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Localizing Standardized Digital Curricula

The rapid proliferation of multi-campus digital learning platforms has significantly altered how teaching resources and standardized curricula are distributed to flexible instructional staff. In what ways can sessional faculty maintain distinct pedag...

Independent Growth

In the absence of traditional institutional support for sessional staff, what external communities or micro-credentialing opportunities have you found most valuable for your career growth?

Grading at Scale

What digital tools or workflow hacks are you using to manage high-volume grading without sacrificing the quality of feedback you provide to your students? Highlight both digital tools and strategies for engaging in human discourse at scale in the age...

Narrative Evaluations

While traditional grading remains the standard, many institutions are exploring various modes of narrative feedback–both human and machine-generated–to better reflect a student's actual growth and soft-skill development. Given the high student volume...

The Gig Economy of Academia

As faculty increasingly manage appointments across multiple institutions, the adjunctification of higher ed can lead to professional isolation. Since sense of belonging is a predictor of instructional persistence, what digital home bases or unified c...

Advocating for Recognition Without Tenure

Sessional faculty often drive significant pedagogical change despite working outside the protections of traditional promotion and tenure tracks.  Given the rise of the gig economy in higher education, how can sessional faculty advocate for institutio...

The 'Practicing Academic' Identity Conundrum

The 2026 POD Network Scholarship recognizes that adjuncts or sessional folks are a "diverse population of professionals, retirees, and those who teach exclusively." For Discussion: Do you identify primarily as an educator or as an industry professio...

Balancing the "Anchor" and the "Sail"

The theme of the 2026 Tri-C Adjunct Faculty Conference is "The Anchor and the Sail," focusing on the balance between stability (mindset/values) and growth (innovation/creativity). For Discussion: As a sessional instructor, how do you maintain your "a...