As difficult as it is these days to earn enough money teaching college students on a adjunct basis to qualify as a real living, it will be something of a relief to discover online adjunct faculty positions. For those with an earned graduate degree in a core subject area such as English or math there is an almost endless supply of online adjunct jobs, and while these online adjunct job openings do not pay all that much individually, they can pay quite handsomely when engaged collectively. Since the technology is now in place to earn an online university degree, there are many new and returning college students choosing to earn an online bachelor degree or an online masters degree from their personal computers rather than physically traveling to a traditional campus. This decided preference for taking online college classes leading to a law degree online or an associate degree online is creating a real opportunity for intellectuals with graduate degrees, or anybody, really, with an earned masters degree and a need to earn a living instead of banging on the doors of corporations who have no intention whatsoever of hiring anyone again, to become academic entrepreneurs and earn a solid monthly income.
The very best method of locating and applying for online adjunct faculty positions is a technique known as cold calling. This approach involves applying directly to each and every community college, state-funded college and university and for-profit school that has a website, and these days every one of them has a website. It is true that there are several academic employment websites that can and should be monitored, but those sites have to wait until a school sends them the job openings to post on their forums. The direct application strategy goes to the schools themselves and offers online teaching to their students. In terms of a success rate, the cold calling search strategy for online teaching opportunities should have a much higher return rate for the effort and time involved in submitting applications to online college programs.
Undoubtedly, the direct application strategy is more time consuming that simply waiting for the schools themselves to post their online college adjunct openings, but with the proliferation of online education courses the extra effort can be worth it in terms of positive responses. Keep in mind that two or three online courses for an online nursing program, for example or an online mba program can provide a healthy income. In the same sense, teaching five or six online business courses, for example, can equal a full time income, and that full time income can be earned at home or at a coffee shop or just about anyplace there is an available Internet connection.
The availability of online adjunct faculty positions combined with the freedom of teaching online college classes from almost anywhere you choose is a sinner for anyone with an earned graduate degree. In addition, since distance education will only grow in popularity with new and returning college students, teaching online will remain a sustainable way to earn a real living for academics and intellectuals for decades to come.
I like your idea of cold-calling. Who, at the University or college, should I target with my calls?
ReplyDeleteYou want to search out the link on the school's website that takes you to the application section of the site. Each school has a different method of handling the applications, so there really isn't just one person to contact for online adjunct jobs.
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