In the college setting, an advertised job is close to being
filled. Don't wait for an advertised position - submit
applications anyway.
1. Look for local institutions that offer online courses.
As an inexperienced instructor, you're going to need
mentoring AND more direction. Do you really want to travel
3 hours for a 2 hour workshop?
2. Take a very careful look at the online courses that are
offered. Are there gaps? (opportunity for you) Are there
many sections of a particular class (again, this is an
opportunity, because there is high demand for the course).
3. Get your skills polished up, so that your resume looks
attractive. Make sure you are qualified to teach a course,
whether in the class, online, or hybrid (a combination of
the two).
4. Make sure you are very technologically ready for this -
not only must you be able to teach the content, you'll also
be teaching the software program and possibly internet use.
For my English classes, I end up showing the students how to
use word processing, email, attaching documents, and doing
internet research with programs such as EBSCO. The students
need to use all these programs BEFORE they can start working
on the course content.
5. Go talk to the colleges that offer online instruction.
Consider this as fact-finding, not as interviewing.

Some colleges insist the instructors take courses in using
the software, to diminish the technical problems. You might
run into that situation, which is why you want to discuss
with them.

I have a friend who teaches for a community college and for
Phoenix University, and he says that having the cc
experience got him the PU position, and that having the cc
experience kept him sane while learning the new software.

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