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Part-time Faculty Information
NTU - Enabling Professional Engineers to Reach Educational Goals
This web page provides information to candidates about NTU/Walden and the part-time faculty position.
- NTU has led distance-learning engineering education, partnering with leading corporate and academic organizations and granting more than 2000 MS degrees.
- Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association, NTU understands the particular educational needs of professional engineers.
- In 1984, NTU brought graduate-level engineering programs to the workplace with live candid classroom television. As technology advanced, NTU expanded delivery formats to include videotapes, CDs and DVDs and now NTU offers an online learning management system (LMS) that is accessible worldwide.
NTU's Online Learning Management System (LMS)
Part-time Faculty Benefits
Part-time Faculty Role and Responsibilities
Requirements
Employment
Part-time Faculty Training
Daily Interactions
Enhancing the Student-Learning Experience
Evaluations
Part-time Faculty Support Team
Academic Terms
What Part-time Faculty are saying ...
What Contributing Scholars are saying ...
Submit Your Application
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NTU's Online Learning Management System (LMS)
- NTU's high-tech, high-touch online learning environment is supported by eCollege.
- Limited number of students in class provides the opportunity for one-on-one interaction.
- Accessibility to classroom is immediate, whether the student is at work, home, or on the road.
- Consistent learning format in the classrooms allows quick access to subject matter.
- Provides multiple tools and opportunities for student interactions.
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Part-time Faculty Benefits
Becoming a Part-time Faculty member provides an opportunity to:
- remain current in subject areas
- be continually involved in the academic arena
- apply the latest technology from industry to the classroom and share hands-on experience with NTU students
- share knowledge and help shape distance education for engineers
- build a course portfolio allowing a broad opportunity to manage multiple courses
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Part-time Faculty Role and Responsibilities
At NTU, Part-time Faculty:
- enhance the learning environment and students' experiences
- grade student exams and keep records of grades
- interact with Contributing Scholars on course content related questions, including exams and final grading
- interact with students on a regular basis utilizing classroom tools
- interact via email, phone, chat, voip and discussion sessions with students, Contributing Scholars, Chairs, and other members of the support team
- facilitate discussions in the online classroom
- answer student questions and/or passe questions to Contributing Scholar for further clarification
- provide input to NTU academic team (Contributing Scholar, Chair, instructional design staff) regarding improvements or updates needed
- provide input to the course evaluation process
- are supported by a course concierge and academic advisor
- participate in the school via the curriculum advising and other governance mechanisms
- improve their skills via faculty development workshops
- travel and connect to a large number of other faculty via national faculty meetings
- receive awards and research/project funding through university-wide competition
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Requirements
Below are general statements intended to describe the nature and level of work to be performed. This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties.
Education
• PhD in appropriate engineering discipline/field
- Knowledge of subject matter
- Hands-on, front-line experience
• Teaching Experience
- Two years at university level
- Online, distance-education preferred
• Skills
- Excellent oral, written and electronic communications skills
- Self-discipline and good organizational skills
• Computer Resources
The following minimum computer resources will be required:
- High-speed Internet access, at least equivalent to cable modem or DSL
- Pentium III 933 MHz CPU
- 256 MB RAM
- 10 Gigabyte Hard Drive
- 16M AGP video RAM
- 52X CD-ROM Drive
- 17" SVGA Color Monitor capable of up to 1024x768 (85 Hz) non-interlaced resolution
- 10/100 Network Card
- Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse
- Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional
- Office Professional 2000 or Office XP
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or above
- Windows Media Player 9 or above
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Employment
NTU wants to:
- establish a long-term working relationship with Part-time Faculty
- build a foundation for Part-time Faculty that enables them to manage multiple courses
- provide the training necessary for success
Part-time Faculty:
- report to the Faculty Chair of the various program areas.
- are hired on a term-by-term basis
- may manage the same course for multiple terms or manage multiple courses over many terms
Compensation:
- Part-time Faculty are paid on a monthly basis over a four-month period during the term.
- Part-time Faculty receive a base fee and a fee for each student that completes the course.
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Part-time Faculty Training
Training for Part-time Faculty includes one-on-one interactions and periodic team conference calls with Chairs. Training will focus on teaching and managing an online classroom and understanding the online Learning Management System (LMS). Twenty-one hours of online asynchronous training instruction is required prior to becoming Part-time Faculty and some travel may be required.
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Daily Interactions
Part-time Faculty are responsible for the following daily interactions:
- welcoming students to the classroom, posting bio and setting office hours
- outlining course expectations, including syllabus, weekly assessments and key points
- reviewing learning objectives and key points each week
- posting and responding to discussions topics
- responding to student queries/questions in timely manner
- initiating discussions with students
- assigning, grading and returning homework and exams in a timely manner
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Enhancing the Student-Learning Experiences
NTU's goal is to enhance the student learning experience. Part-time Faculty play an important role in reaching that goal. As Part-time Faculty, you will have frequent and regular interaction with students via classroom discussions, phone, voip, email, and chat room.
Part-time Faculty augment and support the Contributing Scholar and interact as needed throughout the term to support students . The Part-time Faculty recommend revisions for the course to improve course content and continuity. Contributing Scholars provide Part-time Faculty with grading rubrics for assignments and exams.
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Evaluations
NTU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association, 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602; 312-263-0456. To ensure that the university remains a member in good standing, NTU utilizes course/instructor evalaution tools and standard employee evaluation procedures
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Part-time Faculty Support Team
- Dean
- Faculty Chairs
- Oversee programs and course selection
- Supervise Part-time Faculty
- Evaluate Part-time Faculty
- Select Part-time Faculty for specific courses
- Academic Advisor
- Recommends programs and courses for students
- Student Concierge Team
- Oversees administrative support for students
- Instructional Design Team
- Manages the on-line classroom
- Leads training classes for Part-time Faculty
- Lead Instructor
- Oversees other Part-time Faculty team members
- Contributing Scholar
- Other Part-time Faculty
- Provide peer support during discussion sessions throughout terms
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Academic Terms
- NTU's online LMS courses
- 15-week terms
- 3 terms a year - January, May, September
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What Part-time Faculty are saying...
- "Having been a part-time student with a full-time job, I empathize with the struggle that may come with juggling a graduate program with a busy workload. So, I am happy to assist others with providing any necessary guidance so that they can get the most out of their educational experience."
- I have "a desire to expand my horizons to include opportunities in education."
- "It supports my short-term goals of staying current with software engineering practice and my longer-term goal of part-time instructional employment when I retire in 5 to 6 years."
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What Contributing Scholars are saying...
- "I now want to re-write my textbook. I see my teaching and lectures from a different angle - a student-centered angle."
- "What you are doing here is so important. This is the future of teaching. I've been involved in distance learning since the '70s. This is the first time I've seen it done right. I want to re-vamp my department's curriculum based on this whole thing."
- "This is the future of university level education. There are so many students around the world who don't have access to good instruction. You guys are doing this right."
- "I think this is going to have a huge impact on the way I teach courses in the future.I really feel like I'm on the leading edge with distance learning now."
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Submit Your Application
Note that you are looking for "Walden University", "Faculty", and "Academic" as keywords in your job application search. Follow the application instructions. You can submit your resume and cover letter using the web site submission procedure. Be sure to include:
- professional and personal goals
- strengths and experience will you bring to the table
- transcripts
- references
Once NTU receives your application and documents, a telephone interview will be scheduled.
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