Volunteer Instructor - Art History

Position Description

UoPeople Volunteer Instructors must make a weekly commitment of about 15 hours to course-related activities, which consist of responding to student emails and messages, posting discussion questions, engaging with students, grading learning journals, and reviewing peer assessments. Each UoPeople course is nine weeks long and is taught fully online in the learning management system. Instructors must be able to teach in an online world and understand the needs of a very diverse student population.

Please review our undergraduate general education course descriptions here: https://catalog.uopeople.edu/ug_term1_item/the-curriculum/general-education-courses

Essential Responsibilities

• Devote approximately 15 hours per course per week.
• Maintain an instructor presence in the course with frequent check-ins and responsiveness to students.
• Communicate effectively with diverse student populations and an international administration.
• Teach course subject matter to ensure every student can master learning outcomes.
• Regularly check in with Academic Affairs and/or Office of Academic Operations administrators regarding any course issues.
• Monitor course grades and finalize grades by deadlines.
• Model sensitivity to a diverse student population, representing the full spectrum of cultural, political, socio-economic, and religious backgrounds.

Minimum Qualifications

• Online teaching experience preferred, but not necessary.
• The minimum degree requirement is a master's degree with a Ph.D. preferred in the discipline (Arts, History, Archaeology, or closely related field).
• Instructors may also teach undergraduate general education courses with a master's degree in the assigned area or have a master's degree and 18 semester hours in the discipline.
• Expertise is required in the subject area of the course.
• Fluency is English or Arabic language.