Share Paper: From Practitioners to Instructors: Developing an effective Blended Instruction Certification Course for Adjunct Instructors in a Low-Residency MBA Program

1. Michael Weston, St. Edward's University, United States

Abstract: When hiring part-time Instructors, many universities look to working professionals who bring a wealth of subject-matter expertise and real-world experience to the classroom. While this practice can be very successful, many new Instructors are unfamiliar with the art and practice of teaching and come to the experience without adequate preparation. In this session, we’ll take a closer look at how our team worked with School of Business stakeholders to design, develop and deliver a blended training course (containing both synchronous and online components) for new adjunct Instructors. We’ll describe our program, it’s successes and challenges and report our findings on ...