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How to get online job as Devel Eng prof

by JD

Jan 18, 2011

I'd like to teach Developmental English/Writing on-line, and have over ten years experience teaching this subject-- together with writing/copyrighting a textbook for the class. One of my secondary certifications is in English. But I only have 15 hours in grad English--just three hours shy of the magic 18 in Texas to teach freshman/sophomore college English with a master's in som'n else. Texas plans on doing a way this rule in a couple of years anyway, so you can only teach the subject in which you have a masters. Prepare for some pain if you have an EdPsy masters and they're looking for Psy too.

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JD I hit the "post response" button too soon. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check out TADE, and I have their link on my McGraw-Hill Pageout website. I won a couple of teaching awards during my heyday. Adjunct instructor would be enough since I get disability for COPD. Citizen journalism is a hobby of mine--even more non-lucrative. Next week, I'm go...See MoreI hit the "post response" button too soon. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check out TADE, and I have their link on my McGraw-Hill Pageout website. I won a couple of teaching awards during my heyday. Adjunct instructor would be enough since I get disability for COPD. Citizen journalism is a hobby of mine--even more non-lucrative. Next week, I'm going to visit with my buddy, the online college consortium director. By then, I should have more goodies to sell at Teachers-Pay-Teachers. Have you heard of them? I wish that I could meet someone in the education publishing buisness.

On 1/30/11, marjoryt wrote: > I'm not saying you aren't fully qualified in experience or > interest. Many people have degrees in English and struggle > to find jobs. You are competing with those degrees. When I > applied for my community college instructor position, there > were 5 applicants with Ph.D. I was really surprised to be > interviewed, much less get the position with just teaching > experience and a Masters. > > If this is the job you want, then go get the hours for it. > Here in Mississippi, Developmental English is a growth > field. At one time, the 15 hours of English would be enough > for Developmental, but for the last few years ALL our > Developmental English courses have been taught by fully > qualified instructors - the stakes are just too high. We've > had a few instances where the instructors didn't require > enough of the students, because the instructor didn't know > the requirements for Comp. 1. We've also had some fully > qualified instructors (including some Ph.D.s) who couldn't > handle the unique requirements for developmental students - > required too much too quickly, didn't adequately explain and > provide examples, inability to work with nontraditional > students. > > Instead of working on a masters in English, you might instead > work on a specialist degree. > > The National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) > has a strong state chapter - TADE. I suggest contacting them > for advice and employment possibilities.

Jan 31, 2011

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marjoryt You are exactly correct about the publishing end!

Truly, you need to find a mentor within your state. I suggest contacting either the Dean of Academic Affairs or the chair of the English Department at your local community college. Ask them to evaluate your resume, with an eye to picking up the specific courses/skills you need. It's very po...See More

Feb 2, 2011

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JD Thanks, Marjoryt--That director of the online consortium looks like the perfect mentor in my hometown. Michael Boezi of Flat World Knowledge already turned down my textbook as too regional or too Texas. It may also be too Black as I taught for an HBCU for five years, and I wrote an African-American Studies chapter of 40-som'n pages. However, Mr. Bo...See MoreThanks, Marjoryt--That director of the online consortium looks like the perfect mentor in my hometown. Michael Boezi of Flat World Knowledge already turned down my textbook as too regional or too Texas. It may also be too Black as I taught for an HBCU for five years, and I wrote an African-American Studies chapter of 40-som'n pages. However, Mr. Boezi referred me to Connexions of Rice University where I have three articles--Subject-Verb Agreement Module, Applying Psy Type Theory to Writing, and Questions/Answers to the Atlanta Exposition Address by Booker T. Washington. Check them out; it may be under my Internet name of bohemiotx. I have a Developmental English/Writing Final and a Veterans' Interest Unit at Teachers-Pay-Teachers. The latter features illustrations through flickr!!!!

On 2/02/11, marjoryt wrote: > You are exactly correct about the publishing end! > > Truly, you need to find a mentor within your state. I suggest > contacting either the Dean of Academic Affairs or the chair of the > English Department at your local community college. Ask them to > evaluate your resume, with an eye to picking up the specific > courses/skills you need. It's very possible the Dean may know of > another area you can do right now - Learning Lab, Tutorial, GED, At- > Risk or Non-Traditional students. > > You might try investigating this link for FlatBooks - they are > actively building their resources right now, and possibly you could > fill the gap for a freshman/sophomore textbook - think "writing for > publication" type course. > > Another area - how to develop English teachers; it seems many of the > 7-12 ones struggle to balance composition, literature, study skills, > grammar, vocabulary development within a semester, lack the ability > to build their own rubrics, and fail to grasp the intricacies of > filing/storage. Any one of those problems can affect their success. > > For that matter, I've never seen a text that specifically discussed > managing college instruction either. About 1/3 of my 7-12 > management skills do NOT apply in a community college.

Feb 2, 2011

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VJ What is your source that Texas intends to change the Masters + 18 rule?

On 1/18/11, JD wrote:

> But I only have 15 hours in grad English--just > three hours shy of the magic 18 in Texas to teach > freshman/sophomore college English with a master's in som'n > else. Texas plans on doing a way this rule in a couple of &g...See More

Apr 22, 2011

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JD Meyer On 4/22/11, VJ wrote: > What is your source that Texas intends to change the Masters > + 18 rule?

Somebody answering the phone at Univ. of Texas at Tyler told me in Summer '10. I didn't read it anywhere, so maybe this info is wrong. JD > > > On 1/18/11, JD wrote: > >> But I only have 15 hours in grad English--just &...See More

Apr 25, 2011

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