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[basilosaurus]

Would you be willing to teach an online class? I've taken some excellent online classes that involved far more discussion and dialogue than in person classes.

[basilosaurus]

I've taken most of my online classes through a local CC, although I've done a handful through actual real universities. I don't know what the competition is like to teach them, though. I'm guessing that starting local is your best bet.

University Maryland, University Campus is the big one for the military. They're on almost all installations for live classes, but they offer a lot of online classes, too. They might be hiring. They have both graduate and undergraduate programs in which I took some halfway decent classes (some sucked big time, too).

[chichimi]

May 16, 2012 12:38:22 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

May 16, 2012 12:33:45 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Would you be willing to teach an online class? I've taken some excellent online classes that involved far more discussion and dialogue than in person classes.

Yep. I would totally be down with that.

See, this is why you guys are awesome. I wouldn't have even thought of these things.

How do I find online classes that need instructors?

You can check individual school websites but The Chronicle of Higher Ed is a good place to start.

[2curlydogs]

May 16, 2012 12:44:16 GMT -5 @chichimi said:

You can check individual school websites but The Chronicle of Higher Ed is a good place to start.

Also EDUCAUSE. www.educause.edu/Jobs

ETA and Higher Ed Jobs. www.higheredjobs.com/

[ESF]

What about looking into jobs with bar associations? Some of them hire people to run CLE programs and pro bono work. I'm not a big fan of the ABA but they do actually have some interesting pro bono programs that they hire attorneys to run. I know someone who was working at the ABA's program on death penalty litigation - basically they provide educational services to lawyers who do pro bono death penalty work, and coordinate pro bono programs, as well as aid in writing amicus briefs and what not. These types of jobs probably vary a great deal and probably are largely dependent on what you make of them, but it could be a good way to combine public interest work with teaching.

[aurora]

Have you looked for adjunct positions at the local universities, even if they're not hiring full-time faculty? Although I wouldn't recommend trying to adjunct as a career, I know many (probably most) universities rely on them to fill holes in the curriculum, and it would be a good temporary way to figure out if teaching would be a good fit for you. You could probably keep your current job and sell it to your boss as a way to build connections with local universities and help identify up-and-coming new talent (or similar; I don't know exactly what you do currently).

In my experience, adjunct positions are often filled by networking so it wouldn't hurt to contact any university folks you know and ask if things are available. I doubt most positions for the fall semester are filled yet.