ERIC Number: EJ1125034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 12
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Building an Online Community to Support the Professional Development of Casual Teachers
Dean, Bonnie Amelia; Harden-Thew, Kathryn; Thomas, Lisa
International Journal for Academic Development, v22 n1 p31-42 2017
With the burgeoning casualisation of the higher education workforce, the precarious nature of casual teaching has become increasingly well documented. Universities are recognising that enhancing quality learning and teaching must include attention to the provision of services, support, and professional development for teachers employed on a sessional or casual basis. This paper presents a study investigating an online course for supporting and connecting dispersed and diverse casual teachers at an Australian university. The study explores the role of community and the impact of professional development for casual teachers across discipline boundaries in an institution-wide online course.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication, Faculty Development, Role, Higher Education, Labor Force, Educational Quality, Online Courses, Foreign Countries, Course Descriptions, Interdisciplinary Approach, Collegiality, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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