SESSIONAL LECTURER JOB POSTINGS

(This job is posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement 3902, Unit 3)

Department: Adult Education and Counselling Psychology

Session: Fall 2007 September-December

Salary: Minimum stipend is $6,275 (inclusive of vacation pay) for a half (F/S) course.

Posted on: March 20, 2007

Closing Date: April 17, 2007

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Course Number & Title: AEC1405H F Qualitative Research Part I

Estimated Enrolment: 20 maximum

TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Wednesdays 5:30-8:30 pm. First class is Sept.12, 2007.

Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have:

1. an earned doctorate in adult education or related fields
2. graduate teaching experience
3. training and experience in a range of qualitative research traditions and methods (e.g. grounded theory, participatory research, feminist standpoint, ethnographic approaches, Arts-based and aboriginal research approaches)
4. familiarity with ethical review procedures at the University of Toronto
5. willingness to use existing course structure

Duties: Instructors will be required to:

1. teach minimum of 36 hour course (12 three-hour sessions)
2. prepare teaching resources for each class and provide relevant materials
3. assess and evaluate students' work and provide a final course grade according to OISE/UT grading practices
4. be available for informal meetings/communications with students as necessary

Course Description: This course articulates various theoretic groundings for qualitative research and helps students become conversant with a wide variety of qualitative methodologies (i.e., grounded theory, feminist interviewing, ethnography, participatory research, bibliographic analysis, and institutional ethnography.) Gathering of information through observation, participatory observation, dialogue, and collection of documents will all be considered. Emphasis is on both understanding and practice. Learners will design or co-design a concrete piece of research and take it through the ethical review process. They will also present on at least one methodology. In line with this, they will learn about ethical conundrums, about matching methodologies with objectives and values, about methods for choosing participants. There is special emphasis on becoming critically aware as researchers - on understanding and integrating issues of power and difference.

Application procedure for a pool member: To be considered for this position, a one-page covering letter outlining what the applicant brings to the position and an updated Curriculum Vitae must be submitted to toddwill@oise.utoronto.ca, or by fax to 416-926-4749, or by regular mail to Todd Will, AECP, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. Names of referees may also be included, but are not required. Applicants are asked to provide copies of their most recent course evaluations, if available.

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Course Number & Title: AEC1100H F Outline of Adult Education

Estimated Enrolment: 25 maximum

TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Mondays 5:30-8:30 pm. Sept. 10, 2007.

Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have:

1. an earned doctorate in adult education or related field
2. extensive experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching at the graduate level
3. in-depth knowledge of adult education as a field of scholarship and professional practice
4. research and publication in the field of adult education.

Duties: Instructors are required to:

1. teach minimum of 36 hour course (12 three-hour sessions)
2. prepare teaching resources for each class and provide relevant materials
3. assess and evaluate students' work and provide a final course grade according to OISE/UT grading practices
4. be available for informal meetings/communications with students as necessary

Course Description: Designed to assist students to devleop an understanding of and an identity with the field of adult education. Major philosophical, historical, and conceptual bases are examined; also contemporary agencies and programs, issues, and trends in the practice of adult education.

Application procedure for a pool member: To be considered for this position, a one-page covering letter outlining what the applicant brings to the position and an updated Curriculum Vitae must be submitted to toddwill@oise.utoronto.ca, or by fax to 416-926-4749, or by regular mail to Todd Will, AECP, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. Names of referees may also be included, but are not required. Applicants are asked to provide copies of their most recent course evaluations, if available.

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Course Number & Title: AEC1110H F Basic Processes in Teaching Adults

Estimated Enrolment: 25 maximum

TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Mondays 1:30-4:30 pm. First class is Sept. 10, 2007.

Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have:

1. An earned doctorate in adult education or in a related field.
2. Supervisory and extensive teaching experience at the graduate level.
3. Theoretical training and practical experience in facilitation.
4. Research and professional activities related to course content.

Duties: Instructors are required to:

1. teach minimum of 36 hour course (12 three-hour sessions)
2. prepare teaching resources for each class and provide relevant materials
3. assess and evaluate students' work and provide a final course grade according to OISE/UT grading practices
4. be available for informal meetings/communications with students as necessary

Course Description: A theoretical and experiential study of adult learning processes, and of the procedures educators can use in group settings to enhance the development of learning processes. Students will explore personal, institutional and societal variables involved in adult learning, examine the factors that promote or hinder them, experience and analyze different teaching approaches, and develop a personal approach to the teaching/learning process.

