The Adjunct Files

Send us Fan Mail In this engaging episode of The Adjunct Files , co-hosts John Roth and Maggie Hohne sit down with Dr. Paul Dosal , a fourth-generation Floridian and seasoned higher ed administrator, to explore his journey from Latin American historian to student success champion. Dr. Dosal shares his personal and professional background, including his academic roots in Tampa and Tulane, his tenur...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Penny Edwards from University of Rhode Island discusses her dissertation research on Adjunct Faculty Vitality and her passion and advocacy for adjunct faculty with Maggie and John.  There are many similarities between her discoveries and the experience of adjunct faculty and department chairs.  Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.  Adjunct Nation is a c...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Peter Bergerson joins Maggie and John to discuss his more than 50 years of experience teaching higher education and with politics, seeing in the recent years a shift toward more difficulty having civil discussions with students.  Bergerson shares his experience as an intern with Mayor Daily in Chicago, his time at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chi town, and his years at SE...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Glenn Whitehouse and Patricia Rice join Maggie and John to discuss the new Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) at the university - transferrable skills. What is it? Well, employers are looking for skills like leadership, communication, teamwork, but most of our courses don't have that in their title, though students are learning these and many more skills that are vital.  A...

Send us Fan Mail Jose Carballo Gomez, an adjunct professor who oversees students in nursing clinicals, talks to John and Maggie about how we can better support both nursing students and their clinical directors. Jose has the unique perspective with a Masters in Nursing Education.   For a transcript of this podcast, use this link:  Transcript of Adjunct Files with Clinical Nursing.docx Theme music...

Send us Fan Mail Falia Justima of the FGCU Runway Program in the School of Entrepreneurship at FGCU speaks with John and Maggie about how the runway program and other offerings in entrepreneurship may benefit adjunct faculty a their teaching.  She also shares he life story and  experience as an adjunct faculty member.   For a transcript of this podcast: Transcript of Adjunct Files Project Runway.d...

Send us Fan Mail Maggie and John are joined by Cara and Roberto of Alianza to discuss the role of Faculty and Staff Resource Groups, how Alianza brings community and connection, and the benefits for adjunct faculty to find their flock at FGCU.  To connect with Alianza, email them at alianza@fgcu.edu  Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.  Adjunct Nation is a collaborative po...

Send us Fan Mail Rose Fuller and Bryn Goldsmith of Career Services speak with John and Maggie on how adjunct faculty members can enhance their courses, giving active learning and direct application with drop in modules, workshops, guest speakers, events and more from their team.   For a transcript, use this link:  Transcript to Adjunct Files Podcast with Career Services.docx Theme music composed,...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jon Brunner joins Maggie and John to discuss his retirement and his nearly 29 years of service at FGCU. Brunner, though, places to focus on students and their holistic health in this episode, encouraging all faculty and staff to keep being student-centered in higher education.   Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.  Adjunct Nation is a collaborative pod...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler Gibson, Instructor in the Department of Communication and Philosophy,  shares his story about the quick road from masters graduate to adjunct instructor to full time instructor with Maggie and John. Along the way he shares insights into how someone can quickly get prepared once hired (ask for help) and what ways universities might improve their support.   Theme music compose...

Send us Fan Mail Bill Reynolds and Kim Fournier from the Lucas Center for Faculty Development join Maggie and John discussing what are the first steps an instructor should take when assigned a new course.   Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.  Adjunct Nation is a collaborative podcast under the auspices of The Lucas Center for Faculty Development at FGCU.  You can learn mo...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Nicola Khalaf shares insights on her time as an adjunct in Anatomy and Physiology to full time staff and now as full time assistant professor with Maggie and John, and along they way the learn important lessons for all adjunct faculty, regardless of their desire for a full time position.  Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.  Adjunct Nation is a collabo...

Send us Fan Mail Joseph Rea, adjunct professor in justice studies, shares the joys and challenges of being a full time professional and a professor. He shares his lived experience and the "WHY" that motivates the "how" he keeps doing it.  Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.  Adjunct Nation is a collaborative podcast under the auspices of The Lucas Cente...

Send us Fan Mail President Timur joins Maggie and John to talk adjunct faculty support, her first (nearly) two years as President of FGCU, her story from Istanbul to the United States, being a TA to President.  She shares how the 3 P's are part of her whole story, her style of leadership, her lessons learned, the importance of active listening and the strategic plan as we innovate to student...

Send us Fan Mail Two adjunct faculty members, Paul and Jessica, join Maggie and John to discuss what challenges and joys they have had in their time as an adjunct faculty member including advice they'd give to anyone considering teaching in higher education as an adjunct.  Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni.  Adjunct Nation is a collaborative podcast under the auspice...

Send us Fan Mail Find out about UDL: Universal Design for Learning with podcast guest, Elizabeth Weatherford.  She shares some resources: Microsoft Team on UDL. There are general resources, research about UDL, and then I have some discipline-specific pages in the “Resources” channel. Her podcast is also linked there.  This is Elizabeth's UDL…page that has some presentations listed there ( as...

Send us Fan Mail Diane and Kinti join our cohosts to tall all things Canvas and more.  RESOURCE LINKS DISCUSSED IN THE PODCAST Spotlight on Discussions Academies Online Teaching Academies (Introduction and Advanced) Technology Enhanced Course Design Academy Workshops Canvas Workshops (Introduction and Intermediate) Kaltura Canvas New Quizzes AI in Assessment and Small Teaching Online (podcast with...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jon Brunner joins Maggie and John to discuss the recent 2024 data from the  Healthy Minds Survey of College Students showing rates of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, non-suicidal self harm, and more.  They discuss how these things impact adjunct faculty instruction and how all faculty can show care and connect students to resources.   Jean Twenge's book Generations...

Send us Fan Mail Ney Arias who works with First Year Seminars at FGCU talks with Maggie and John about the unique aspects of of Gen Z, trends and trials, and how to shape our pedagogy to reach them more effectively.   Want to learn more about First Year Seminars? Email: fys@fgcu.edu To see the report The New Generation of Students click this link: https://highland.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Ne...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ruehle and Dr. de Castro Silva from the Dendritic Institute at FGCU join our cohosts in discussing how Adjunct Faculty can use AI themselves to enhance their pedagogy and some ethical questions that are involved. Here are a few more AI tools to consider:    NotebookLM McGraw Hill AI Reader | Generative AI Learning Tool Pearson’s AI-powered study tool AI for Higher Education at...

Send us Fan Mail In the first Adjunct Nation Podcast, cohosts John Roth and Maggie Hohne, learn from two experts in AI about the opportunities to incorporate AI into classroom instruction.  For a transcript of podcast:  Transcript of Adjunct Files 1 - AI.docx Questions they delve into include: How can AI be integrated into the college classroom to enhance learning? What are the potential benefits...