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About the Role
Bryant & Stratton College Online Education is seeking Part-Time Instructors for our Hospitality Management Program. The role involves facilitating an active virtual learning classroom, maintaining contemporary knowledge in the discipline, and participating in departmental activities to support students and the Online Education team.
Responsibilities
- Prepare course(s) assigned in Blackboard with required elements by designated deadline.
- Prepare Beginning of Term documents for each assigned course ensuring accuracy and quality each session and upload to course in Blackboard per established due dates.
- Review course(s) assigned in Blackboard prior to each session start to verify content aligns with Introductory Documents and meets Course Preparation Checklist.
- Provide approximately 12-15 hours per week of instruction over five days each week, per course (facilitating discussion, hosting Virtual Office Hours, grading student work, checking email, and answering student inquiries within a 24-48 hour period).
- Facilitate Discussion with substantive, high-quality posts and higher-order questioning, ensuring a minimum of posting replies at least three days in each week’s discussion, responding to 100% of students within the designated timeframe each week per class.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply Chickering's Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.
- Host one Virtual Office Hour per week for every assigned course section, using Blackboard’s Collaboration tool or other forum as approved by Program Manager.
- Ensure gradebook is updated each week, for Weeks 1-6, no later than Thursday by 11:59pm, ET - review student work adhering to grading rubrics and providing detailed, individualized feedback.
- Ensure 0’s are entered for students who do not submit each week’s assignment(s).
- Grades for Weeks 7 and 7.5, along with course final grades, must be completed by Thursday at 9am, ET.
- Utilize Blackboard’s Retention Center as a tool to monitor and contact all at-risk students each week.
- Utilize Blackboard’s Retention Center to contact the student’s advisor when necessary.
- Utilize active learning strategies, authentic assessments, and APA guidelines.
- Encourage student usage of electronic portfolio assignments to support the teaching and learning outcomes of the College.
- Maintain a current knowledge of teaching disciplines/fields of study and best practices in distance education through professional development opportunities.
- Respond to student and staff inquiries within a 24-48-hour period.
- Participate in all live and asynchronous faculty meetings whether currently teaching or not in order to stay credentialed for upcoming sessions.
- Participate in campus-wide initiatives in support of recruitment, retention, and graduation goals.
- Maintain a current teaching portfolio per the required categories of B&SC.
- Complete all required components of the online faculty lifecycle.
- Adhere to and uphold all established operational policies and procedures as described in operating documentation (Official Catalog, Faculty Guide, Associate Guide).
Requirements
- PhD or Master’s degree in Travel and Tourism or MBA degree with concentration in Travel and Tourism.
- Submit Resume/CV.
- Submit PhD (if applicable), Masters, and Bachelor’s unofficial transcripts.
- Submit at least 3 professional references (include phone numbers and email addresses).
- Possess and exhibit the qualities of professionalism, integrity, self-esteem, self-motivation, and a strong desire to guide students to improve their career prospects.
- Possess the credential and experiential requirements as described in Bryant & Stratton College Policies.
- Maintain a contemporary skill set in support of active learning and authentic assessment evaluation methodology.
- Complete an application.
- Upload a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcripts, copies of license, and teaching philosophy for consideration.
Skills
- Blackboard
- Virtual Office Hours
- Grading student work
- Checking email
- Answering student inquiries
- Facilitating Discussion
- Higher-order questioning
- Blackboard’s Retention Center
- Active learning strategies
- Authentic assessments
- APA guidelines
- Electronic portfolio assignments
- Distance education
- Professional development
Location
- Online
- Virtual Position
- Remote (Orchard Park, NY)
Work Type
- Part-Time
- Online
- Virtual
Experience Level
- Non-Exempt
- Probationary period of twelve months for an Associate to be trained and assimilated into the College and to ensure all job responsibilities are met.
Education Level
- PhD
- Master’s degree in Travel and Tourism
- MBA degree with concentration in Travel and Tourism
- Bachelor’s transcripts
Salary/Compensations
- $1700 - $2000 per course
About the Company
- Bryant & Stratton College Online Education is seeking Part-Time Instructors for our Hospitality Management Program.
- Bryant & Stratton College Online Adjunct Instructors will support the college mission by facilitating an active virtual learning classroom through alternative delivery methodologies.
- Instructors will maintain contemporary knowledge and skills in their discipline to support their expected classroom responsibilities.
- Instructors will participate in departmental and campus-wide activities to support the needs of the student population and Online Education team.
- All course assignments are based on a variety of factors including adherence to all administrative requirements (ie., faculty meeting attendance, final grades, and course preparation), projected student enrollments and scheduling needs of the program.
- At Bryant & Stratton College, it is uncommon for individuals to be brought on board at or close to the upper limit of the compensation range assigned to their respective roles.
- Compensation decisions are always contingent on the unique circumstances and specific details of each individual case.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
- Bryant & Stratton College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.