We're back to considering easy and difficult personalities, as in the previous discussion we've been having. Popularity is largely a function of social skills and let's face it, by the time people get to teaching age, they either have them or they don't; and even if they don't I don't believe there is a whole lot people can do to improve that--I'm not saying there's nothing you can do, but just not a whole lot. What makes a person popular can be a whole slew of things including ease or difficulty of material--most people who teach stats or biopsych can vocally attest to that! Or ease of difficulty of a particular person's grading scheme, etc. Too complicated to compensate people based only on teaching evals.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:45:18 -0800 >From: Richard Hake <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] Faculty Pay 'by Applause Meter' >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> >Cc: ><[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,<[email protected]> > >Jerry Becker has alerted the Math-Teach list to a recent report by >Scott Jaschik (2008) in "Inside Higher Ed" with the provocative title >"Faculty Pay 'by Applause Meter'." > >To access the article simply click on ><http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/13/bonuspay>. > >Any reactions? > >Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University >24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 >Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands. ><[email protected]> ><http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/> ><http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi/> ><http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com/> > > >REFERENCES >Jaschik, S. 2008. "Faculty Pay 'by Applause Meter', " Inside Higher >Ed, 13 January 2008; online at ><http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/13/bonuspay>. > > > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
