February 1, 2007

By Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti

More and more, Ohio’s two-year colleges are turning to adjunct instructors to teach their courses. These instructors bring a wealth of real-world experience and subject-matter expertise to their time in the classroom. However, they often lack the knowledge of pedagogical and learning theory that their full-time counterparts may have obtained as part of their preparation to teach, or in subsequent faculty-development opportunities. Further, the adjunct population is typically a busy one, with demands from full-time jobs, making it difficult to take time out during normal business hours for continuing education.

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