Re: WAY OT Re: Podcast, anyone...? (was Re: alt video)

[Mark Malloy <marklmalloy@earthlink.net>]

The idea of 'Publish-or-Perish" says nothing about what is published  
or where, though it is agreed that certain venues are more valued  
than others. Having taught History of Photography several times, I  
can tell you how difficult a beast it has become, if it is to be  
taught in a single semester. I am continually searching for ideas and  
ways of teaching the material that will increase the retention of  
information, on the part of students, well beyond the next exam.

Teaching online courses are also a good way to satisfy administrators  
who constantly push you to teach classes containing the 'magic  
number' of students (it's all about $$$). As we were told recently by  
academic affairs "a student is a student, onsite or online".

What we're talking about here is a Photo History course, so there's  
little or no groundbreaking information, just a better way of  
disseminating the information already onhand.

-Mark Malloy <malloyml@appstate.edu>

On Nov 19, 2006, at 3:44 PM, trevor cunningham wrote:

> it is my understanding that we have some academics in
> this forum...i'd be very interested to hear their
> input
>
> does money = education...at least after the first job?
>
> --- Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 19, 2006, at 7:52 AM, david drake wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not sure what all the fuss is about it being
> > free; podcast
> > > listeners cannot receive any sort of credit for
> > the course and
> > > isn't that why one attends college anyway :) ?
> > Yes, I too found the question puzzling, because in
> > attending college,
> > people are paying for the degree, not the
> > information; sharing the
> > knowledge doesn't undermine the interest of the
> > university which
> > confers the degree. After all, the discoveries of
> > scientists have
> > been shared publicly for a long time without their
> > universities going
> > out of business as a result.
> >
> > Katharine
> >
> >
> >
> > > On 19-Nov-06, at 10:22 AM, graeme.lyall wrote:
> > >
> > > > Pretty easy to find with the clues given ...
> > http://www.cod.edu/
> > > > photo/curto/1105/index.htm
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "trevor
> > cunningham"
> > > > <tr_cunningham@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 2:51 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Podcast, anyone...? (was Re: alt
> > video)
> > > > > ...and the link...(drumroll, please)...
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Hans Klemmer <hansklemmer@mac.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Here is a link to his college
> > > > > > website, follow the
> > > > > > link through History of Photo to get to the
> > > > > > podcasts.
> > > > > > I think most of you will enjoy them.
> > > > >
> > > > >  "The optimist believes this is the best of all
> > possible worlds.
> > > > >   The pessimist fears it's true"  - J Robert
> > Oppenheimer
> > > > >
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