Lecturer & Sessional GFG

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...

Redefining the Lecture in an AI-Enabled Classroom

As generative AI becomes a primary tool for student note-taking and summarization, the passive reception of information is no longer a sustainable pedagogical model. How does the traditional lecture need to shift to maintain its value in the curricul...

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...

Socialization at a Distance: Salmon’s Stage 2 for Commuter Students

For adjuncts and sessional lecturers teaching late-night or hybrid sessions, Stage 2: Online Socialization is often the first thing to be cut. Yet, scholarship shows this is where student retention is won or lost.For discussion:How might we use low-s...

The "Zero-Hour" Course Build: Scaffolding for Resilience

Many sessional and adjunct lecturers receive course assignments only days before the semester begins. This hidden curriculum of unpaid prep time is a major driver of burnout.How Might We:Create diverse modules that you can carry between different cam...

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The Gig Economy of Academia

Redefining the Lecture in an AI-Enabled Classroom

Advocating for Recognition Without Tenure

The 'Practicing Academic' Identity Conundrum

Balancing the "Anchor" and the "Sail"

Socialization at a Distance: Salmon’s Stage 2 for Commuter Students

The "Zero-Hour" Course Build: Scaffolding for Resilience

The Gig Economy of Academia

Redefining the Lecture in an AI-Enabled Classroom

Advocating for Recognition Without Tenure

The 'Practicing Academic' Identity Conundrum

Balancing the "Anchor" and the "Sail"