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tiberio
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BTW, rumor has it that HCT will continue normal hours during Ramadan..
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i have received my ramadan schedule today, it is max 6 hours a day and periods (30 mins) are simply shortened to 20 mins. Later start, earlier finish, working requirement for faculty is six hours . beautiful... |
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NadiaK
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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VS, it's a percentage of the total hours taught. I think it's around 5%. I have always assumed it's for economic reasons.
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ckhl
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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I've had to suffer some excruciating peer sessions .. and I'm not alone ...
Strolling minstrel wrote:
.. That they did this in their own free time and at no extra charge was also something that I respected.
Hah ... some simply want an audience ... and for those shows, all the tea (and biscuits) in China wouldn't compensate for the agony ...
Vindication and/or corroboration can be so sweet. |
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Wigwam
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I have been to some excellent peer sessions all of which have provided an extra dimension to my teaching. We have also peer observed each other resulting in a better understanding of the variety of teaching styles and learning how to improve learning for our students. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| NadiaK wrote: |
| VS, it's a percentage of the total hours taught. I think it's around 5%. I have always assumed it's for economic reasons. NK |
Thanks Nadia. I'm sure that you are right, but you know that often logic does escape them. 
Glad to hear that common sense prevailed on the Ramadhan schedule.
As to the benefits of learning from your peers... I have to say that while I learned a great deal from the teachers I worked with, it was never from organized little coffee parties with handouts and a flip chart. It was informally in the offices.
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Afra
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:39 am Post subject: |
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| Adjuncts allow flexibility within the system or are subject to the whims of the system depending on your viewpoint. If another section opens, an adjunct is more likely to agree to do the work, especially as they are often paid a higher hourly rate than a permanent teacher on overload. In a good month, as someone already stated, an adjunct's payslip can be more than a contract teacher's and some adjuncts are teaching 25 hours a week. |
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ckhl
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:45 am Post subject: |
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I have to say that while I learned a great deal from the teachers I worked with, it was never from organized little coffee parties with handouts and a flip chart. It was informally in the offices.
I couldn't have put better myself, but rember, one doesn't gain profile and loses an opportunity for posturing and shmoozing when "PD" is implemented in this way. I've heard that peer observations at other colleges have resulted in some pockets of nastiness. |
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Mashreki
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:24 am Post subject: Adjunct hours |
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| 1. Each college has a minimum number of hours which must be taught by adjuncts |
Actually, it's a maximum number of hours. When HCT faculty complement numbers are calculated centrally, based on a the total number of students for each college, the college is allocated funding for a set number of positions at each grade, including a small number of adjunct positions.
It probably does work out at about 5%. But in addition to that, a college can recruit a temporary (ie hourly-paid) teacher from a different budget line, or even offer overtime to contracted faculty from yet another budget line.
The regular adjunct positions are on an adjunct contract for the whole semester, which means exactly the same duties as a full contract faculty member, but none of the accompanying benefits of flights, housing etc. |
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NadiaK
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| That makes sense, Mashreki - not a minimum but a set amount. I know some colleges have difficulty finding adjuncts to fill the allocated slots. |
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Shakhbut
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:23 pm Post subject: hhhhhhhh |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| NadiaK wrote: |
| That makes sense, Mashreki - not a minimum but a set amount. I know some colleges have difficulty finding adjuncts to fill the allocated slots. |
Yes, that makes more sense to me too. At some point, an excess of adjuncts could become more expensive... if not watched closely.
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Afra
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| Six-hour day during Ramadan for HCT. |
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NadiaK
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Shakhbut, my college is the same as yours - 55 minute periods reduced to 40 in Ramadan. I thought all were, so I too was surprised to read Tiberio's post. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| So does that mean that you have a 6 hour day or not? |
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NadiaK
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes. |
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