Hi
On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. wrote:
> The reason I ask is that today when we came back from Spring break we
> discovered that someone, in their infinite wisdom, decided to chain the
> overhead projectors to the walls (picture here large galvanized chain
> link normally used for restraining large pachyderms). These massive
> chains then extend across the floor (where you lecture - yes, I tripped
> over it at least twice) to a table or cart. It gives the classroom a
> nice prison ambiance but the powers that be suggested that this was
> simply a subjective concern and thus not relevant.
>
> Note the reason for the chains is not because people were stealing the
> overheads (don't suppose there is a large black market for these!) but
> because faculty apparently move them around to different classrooms. We
> are such an unruly bunch ;-)
We have lived with this situation for the past 5 years or so.
On balance, I prefer it to the previous one where one did not
know whether or not there would be an overhead in the room until
the start of class. Mad rush before class to find a free
overhead to abscond with (if lucky!). I hadn't thought of the
prison or elephant analogy, but do find it aggravating to watch
out for the cord/chain and also to fuss with untangling the two
every week or so. But I also prefer that to teaching in
classrooms where the overhead is fixed in one (often
inconvenient) location. If anyone has an ideal system, I would
like to hear about it.
Best wishes
Jim
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