Hi all, Susi’s concerns on compensation are more than justified, but I can attest that my institutions have no viable guest lecture budget for courses. A direct barter system thus seems to me the most equitable and feasible way of ensuring that guest lecturing doesn’t become inequitable. I’ve posted a very tentative Google Sheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pbzjm43EoWmLPnnD--xlbwimWED78hyHumnHGCZgimM/edit?usp=sharing> showing how something like this might work. Happy to dump in the e-bin or pass along to anyone who has better thoughts on how to manage something like this….
All best, Charlie Chester ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New email address: [email protected] GEP-guide.net <http://gep-guide.net/> • BCI <http://batcon.org/> • Y2Y <http://y2y.net/> • Brandeis <http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/environmental/> • Fletcher <https://sites.tufts.edu/cierp/> > On Mar 18, 2020, at 7:28 AM, Dana R Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > > Susi makes a good point for people who are brought in as experts and not > currently teaching. > > Perhaps those of us who are currently teaching could consider putting > together some sort of a cooperative though? For example, I'm currently > teaching my environmental sociology class to advanced undergrads and some > graduate students. I've got online classes coming up when we resume on: > climate change, environmental attitudes and behaviors, post materialism, the > environmental movement, environmental justice, food and waste, and > environmental stewardship. > > If anyone on the list wanted to discuss a swap on one of these topics for > something that I am an expert in and frequently give talks about (such as > environmental activism, environmental stewardship, environmental protest, > climate politics and echo chambers), I'd be happy to see if we can make > something work... > > I hope everyone else is staying safe in these crazy times! > > Dana > > --- > Dana R. Fisher, Ph.D. > New Book: AMERICAN RESISTANCE <http://americanresistancebook.com/reviews/> > Director, Program for Society and the Environment > Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland > 2112 Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building > 3834 Campus Drive > College Park, MD 20742 > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> / phone: 301-405-6469 > www.drfisher.umd.edu <http://www.drfisher.umd.edu/> > @Fisher_DanaR > pronouns: She/Her > > > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 7:03 AM [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi Ron, > As someone who often is a guest speaker, just remember that your guest > speakers are going through their own little hell of adjusting everything they > do right now. So, check your speaker budgets and consider being generous. The > usual couple hundred bucks doesn't even begin to cover the time a good > speaker spends to prepare a good talk or even just the time they spend coming > to your class. > > So, one more layer of attitude and institutional shift here: compensate > people adequately for their time. Do not assume they can afford volunteer > time right now. And consider inviting people who are losing work and income > right now due to COVID19 and offer them a decent stipend to help them out. > > That way, you getting help actually helps, not burdens, someone else too. > > Best to all and stay sane and healthy, > Susi > > Sent from tiny phone. Forgive typos > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Ronald Mitchell <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: 3/17/20 11:31 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: GEPED <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: [gep-ed] just a thought > > One other thought on the whole online learning thing – Zoom or other apps for > streaming lectures might be an excellent, low-carbon way to bring in guest > speakers. We could each “trade” guest lectures on our well-known subjects > (the lectures we can give in our sleep), reducing workload of developing > lectures for us while giving our students better content. > > > > I am not offering to coordinate this – just a suggestion in case anyone > thinks it’s a good idea. > > > > Ron > > > > Ronald Mitchell, Professor > > Department of Political Science and Program in Environmental Studies > > University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284 > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://rmitchel.uoregon.edu/ <https://rmitchel.uoregon.edu/> > IEA Database Director: https://iea.uoregon.edu/ <https://iea.uoregon.edu/> > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/5e720008.1c69fb81.ac93b.3bb6SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/5e720008.1c69fb81.ac93b.3bb6SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAMXTsQ9%2BuPfqAVZH%2BgGgzg4GK%2B_-O6TYXoKC7anCDWAUA1qMZg%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAMXTsQ9%2BuPfqAVZH%2BgGgzg4GK%2B_-O6TYXoKC7anCDWAUA1qMZg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. 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