compensation

Compensation (113 terms found)

Nearly every contract contained terms regarding faculty compensation for distance teaching, with 113 terms found. This area was quite varied, including compensation for course preparation and revision, for the actual instruction, for mentoring other faculty as well as compensation for the use of intellectual property (covered in the section in intellectual property). Compensation, or wages, was included as a mandatory bargaining term in every state statute included in this study.

Examples

Observations. The underlying theory behind distance education compensation is the firm belief that distance education courses take more time and effort to teach than traditional courses. It is also notable that distance education courses were not a part ordinary teaching when many current faculty were hired. Thus, many faculty members see distance education courses as above and beyond their “additional duties as required”. As noted, nearly every contract reviewed had a term related to distance education compensation.

Most organizations that have distance education recommendations specifically address compensation as well. The AAUP recommendation is included in the examples above. The Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, in its Issues to Consider in Distance Education (2002), recommends additional compensation plus release time for the increased workload and design time, both during preparation and teaching. Workload is discussed more in the Load section.