Hi everyone, Briefly, I wish to thank you all for the productive discussion and echo some of the points and concerns that Susi (and others) have raised. Speaking as someone who is currently untenured, and (still) on the job market with little to no certainty about what my future economic prospects holds, I would urge some caution about expecting too much from our fellow colleagues in providing any extra "work" beyond what is necessary to meet basic standards. Even before coronavirus hit, my institution was struggling from a ransomware cyberattack hit that shut down all our networks, right as we were supposed to be making the transition to digital remote teaching. So right now, for me and my students, I feel like the best thing I can expect is that they (we) take care of ourselves, manage our time and our responsibilities as best we can, and just make it through the next several weeks, to remain resilient and self-aware about how to be prepared the next time something like this hits.
So while I am all for the collaborative, exchange-based model of supplying and sharing guest lectures and other provisions for teaching work, I would hope that we are being fair and judicious about the expectations and burdens we might be imposing if we make such requests upon others (especially contingent faculty and relatively vulnerable conditions and statuses, like grad students). We need to be conscientious about how what might provide opportunities for some may impose additional burdens on others (even if only by being made to "feel" obligated to contribute, do "more," etc.) Fortunately me and my family are in a safe and relatively-stable position for the time being, but I cannot imagine the same applies to so many we are working alongside - including our students! Hopefully coming together to collaborate in spaces like this list can help us build the communities we need to survive and thrive in the face of the coming challenges we will face this century. With that said, I would be more than happy to collaborate and help provide support/appearances on subjects of Climate Justice movements and politics, Critical/Marxist ecology, and/or Capitalism and Ecological Crisis. Take care, -Reed On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 10:37 AM Peter M Haas <h...@polsci.umass.edu> wrote: > I’d be happy to follow Stacy’s model. > > > > *From:* gep-ed@googlegroups.com [mailto:gep-ed@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Dana R Fisher > *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2020 10:35 AM > *To:* Stacy VanDeveer <stacy.vandev...@umb.edu> > *Cc:* saeb...@sbcglobal.net; promu...@susannemoser.com; > rmitc...@uoregon.edu; GEPED <gep-ed@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [gep-ed] just a thought > > > > Nice idea! > > Dana R. Fisher, UMD > > > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 10:32 AM Stacy VanDeveer <stacy.vandev...@umb.edu> > 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 <gep-ed@googlegroups.com> on behalf of syma ebbin < > saeb...@sbcglobal.net> > *Reply-To: *"saeb...@sbcglobal.net" <saeb...@sbcglobal.net> > *Date: *Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 9:49 PM > *To: *Susi <promu...@susannemoser.com>, Dana Fisher <drfis...@umd.edu> > *Cc: *"rmitc...@uoregon.edu" <rmitc...@uoregon.edu>, Gep-Ed < > gep-ed@googlegroups.com> > *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 < > drfis...@umd.edu> 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. 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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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