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Good Parts but Low Pay and Lots of Work - Online Adjunct Faculty Grand Canyon University Employee Review

1.0
Jul 30, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I really like this school's philosophy and values. Although they are Christian, a variety of religious affiliations are welcome. The students are also nice to work with and seem to have a higher level of self-efficacy. I enjoy the students at this school very much.

Cons

There is no interpersonal interaction with anyone at the school. You will hear from a different person each year for your performance review. The pay is low- as in $1,000- $1,500 below other schools for the same course length and student load. There is also a significant amount of work. My classes have assignments every week, and sometimes both individual and group assignments in one week. It takes a long time for corrections to be made in a course. I have given feedback on rubric errors etc. that took over a year to fix, and on revision there were new errors. In the meantime you have to manage student confusion. Despite the school's slow response to instructor feedback be prepared to take a multi-day re-training course if you make one single error in the class, something as simple as accepting a late assignment without documenting you gave the student an extension- one time in one class. It's very draconian- without positive feedback on areas you've excelled, gone above the requirements, or for having excellent student reviews about your engagement and knowledge. It was better here a few years ago and I'm going to phase out working here. There are better schools to work for.

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Pros

The Christian culture is real.

Cons

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Pros

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