Application procedure for a pool member: To be considered for this position, a one-page covering letter outlining what the applicant brings to the position and an updated Curriculum Vitae must be submitted to toddwill@oise.utoronto.ca, or by fax to 416-926-4749, or by regular mail to Todd Will, AECP, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. Names of referees may also be included, but are not required. Applicants are asked to provide copies of their most recent course evaluations, if available.

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Course Number & Title: AEC1131H Perspectives on Organizational Change

Estimated Enrolment: 25 maximum

TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Mondays 5:30-8:30 pm. First class is Sept. 10, 2007.

Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have:

1. an earned doctorate in adult education or related discipline specializing in organizational change.
2. teaching experience and demonstrated excellence at the graduate level, or equivalent.
3. knowledge of research on organizational change in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, and of emerging perspectives in this field.
4. practical, professional and scholarly activities, in the field of organizational change.

Duties: Instructors are required to:

1. teach minimum of 36 hour course (12 three-hour sessions)
2. prepare teaching resources for each class and provide relevant materials
3. assess and evaluate students' work and provide a final course grade according to OISE/UT grading practices
4. be available for informal meetings/communications with students as necessary

Course description: Perspectives on organizational change explores concepts, practices and processes of change in organizations. With specific emphasis on the challenges and strategies for addressing the human aspects of change, the course combines an experiential approach and critical analysis to examine issues in organizational change. Students will gain understanding of theories, practices and the importance of Human Resources Development principles in planning and implementing effective organizational change.

Application procedure for a pool member: To be considered for this position, a one-page covering letter outlining what the applicant brings to the position and an updated Curriculum Vitae must be submitted to toddwill@oise.utoronto.ca, or by fax to 416-926-4749, or by regular mail to Todd Will, AECP, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. Names of referees may also be included, but are not required. Applicants are asked to provide copies of their most recent course evaluations, if available.

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Course Number & Title: AEC1141H F Organizations and the Adult Educator: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on Organization Development

On-line Version

Estimated Enrolment: 20 maximum (masters students only)

TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Internet delivery. Asynchronous. Term begins Monday, Sept.10, 2007 and ends Friday, Nov.30, 2007.

Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have:

1. An earned doctorate degree in adult education or related fields.
2. Graduate teaching experience and background in organization development theory and practice.
3. Teaching experience in an on-line environment; experience with discussion forums would be an asset.
4. Research and publications in organization development, e-learning and/or related fields.
5. Ability to work effectively as part of a teaching team (This course will be team taught with the designer of the wiki environment.)

Duties: Instructors are required to:

1. teach the equivalent of 36 contact hours over the term.
2. prepare teaching resources for each class and provide relevant materials.
3. assess and evaluate students' work and provide a final course grade according to OISE/UT grading practices.
4. be available for informal meetings/communications with students as necessary.

Course Description: This course provides a theoretical framework for the adult educator's work within organizational settings. Offered through an online learning environment specifically designed to facilitate collaborative participation, learners will explore a broad overview of the evolution of Organizational Development from early management theory to current practices in the field. The course offers an opportunity to evolve one's own perspective as a practicing or aspiring organization consultation and provides a good introduction for those new to the field. Open to masters-level students only.

Application procedure for a pool member: To be considered for this position, a one-page covering letter outlining what the applicant brings to the position and an updated Curriculum Vitae must be submitted to toddwill@oise.utoronto.ca, or by fax to 416-926-4749, or by regular mail to Todd Will, AECP, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. Names of referees may also be included, but are not required. Applicants are asked to provide copies of their most recent course evaluations, if available.

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Course Number & Title: AEC1148H F An Introduction to Workplace, Organizational and Economic Democracy

Estimated Enrolment: 25 maximum

TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Thursdays 5:30-8:30 pm. First day is Sept.13, 2007.

Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have:

1. an earned doctorate in adult education or related field.
2. teaching experience at the graduate level.
3. research and work experience related to course content.
4. publications and other professional activities related to course content.

Duties: Instructors are required to:

1. teach minimum of 36 hour course (12 three-hour sessions)
2. prepare teaching resources for each class and provide relevant materials
3. assess and evaluate students' work and provide a final course grade according to OISE/UT grading practices
4. be available for informal meetings/communications with students as necessary

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to workplace, organizational and economic democracy. Both case studies and relevant theory will be considered. Much of the material in the course will be interdisciplinary.

Application procedure for a pool member: To be considered for this position, a one-page covering letter outlining what the applicant brings to the position and an updated Curriculum Vitae must be submitted to toddwill@oise.utoronto.ca, or by fax to 416-926-4749, or by regular mail to Todd Will, AECP, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. Names of referees may also be included, but are not required. Applicants are asked to provide copies of their most recent course evaluations, if available.