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How to get a job teaching online

Five tips to landing your dream online teaching job

  • Tip 1: Get your foot in the door!
    The first thing you want to do is to get your foot in the door. Here are some ideas to get your foot in the door:
    • HigherEdJobs.com
    • AdjunctWorld
    • Advertisements in education journals
    • Conference vendors
    • Work as an adjunct
    • Teach face to face in the beginning if that’s all that is available
    • If no teaching job available, become active in the college/university community
    • Introduce yourself to the individuals in the department where you want to work
    • Participate in open department activities
    • Follow the college/university on social media
    • Many colleges are vendors at conferences to recruit for students- make connections
    • Search for openings
  • Tip 2: Position yourself as an online expert
    • Help others who need assistance teaching online
    • Publish ideas for activities in journals and online forums
    • Work with your Teaching and Learning Center/ Office of Online Education
    • Become certified in online education or teaching in general
    • Attend conferences
    • Take Professional Development courses
  • Tip 3: Network with other online educators
    • Participate and network at conferences
    • Search for Teaching with technology forums
    • Participate in the Special Interest Facebook groups such as The Online Educator Facebook Group
    • Join professional organizations
    • Attend Professional Development opportunities offered at your institution (make sure they know your name)
  • Tip 4: Volunteer to re-vamp a course for an online format
    • Describe the process you will use (based on evidence)
  • Tip 5: Adapt aspects of online teaching in your face to face course
    • Take small pieces of a course that can be suited to the online environment

 

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