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Teacher Training: Become an Adjunct University Professor
1,639 students
Teacher Training: Become an Adjunct University Professor
Share your experience, knowledge & expertise in a live classroom to make a difference in the quality of someone's life!
Created byLuis E. Lacouture
Last updated 9/2025
English
What you'll learn
- Describe the World of Academia in Higher Education
- Explain what an Adjunct University Professor is and why they are important to universities
- Describe the kinds of people who want to become one & why
- Explain why teaching and sharing knowledge is so important
- Describe what the characteristics & qualifications are to become an Adjunct Professor and to feel confident that you can become one
- Explain the importance and necessity of research & extensive study
- Create & develop your “teaching philosophy/style” & classroom culture”
- Explain “who” your students are how they learn, and how to teach them as Adult Learners
- Explain the different types of jobs that exist and in what types of schools
- Get a job as an adjunct university professor, even if you have never taught before
- Describe how much money you can make
- Explain various types of Teaching approaches, methods, & techniques for LIVE in class instruction.
- Use Technology & Social Media to enhance the learning experience and your adjunct career
- Fairly assess/grade your students learning, grade exams and assignments
- Respond well to student evaluations; what to expect, how you need to view feedback and take action
- . Explain & act upon applying the business concept of “Customer Experience” to optimizing your students “Learning Experience”
- Explain & act upon the new teaching concept of “Education Purpose Centered Teaching”
- Undertake the steps to strengthen your existing adjunct career
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Course content
13 sections • 38 lectures • 5h 17m total length
Requirements
- Desire to teach others
Description
What is the course about?
Have you ever considered becoming an University Professor? in a live classroom?
Do you have skills and experience that, if shared, can make a difference in someone's life?
This course teaches someone how to become an Adjunct University Professor in a live classroom even if they have never taught before.
The course can also benefit existing Adjunct University Professors who want to enhance their teaching skills & performance.
Background:
Adjunct "part time" university instructors are being hired by universities more than ever before. Adjunct Professors number approximately 1-1.5 million in the US alone. Up to 50 - 85% of university faculty staff are adjuncts - especially in community colleges. Even elite private universities like Georgetown University have more than 50% of their faculty staff as adjuncts.
What kind of materials are included?
The course consists of 38 video lectures which include the following:
Student testimonials of actual students
Funny Movie clips used to emphasize key points
Live in-class instruction video clips of Professor Lacouture in action!
There are +5 hours of content to complete.
Why take this course?
Take this course if you ever dreamed of becoming an university professor in a live classroom....this course will teach you how!
Take this course if you are already an Adjunct University Professor and want to improve your teaching skills and performance
Who this course is for:
- For those who want to pursue an adjunct career as a “hobby” and/or “part-time” job and want to avoid the painful learning curve and complete “trial and error” approach to their first teaching job.
- For existing “full-time” adjunct professors who want to strengthen their knowledge and skills in order to become an even better instructor and improve their students’ learning & academic results.
- Masters/PhD Graduates or existing students who are interested in becoming an adjunct professor and have ambitions to have a career in teaching or academia.
- University Administrators who hire and manage adjunct faculty and have an interest in the development, preparation and success of their new and existing adjunct faculty.