Orienting your new instructors...
What do you currently do to orient your new instructors and what would you do differently?
We follow different steps to orientate an instructor : First ,they must fill out and review the employee handbook, if they agree with all the terms, they will then take a tour of the facilities and be introduce to all the staff and faculty. instructors will then take seminars, training, continue education to enhance more training in their field and pass different test to prove their skills in a classroom setting. they is a training log done with a list of requirements they must complete.
I currently provide printed handouts, introduction to personnel, orientation, team teach, and tour. I like the idea of taking the new instructor to lunch. I will implement this technique as part of what I do to orient new instructors.
We have an extensive four-week initial training that both acclimates instructors to our learning management system and also online teaching principles.
I currently have them come in and do a guest lecture to see how students take in this new instructor
My process is very similar to your process, Jamie, except we do require all new instructors to complete a training on motivating adult learners. I am also working on an Orientation maunaul. I think that is vital for any Orientation process.
After all the administrative paper work is done
the new hire will review the lesson plans for the
subjects they will teach, observe other faculty,
team teach for a while and then go on their own
we might add a welcome package including a summary of what,when,where,who about our school
so they can navigate the first few days better
After the tour of the school, paperwork, and staff introductions we let new instructors set in on several classed with the other instructors to get a feel for the entire program and to see how what they will be teaching fits into the big picture. If needed they will team teach their modules with an established instructor before beginning in the classroom themselves. This seems to work well and I don't know what I'd change
The program director will give the new instructors an orientation. A tour of the school is provided as well as well as an informal introduction to the other instructors. However, there I think more focus has to be put on the policies and procedures.
Hi Cindy
Orientation is important even if the applicant has taught before. Each school has its own way
of doing things. It will make things better for
her, your students and you if you explain things to her. Also check with your accrediting body to
see if there are requirements for student surveys
or professional development. The more resources you can provie the better things will be in both student and faculty retention.
All we do is place the new instructor with the established instructor for a week or two and watch how they interact with the class. I have a new instructor that starts soon but she has taught before but I will show her around and let her know where things are. We don't have an orientation but as the new pogram manager I will give her one.
All our new instructors receive an in-person orientation to our company policies and procedures, and well as an orientation manual containing those policies and procedures. They are also provided copies of all course materials.
They then receive a brief tour of our headquarters facility and are introduced to our staff.
After they have observed a class in each of their subject areas and been evaluated teaching each subject by an experienced instructor, they are ready to be put on our regular teaching schedule.
I orient them to all company policies and procedures and provide them with copies of all curricula that they will be teaching. Then they observe a class in each subject they will be teaching, and finally, they are evaluated teaching a class before they are put on the regular teaching schedule.
Our current orientation includes reviewing handbooks, manuals and our catalog. We also provide tutorials to help boost various skills our instructors need. However, there is no guarantee that any of the materials were viewed by our new hires. I would like to develop a more efficient orientation but have yet to discover the best way to do that.
We give them LMS training, how to teach online training, customer service training, orientation, etc.
Our orientation process is currently very personal, and does not feel formalized. I think it works excellently. Something slips through the cracks here or there, but it is easily caught before it disappears entirely due to a supportive group.
recently hired a new instructor, basically i followed these guide lines and it has worked out very well.thank you
On the first day of employment, the instructor is issued: an employee handbook (outlines job responsibilities, work schedule, benefits, salary, etc.); two manuals that cover methodology and technique ("The Unpolished Apple" and "The Competent Instructor") that were authored by me; and our training manual that details the administrative policies and procedures. The new hire is also assigned to a senior instructor for assistance in beginning our Performance Based Teacher Education (PBTE) program requirement. Since this orientation has passed muster with our accrediting agency, we would not do anything differently at this time.
Our institution provides a well-prepared training, with workshops, and even a welcome dinner.
Hi Ida
What do you do to initially orient your instructors?
