time for preparation,
Some schools give certain number of hours of class preparation and departmental work.In that time, it is impossible for the instructor to prepare for the class- reference, making power points,preparing question banks, preparation for lab demonsrations,preparation for hospital clinicals, evaluations, item analysis,tutoring etc,. Ultimately the instructor has to do lots of home-work, losing his/her personal or family time.
I agree. It it difficult to find the time as an adjunct instructor for prep time.
I agree. There is so much more prep time needed than ever allowed by the schools. This, unfortunately, seems to be the tradition and acceptable norm.
There is a great need for prep time for instructors. Many schools are of the opinion that classroom hours are the only hours that need to be counted as it relates to pay. However, as I noted from the online comments. If one hour is paid, it still appears to be not enough time.
I think most schools are going to have to come up with an average for instructor prep time. It isn't fair for instructors to have to use family time to prep for classes. If schools want to have good teachers then there has to be an accounting for their time spent outside of class.
S. Craig
Hi Toni,
You are right! At my institution we are very structured. Syllabi, lesson plans, tests, quizzes, notebooks, assignments, etc. have been developed and consistency is followed throughout for every instructor.
Patricia Scales
As we work on our course curriculum, lesson plans, quizzes, exams, and lab skills training is organized so instructors know exactly what they will be teaching in each class of the course. This helps to assist instructors with their preparation for each lecture and lab time while keeping the classes consistent in content from instructor to instructor. We all know what should be taught and how it will be tested in each class.
we are allowed 1 hour prep time for each class that we teach, but 1 hour is never enough time
