Adjunct Faculty - American Indian Studies (AIS)

Duties & Responsibilities

Instruct students in the content area and work with them on strategies to help them achieve academic success.
Follow established protocols for presence, responsiveness, grading, attendance taking, and assessment of student learning.
Use current, effective classroom management techniques.
Monitor and continuously improve instruction to ensure Student Learning Outcomes are met on a classroom, discipline/program, and College level.
Evaluate student performance.
Continually improve instruction utilizing appropriate delivery methods.
Maintain competency and currency in the teaching field(s), as well as in teaching strategies, subject delivery modalities, and assessment methods.
Work collaboratively with faculty, staff and students and utilize a collegial style in all forms of communication.

Qualifications

Master’s degree (or higher) in American Indian Studies or a related field of study OR Master’s degree in any discipline and 18 graduate semester hours in the field of study
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Experience teaching American Indian Studies courses
Experience teaching online courses and/or alternative instructional formats
Experience using a Learning Management System, preferably D2L Brightspace
Student learning styles: ability to adapt and modify instruction based on the instructional needs of students, including working with accommodations and accessibility
Evaluation of students' educational progress: ability to maintain high instruction and learning standards and assess students' academic progress in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes