Adjunct Faculty

Excellence in Adjunct Instruction (on-line)

Adjunct Faculty who teach credit courses are required to complete the online Excellence in Adjunct Instruction training within the first semester of employment in order to be considered for teaching opportunities in subsequent semesters.

Adjunct Faculty who teach non-credit courses are required to complete the first two modules of Excellence in Adjunct Instruction (Orientation and Technology) and the End of Course survey within the first semester of employment in order to be considered for teaching opportunities in subsequent semesters.

After completing the End of Course survey, please print out the Certificate of Completion. Send one copy to your Program Director or Academic Dean and retain the original for your records.

To register, please use the button below and provide an email address where you can be reached.

Instructional Technologists act as facilitators for the use of technology in the instructional process, help faculty to develop new teaching methods (especially those methods employing technology), teach the faculty how to develop resources for enhancing learning outcomes and delivery techniques, provide instruction on the use of technology for online activities and content delivery, and support the general mission of the College through research, evaluation, and communication. See the WITS website for additional information

Addressing Learning Disabilities in the College Environment

The number of students with learning disabilities in colleges is on the rise. This 30 minute workshop offered in two parts is presented by Deborah Brodbeck, President of Beacon College in Leesburg, FL. The workshop provides an overview of the various categories of learning disabilities found in students in the college environment. You will learn to recognize learning disabilities by looking for patterns in classroom discussions, written assignments and test performance. Instructional strategies that you can easily incorporate in your classes by making just a slight shift in your approach will be presented. These strategies, while designed to benefit students with learning disabilities will also benefit all your students.

Understanding Hidden Disabilities

In 2006-2007, St. Petersburg College served 756 students with documented disabilities. Most of these students had more than one disability – the total number of disabilities documented by these students was 1,531. Of these, 948 (62%) were hidden disabilities – not obvious to College faculty and staff or other students. Acknowledging and accommodating these cognitive, mental and medical disorders, is the topic of this comprehensive workshop by Dr. Linda Giar, Counselor/Learning Specialist from SPC’s Seminole and E-Campuses. This one hour workshop is broken into four 15 minute sessions and can be viewed in its entirety or over a period of time. It provides invaluable information about the nature of these hidden disabilities, behaviors that you may notice in your classrooms, accommodations provided, and instructional techniques that are effective for these populations.

What You Need to Know about Disabilities

St. Petersburg College is committed to helping all students, including students with disabilities, break through boundaries, reach their potential, and achieve success in school.

This self-paced, 20 minute workshop, narrated by faculty member Jimmy Chang, provides basic information about the laws impacting the College’s work with students with disabilities, offers strategies on working with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities on each campus, and presents insights into the students themselves.

The workshop, essential for all faculty to achieve a better understanding of students, may be included in the accepted training for the annual professional development requirement with Program Director/Dean’s approval.

Working with Students with Psychological Disabilities

Significant strides have been made in accommodating higher education students having disabilities, but those students having a psychiatric condition—regardless if it is controlled by medication or resolved— can face undue discrimination. This workshop, presented at the Narrowing the Gulf Conference in March 2007, looks at the stigmatization of mental illness within higher education, what college advisors/counselors can do to accommodate such disabilities, and best practices for professors working with such students in the classroom.

Presenters for this workshop are three members of the St. Petersburg College faculty and Faculty Disability Champions: Cheryl Kerr, Ed.D., LMHC, Program Director of the Human Services Department; Bonnie Kesler, M.A., Ed.S., Professor of Psychology at the St. Petersburg Gibbs campus; and David T. Liebert, Ed. D., professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Science.

Please contact Peg Connell should you have questions about the course content or visit the ADA website to learn more about the American Disabilities Act.


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