First of all, this is not an academic freedom question since he was not fired because of the content of what he was teaching. Rather, the issue is whether he was requiring his students to know (and answer test questions on) content not specified in the syllabus -- a violation of the contract between the student and the state. If his additional material was simply and literally a supplement; not adding any content not in the text, so that students could pass any exam question without the use of the supplemental material, then he has a case. On the other hand, if he added exam questions that could not be answered without the use of his supplemental material, he was in violation of his contract. Was he using a department wide standard exam, or did he write his own?
On Jul 23, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Christopher D. Green wrote: > What would you do if an adjunct instructor at your school responded to > students' complaints that the mandated textbook was unclear, by > creating > original supplementary materials to help the students understand the > topic better? Give him a pat on the back? One Indiana college > decided to > fire him instead. > http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/23/ivytech > > Chris > -- > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > phone: 416-736-2100 ext. 66164 > fax: 416-736-5814 > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
