Adjunct teaching for PDHs
Adjunct teaching for PDHs
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Here are my board's rules: (Georgia)
http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/pels/conted.htm
Someone help me interpret them.
I taught undergrad fluid mechs last year at a local college for an entire semester. I taught as an adjunct - not full time. It was the first time I taught any class, specifically that one.
I went back and looked at my records, and 21 of the class sessions were actually spent on "teaching," the rest were giving tests or whatnot. Classes were an hour and a half each. So that's 31.5 hours actually teaching.
The link says this:
45 PDHs:
1 College or unit semester hour
I *presume* that refers to taking it as a student, but they don't clarify. It also says this:
2 PDHs:
1 hour of teaching of professional development coursework.
Teaching credit is awarded for teaching a course/seminar for the first time only.
Teaching does not apply to full-time faculty.
I *presume* teaching a college course counts, but they don't clarify. They also say this:
Typical Qualifying Activities:
Completing or attending qualifying courses, seminars, instruction, in-house programs, or training; attending technical or professional society meetings when an engineering/land surveying topic is presented as a principal part of the program and covers topics within your area of practice; teaching a course for the first time or if substantial time has been spent in updating material if previously taught; attending satellite video courses where attendance is verified and program material meets the requirements; and language courses or software instructional courses which relate to the improvement of one's business or profession.
To me, this sounds like I should get 63 PDH hours worth of credit for teaching the class. Is that how you guys interpret the rules? Trying to get a call back or an email back from the Georgia board can be a real headache, in my limited experience. Does anyone else have personal experience taking adjunct teaching credit for PDHs?
http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/pels/conted.htm
Someone help me interpret them.
I taught undergrad fluid mechs last year at a local college for an entire semester. I taught as an adjunct - not full time. It was the first time I taught any class, specifically that one.
I went back and looked at my records, and 21 of the class sessions were actually spent on "teaching," the rest were giving tests or whatnot. Classes were an hour and a half each. So that's 31.5 hours actually teaching.
The link says this:
45 PDHs:
1 College or unit semester hour
I *presume* that refers to taking it as a student, but they don't clarify. It also says this:
2 PDHs:
1 hour of teaching of professional development coursework.
Teaching credit is awarded for teaching a course/seminar for the first time only.
Teaching does not apply to full-time faculty.
I *presume* teaching a college course counts, but they don't clarify. They also say this:
Typical Qualifying Activities:
Completing or attending qualifying courses, seminars, instruction, in-house programs, or training; attending technical or professional society meetings when an engineering/land surveying topic is presented as a principal part of the program and covers topics within your area of practice; teaching a course for the first time or if substantial time has been spent in updating material if previously taught; attending satellite video courses where attendance is verified and program material meets the requirements; and language courses or software instructional courses which relate to the improvement of one's business or profession.
To me, this sounds like I should get 63 PDH hours worth of credit for teaching the class. Is that how you guys interpret the rules? Trying to get a call back or an email back from the Georgia board can be a real headache, in my limited experience. Does anyone else have personal experience taking adjunct teaching credit for PDHs?
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RE: Adjunct teaching for PDHs
RE: Adjunct teaching for PDHs
So you don't get screwed
RE: Adjunct teaching for PDHs
Initially they told me that teaching fluid mechs for a semester was going to give me 2 hours of PDHs. Then they said 10 hours. Then I asked for the exact ruling, and they said never mind, it'd be 2 hours per hour spent in lecture. Have all that in email, so it's documented.
Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East - http://www.campbellcivil.com
RE: Adjunct teaching for PDHs
It is amazing how "heavy" that phone can get - for many different reasons