If not prepped to give a little lesson, I could see where someone might freeze up. Since the position was for an instructor you should be able to very easily discuss a topic and be able to answer simple questions related to the topic.
Adjunct Instructor Interview Questions
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In my area of academic expertise, what school of thought did I adhere or support to the most?
What is the most important thing to you in this job?
She asked me if I could take the 6:30 a.m class that was a 45 minute drive from my house. If I had any trouble driving a ways to the school every day early in the morning.
The most difficult question was being offered the position and being told I only had 24 hours to consider it because they needed to know if they had to interview other candidates.
Please provide a resume for review.
Nothing. I was pretty young, fresh out of college, they knew I had practically zero experience. I think they were desperate.
How would you structure the 8 hour class day? What ideas do you have to update the course content? What issues do you see in the industry that students should be made aware of?
My prior experience? / Did I have any questions?
What is my teaching philosophy?
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