Creating flexibility with a new faculty classification

Authors

Louis K. Falk, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Kelly B. Smith, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Jennifer Lemanski, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2022

Abstract

In recent years Institutions of Higher Education have refocused their instructional methods toward online or remote options. This rearrangement has brought challenges to many universities and colleges, the likes of which have not been seen before. Preparing, encouraging, and converting faculty to online instructors has been one of the core issues. Within Higher Education at major colleges and universities a professor whose primary responsibility is teaching strictly online has not been widely accepted. This paper explores the relatively recent changes in Higher Education, types of instruction, the traditional faculty structure, and calls for the addition of an online faculty rank, to include logistics, and recommendations.

Comments

Original published version available at https://faculty.utrgv.edu/louis.falk/qrbd/

Recommended Citation

Falk, Louis K., et al. “Creating Flexibility with a New Faculty Classification.” Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines, vol. 9, no. 1, May 2022, pp. 19–32.

Publication Title

Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines