I also feel that the video was probably staged. After all, the professor's behavior is, IMHO, highly unprofessional. Moreover, given today's litigious climate, I cannot imagine a college professor who puts himself at such high risk.
As the issue of ringing cell phones is a pet peeve of mine. I reproduce below my cell phone and laptop policy which I formulated a year or two ago with TIPS' assistance. In spite of the fact that for the first two weeks or so I ask everyone at the beginning of each class to turn their cell phones off, every semester I still end up throwing out one or two students in some classes. However, that is as far as the problem has gone. ------------ CELL PHONE AND LAPTOP POLICY: I consider any use of cell phones during class to be highly distracting and disrespectful. Thus, the use of cell phones is not permitted during class time for any purpose. Cell phones and other electronic devices, such as PDAs are to be kept turned off and out of view inside pocketbooks, knapsacks, etc. Any student whose phone rings during class is hereby asked to leave the class (no need to wait for me to ask you to leave). For the second offense, the matter will be forwarded to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action. Laptops are not to be used during class time. Miguel -----Original Message----- From: Claudia Stanny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 1:32 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] RE: cell phones. . . . I also came to the conclusion that it was produced. What is the likelihood that a student would be videoing the professor just before this happened? (I turned up the volume to figure out what the class was about and it was some first-day blather.) And if this was not staged, how likely is it that the student making the tape would know just where to pan to zoom in smoothly on the offending caller? Although the title is something like "enraged professor flips out," he seemed awfully calm to me, in spite of the drama of the gesture, and, curiously, the class makes zero response. Its a fantasy video . . . which raises the respect question just the same. I know of any number of people who wish they were the professor in the video. Reminds me of the staged, rip up the cheating student/confederate's test paper right there in class. Another academic/urban myth? Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Psychology Interim Director, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 32514 - 5751 Phone: (850) 857-6355 or (850) 473-7435 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Miguel Roig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 10/8/2006 7:42 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] RE: cell phones. . . . I'm surprised that there has not been any further discussion of this video. Is it because there is a sense that this was a staged event? Miguel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:46 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] cell phones. . . . Interesting technique: ;) http://us.video.aol.com/video.index.adp?mode=1&pmmsid=1720293 ****************************************************** Sandra M. Nagel, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Psychology Saginaw Valley State University 166 Brown Hall 7400 Bay Road University Center, MI 48710 http://www.svsu.edu/~smnagel/research/ Office: (989) 964-4635 Fax: (989) 790-7656 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************************** --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=engl ish --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=engl ish
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