: Announcements Roster Management Feedback Point Distribution Comments Rating Discuss: Mini Eval Point Distribution Teaching at Rio APA Growth Area s

First Peer Evaluation Criteria: Preparation Facilitation Communication Content Knowledge

Follow-up – Next 2 Semesters 2 nd Semester AFD215 Midpont Mini Eval/Department Connection 2 nd Peer Eval 3 rd Semester AFD220 Midpont Mini Eval/Student Aggregate Eval/Department Connection Recognition

This is nice, but…what did our faculty say? Good training, and the follow up support was wonderful! Thank you for the opportunity to be prepared to teach. I think the training, plus actually going through course work myself, was invaluable. My mentor was very helpful and very prompt to respond to my questions.

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Contact Us Rio Salado College Dr. Patricia Case Faculty Chair, Social Sciences Tristan Marble, MA Instructional Coordinator Corey Pruitt, MS Instructional Specialist