Nice idea! Dana R. Fisher, UMD
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 10:32 AM Stacy VanDeveer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all – > > One related thought that has worked well for me (and is a smaller time > commitment than a full guest lecture) is a virtual “meet the author Q&A”. > > I ask someone in our community to skype or Zoom in for only about 20-30 > minutes to take questions from students about a book/article authored by > them, that we are reading and discussing in class. It usually produces > great questions and discussions about things “behind the scenes” or > academic work – things that would never appear in the written version or > that I would never be able to know about the work I’ve assigned. > > Usually I let the students ask all of the questions. But occasionally to > mix it up, I “actors studio” a colleague with questions about why, how, > difficult choices they had to make, and so on. > > Peace, > > --sv > > > > -- > > Stacy D. VanDeveer > > Professor & Graduate Program Director > > Global Governance and Human Security > > McCormack Graduate School of Policy & Global Studies > > www.global.umb.edu > > > > *From: *Gep-Ed <[email protected]> on behalf of syma ebbin < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 9:49 PM > *To: *Susi <[email protected]>, Dana Fisher <[email protected]> > *Cc: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Gep-Ed < > [email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [gep-ed] just a thought > > > > [EXTERNAL SENDER] > > this is a great idea! > > syma > > > > >>(((((*>~~~~>>(((((*>~~~~>>(((((*>~~~~ > Syma A. Ebbin, PhD. > > > > > > On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 7:24:02 AM EDT, 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 > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanresistancebook.com%2Freviews%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cstacy.vandeveer%40umb.edu%7Cb11199d033664f77bb5808d7cba7c407%7Cb97188711ee94425953c1ace1373eb38%7C0%7C0%7C637201793739136945&sdata=nQSIZ%2FAjIO3v3AIEhMW9e09IKss3OJ8NKTV5SXwH5bs%3D&reserved=0> > > > 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] / phone: 301-405-6469 > > www.drfisher.umd.edu > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drfisher.umd.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cstacy.vandeveer%40umb.edu%7Cb11199d033664f77bb5808d7cba7c407%7Cb97188711ee94425953c1ace1373eb38%7C0%7C0%7C637201793739146930&sdata=00icW2PJM%2B5mHXz3yO2xWWjtXNd1%2Boj02E9A5kfhAo0%3D&reserved=0> > > > @Fisher_DanaR > pronouns: She/Her > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 7:03 AM [email protected] < > [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. 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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] > > https://rmitchel.uoregon.edu/ > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frmitchel.uoregon.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cstacy.vandeveer%40umb.edu%7Cb11199d033664f77bb5808d7cba7c407%7Cb97188711ee94425953c1ace1373eb38%7C0%7C0%7C637201793739146930&sdata=BdBcM0kNjX7nXrxYTz2sD2SIgbU705B9UuZdZFs%2Fu38%3D&reserved=0> > > IEA Database Director: https://iea.uoregon.edu/ > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiea.uoregon.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cstacy.vandeveer%40umb.edu%7Cb11199d033664f77bb5808d7cba7c407%7Cb97188711ee94425953c1ace1373eb38%7C0%7C0%7C637201793739156930&sdata=p6PTTyMwYnO3%2Bdbe313NW4x0SFjnnJKrZ2p2j%2FvtgQM%3D&reserved=0> > > > > -- > 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]. > 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://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fgep-ed%2F5e720008.1c69fb81.ac93b.3bb6SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%2540gmr-mx.google.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=02%7C01%7Cstacy.vandeveer%40umb.edu%7Cb11199d033664f77bb5808d7cba7c407%7Cb97188711ee94425953c1ace1373eb38%7C0%7C0%7C637201793739156930&sdata=g4ixB%2BXG9Y6zr6%2B7tCyVxm44JrSakS9M72X%2Fi3okACA%3D&reserved=0> > . > > -- > 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]. > 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://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fgep-ed%2FCAMXTsQ9%252BuPfqAVZH%252BgGgzg4GK%252B_-O6TYXoKC7anCDWAUA1qMZg%2540mail.gmail.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=02%7C01%7Cstacy.vandeveer%40umb.edu%7Cb11199d033664f77bb5808d7cba7c407%7Cb97188711ee94425953c1ace1373eb38%7C0%7C0%7C637201793739156930&sdata=1VJ%2FaNz6Ir4EGoqAzqVC4SboFcLVl5P4PhNThnUlAkY%3D&reserved=0> > . > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/1573272722.637370.1584582566830%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fgep-ed%2F1573272722.637370.1584582566830%2540mail.yahoo.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=02%7C01%7Cstacy.vandeveer%40umb.edu%7Cb11199d033664f77bb5808d7cba7c407%7Cb97188711ee94425953c1ace1373eb38%7C0%7C0%7C637201793739166924&sdata=rM94mVkpA4LulgA0hX2qju0gS4MetFNOBMwENWULSkg%3D&reserved=0> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. 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