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Nexus hires certified secondary school teachers for real-time online classroom instruction. Nexus instructors are responsible for enabling students to keep pace with in-school classmates by planning efficient lessons, instructing students on general course content in online sessions, and pacing the students through an appropriate workload to guarantee content mastery. Please remember that these students receive approximately one-fifth the instructional time of students attending in-school classrooms. For more information on any of the topics below, click on the topic.
Certification
To teach
online, an instructor must have facility with classroom software, and the
ability to shift their teaching paradigm to the online environment. Teachers
must be familiar with a set of visual cues and conventions entirely different
from those of a physical classroom. Teachers must engage students with changing
images and text within the shared workspace. Software commonly used for these
purposes includes Microsoft’s NetMeeting, WebEx, ILinc, iConfer, Centra, and
Interwise. Nexus currently uses Centra as its synchronous teaching tool.
In
addition, Instructors must have proficiency in the delivery of asynchronous
course content. Assignments, quizzes, reference materials and grades must be
well organized within online courses for all Nexus students. Common asynchronous
learning software includes Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle, IntraLearn, and Mindflash.
Nexus currently uses Moodle for asynchronous courseware.
All instructors are required to have a computer and microphone and/or headset.
The computer should have:
at least 128 MB of RAM, at least Pentium III processor, a Windows 98 operating system or a more recent version, 800 X 600, 256 color screen resolution, 100 megabytes of free hard drive space IE 5.0 or later, and at least a 16 bit sound card. Broadband connections such as cable or DSL are mandatory. Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the Internet browser that works best with the classroom software. The AOL browser is not compatible with the classroom software. Nexus Learning provides all software necessary for online instruction. The computer, Internet connection and microphone are to be provided and maintained by the instructor. Hours and Terms
Nexus Learning teachers work as independent contractors and teach from their
homes according to a schedule that they elect. Instructors commit to a series of
classes which are typically 1-hour long and meet 2-3 times a week on a
consistent basis. If no students attend during a confirmed scheduled class
period, the instructor is paid for 20 minutes of "on-call" time, and may log out
at the end of the 20 minute waiting period.
Compensation
Materials
Hiring Process
Before applying, please:
If candidate qualifications
are suitable, references are contacted. Once references have been established,
candidates are contacted by phone for a brief interview. After a successful
interview, candidates are scheduled to demonstrate competency in the online
classroom. Instructors are then assigned students according to the schedule
parameters they have indicated. |
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