Adjunct Faculty Onboarding: Is Social Media a Solution?

In a pilot study of an affordable and low-maintenance social media solution for adjunct faculty socialization or onboarding at the community college, interested adjuncts were offered the opportunity to participate in a socialmedia-like experience made possible by the Moodle Social wall format plugin...

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Published inCommunity college journal of research and practice Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 544 - 548
Main Authors Wicks, Jessica M., Greenhow, Christine M., Tyler, Alexa J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Routledge 02.07.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adjunct Faculty
Community Colleges
Digital media
Intervention
Management Systems
Pilot Projects
Qualitative analysis
Sharing Behavior
Social Media
Social networks
Socialization
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Orientation
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ISSN1066-8926
1521-0413
DOI10.1080/10668926.2019.1616007

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Summary:In a pilot study of an affordable and low-maintenance social media solution for adjunct faculty socialization or onboarding at the community college, interested adjuncts were offered the opportunity to participate in a socialmedia-like experience made possible by the Moodle Social wall format plugin. Though qualitative data did not suggest this opportunity supported three socialization constructs (information, ownership, and connectedness), a small subset of adjunct faculty participants expressed excitement about its poten-tial, describing it as a tool facilitating connectedness and information shar-ing in related comments. Practical suggestions are noted related to the design and research of social media interventions.
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ISSN:1066-8926
1521-0413
DOI:10.1080/10668926.2019.1616007