Adjunct Professors’ Frequently
Asked Questions
JCTC Communications
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How do I set up my JCTC
e-mail?
When the
hiring contracts have been processed, an email address will be created for you.
Check with the front desk of the library to pick up your email address.
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How do I retrieve my
JCTC e-mail?
There are
a couple of ways to retrieve your email. The librarians on the front desk can
assist you in learning how to retrieve your email.
Email Tips:
Plan to
check your JCTC e-mail three times a week for announcements and information. Email
is how the division communicates with all RDG/AS faculty,
even in the summer. It is a condition of employment in the division.
Use this
e-mail address when communicating with students and College personnel.
Common
practice at the College is for the adjunct professor to respond within 48 hours
to e-mails. This will maintain a professional relationship with the students
and other College personnel.
Telephone
Tips:
You may
wish to provide students with your business phone number, cell phone number, home
number or department secretary’s phone number.
Return a
student’s phone call within 24 hours.
You can
ask students to call you only during business hours.
Encourage
students to use e-mail as an alternative to phone.
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How may I
communicate with students outside of class?
All
students have an college e-mail address, which is on
the class rosters. Faculty will receive rosters. Student e-mail addresses can
also be found in Peoplesoft.
JCTC
e-mail is the most effective way for the College to communicate with you.
It keeps
all College communication in a single secure location.
Remember
e-mail is a public document.
Be
positive and courteous in your responses.
Create a
response that is complete and informative.
Blackboard
is an effective way to communicate with students by email. Each instructor has a
blackboard account for each class they teach. To learn how to use Blackboard,
check with the front desk in library.
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Where do I retrieve
my campus mail?
Adjunct
Classroom Management
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In what condition
should I leave the classroom?
Turn off the lights in the classroom when you leave.
Leave the classroom so it is tidy and ready for the next
class.
Erase the whiteboard.
Pick up papers or books that were used during your class.
Plan to lock the door when you leave.
Place furniture back in its original configuration.
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How can I contact
campus security?
Looking for phone number.
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How may I handle
disruptive students?
You will
receive the Reading/Academic Success Disruptive Student Manual during Adjunct
Training.
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Where do I obtain
teaching supplies?
Contact the
department secretary with your supply request.
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How should I handle
an absence?
Provide
advanced notification to the division secretary, Diane Rohleder,
213-2159 or diane.rohleder@kctcs.edu before the class meeting and discuss
alternate arrangements.
Please request
that the department secretary place a notice to students on the classroom door.
In an
emergency situation or last minute, call security to inform students of your absence.
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How do I get
technical assistance in the classroom?
Joan Brotage on the
first floor of the library or ask John Stoller on the
2nd floor of the library, room 215A.
How do
I handle class disruptions, such as students who arrive late, leave early or fail
to turn their cell phones off?
Establish
your classroom management in your syllabus.
Review
these classroom guidelines with your students the first day of class.
Cell
phones are turned off during class (even vibration).
No food
or drink in classrooms, except if drink is in a bottle with cap top or a travel
mug with a secure top.
Policies Affecting
Students
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What is the withdrawal
process for students?
Looking
up
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What if a student
believes he or she has been unfairly evaluated?
Initial
resolution of the grade dispute should be addressed informally between the
student and the instructor.
If no
resolution is reached, the student should contact Dan Kesterson,
division chair – 213-2299.
If no
resolution is reached with the division chair, the student should contact Randy
Davis, Academic Dean – 213-2020.
What are the Division’s Policies?
Assisting Students
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Whom should the
students contact with questions about planning their class schedules or program
requirements?
The
Reading/Academic Success Division uses an Advising Team Approach to advising. While
taking reading classes, the Developmental Advising Coordinator, Reneau Waggoner – LIB room 217, your reading and your academic
success instructor, and the professional advisor counselors are the student’s
advisors.
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How can I help
special needs students in my class?
See the Access*Ability Center in VTI 111
Course Management
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Am I required to
take attendance?
In the
Reading/Academic Success Division, taking attendance is required.
Students
who receive financial aid or V.A. benefits through the College must maintain satisfactory
attendance as specified by the instructor.
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Are adjuncts
required to have office hours?
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How do I make copies?
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How do I determine
the student’s final course grade?
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May I revise the
textbook selection for the class I am teaching?
No.
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What should the
structure of my syllabus look like?
See
samples by clicking on the course you are teaching in the Reading/Academic
Success division. Click here.
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How may I use the
library resources of the Library?
Adjuncts have access to all JCTC campus libraries,
resources, and services.
Pick up a library card at the front desk at the library.
Miscellaneous
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How can I check on
the dates I will be paid?
Check
with Human
Resources.
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Do all campuses have
an adjunct work or rest area?
No. In the
Reading/Academic Division, the division workroom is a popular work and resting
room, LIB 226.
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Are adjunct
professors evaluated in the classroom?
Yes