ABSTRACT
TEACHING WITHOUT TOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF PART-TIME FACULTY
PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES REGARDING TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
Andra Kellum Goldberg
This study explores the present opportunities in professional development for faculty to
incorporate technology into their courses. While part-time faculty are a large portion of any
institution’s teaching force, professional development programs designed to accommodate parttime faculty members are missing from the literature. Part-time faculty are required to have
technical skills to use websites and instructor’s materials but are not being trained to use these
tools. This case study is designed to gather and analyze data to assist in determining the
experiences and perceptions of part-time faculty concerning technology training opportunities.
This study discovered several barriers along with incentives involved in part-time faculty being
able and willing to adapt technology to their classes. Time constraints and indifference
concerning the need for technology in instruction became key factors when part-time faculty
voiced their beliefs regarding this college’s push to web-enhance courses.