Adjunct faculty are a growing majority in higher education, shaping student experiences while navigating the challenges of contingent employment. As adjuncts at a regional public university, we know firsthand the realities, rewards, and roadblocks that come with the role. That’s why we’re here—to boost your mood and pedagogy with insightful dialogues on current challenges, practical strategies, and pathways forward for you and your students.
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Welcome to The Adjunct Connection, where we discuss all things having to do with being an Adjunct at the College level.
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Adjunct, linguistically refers to a structurally dispensable part of a sentence, clause or phrase. It refers to an optional part of a thing, which adds valuable context and improves understanding when included. Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily lives. It is about adding some context and colour to our experiences. Our world is shaped by our experiences. When we colour these experiences, we can improve them.
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Send us a text President Timur joins Maggie and John to talk adjunct faculty support, her first (nearly) two years as President of FGCU, her story from Istanbul to the United States, being a TA to President. She shares how the 3 P's are part of her whole story, her style of leadership, her lessons learned, the importance of active listening and the…
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Send us a text Two adjunct faculty members, Paul and Jessica, join Maggie and John to discuss what challenges and joys they have had in their time as an adjunct faculty member including advice they'd give to anyone considering teaching in higher education as an adjunct. Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni. Adjunct Nation is …
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Send us a text Find out about UDL: Universal Design for Learning with podcast guest, Elizabeth Weatherford. She shares some resources: Microsoft Team on UDL. There are general resources, research about UDL, and then I have some discipline-specific pages in the “Resources” channel. Her podcast is also linked there. This is Elizabeth's UDL…page that …
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Design with Purpose: Empowering Faculty in Digital Learning
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44:57Send us a text Diane and Kinti join our cohosts to tall all things Canvas and more. RESOURCE LINKS DISCUSSED IN THE PODCAST Spotlight on Discussions Academies Online Teaching Academies (Introduction and Advanced) Technology Enhanced Course Design Academy Workshops Canvas Workshops (Introduction and Intermediate) Kaltura Canvas New Quizzes AI in Ass…
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Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me? Healthy Minds Report on College Students
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42:28Send us a text Dr. Jon Brunner joins Maggie and John to discuss the recent 2024 data from the Healthy Minds Survey of College Students showing rates of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, non-suicidal self harm, and more. They discuss how these things impact adjunct faculty instruction and how all faculty can show care and connect students to re…
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Send us a text Ney Arias who works with First Year Seminars at FGCU talks with Maggie and John about the unique aspects of of Gen Z, trends and trials, and how to shape our pedagogy to reach them more effectively. Want to learn more about First Year Seminars? Email: fys@fgcu.edu To see the report The New Generation of Students click this link: http…
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Send us a text Dr. Ruehle and Dr. de Castro Silva from the Dendritic Institute at FGCU join our cohosts in discussing how Adjunct Faculty can use AI themselves to enhance their pedagogy and some ethical questions that are involved. Here are a few more AI tools to consider: NotebookLM McGraw Hill AI Reader | Generative AI Learning Tool Pearson’s AI-…
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Send us a text In the first Adjunct Nation Podcast, cohosts John Roth and Maggie Hohne, learn from two experts in AI about the opportunities to incorporate AI into classroom instruction. Questions they delve into include: How can AI be integrated into the college classroom to enhance learning? What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of using …
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"No" has long been heralded as the most important word for anyone who wants to improve their productivity. I tend to agree as the path to success is often paved with lots of failures that have been learnt from. Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a question or comme…
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"Money answereth all things" yet, "the love for money is the root of all evil". Money is undoubtedly central to our social experiences but how do we maximize our experience with money? Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please …
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Love is beautiful. But where does it start, and end? Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/mess…
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Nigeria: A nation ruled by thievery and corruption - how did we get here and what can we do about it? (Update: I said "White House" instead of "Aso Rock" at 3:38)Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences.To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm…
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Of actions, and consequences. Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/message…
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Who am I? Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/message…
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Happy new year, I wish you a healthy year! Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/message…
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Does God exist? Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/message…
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Who gets to fail? Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/message…
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We are shaped by our experiences; thankfully, I've had lots. Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nna…
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Why is it so difficult to find an artisan who will keep to his time commitment? Please let me know when you find such a one Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a v…
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"People like us do things like this" - Seth Godin Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/message…
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Who is the beholder? Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/message…
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We're all looking for answers; but how do we know when we've found the right one? Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. To send in a voice message, question or comment, please click: https://anchor.fm/chuka-nnaobi/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c…
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An adjunct may be deemed dispensable as it creates no structural change by itself; but it adds context & improves understanding. Adjunct is a podcast from Chuka, which explores the nuances, oddities and vagaries of our daily experiences. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chuka-nnaobi/message…
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Online Teaching Techniques with Dr. Andres Fortino
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28:34In our continuing work to inform and support adjuncts, we interviewed Dr. Andres Fortino who brings decades of experience in pioneering techniques for online teaching.
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Becoming an Adjunct With Jack Rahaim and Luis Lacouture
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13:35Continuing our series on becoming and Adjunct, this episode features Luis Lacouture who is an Adjunct at Villanova University and has published a video course on becoming an Adjunct and how to succeed at the role.
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Faculty Observations - Dr. Andres Fortino and Jack Rahaim
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20:08We walk through the process of Faculty Observations, why they occur, how and what to prepare and how to utilize the benefits and, perhaps, to offset any inappropriate critiques.
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Jack Rahaim & Tim Stephens: Becoming an Adjunct and Techniques
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13:12My guest is an old friend, Tim Stephens who is an Adjunct at the University of Texas at Dallas. We discuss Tim's route to becoming and Adjunct and how Tim uses technology in the classroom.
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Episode 3: Becoming An Adjunct With Jack Rahaim & Dr. Andres Fortino
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25:50The most common question we receive is 'how did you become an adjunct'? In this episode Dr. Andres Fortino discuss our significantly different paths to become adjuncts, the challenges we've faced and how we've met those challenges.
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