Nancy:
I am not sure that course ownership explains slovenly teaching.
Do you think this individual would suddenly change his/her
teaching style because someone else was teaching another section
of that same course? Would you change your style because
someone else is using mimeograph technology in another section?
Similarly, do you think this individual would suddenly run out
and learn a new technology if they were reassigned a different
course? I think not.
I would work on convincing the Powers That Be to let you teach
another section of the course *also.* Pick a time that plugs
a hole in the departmental schedule. Chairpeople are always
trying to find faculty that will teach at unpopular times.
Don't worry about what that other faculty member does or does
not do in the classroom. That's the job of the chairperson.
Good luck.
Ken
On Mon, 03 Sep 2001 12:30:45 -0400 (EDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello Colleagues:
>
> I have been contemplating the situation at a particular school at which I
> teach, where certain courses are only taught by one designated individual.
> The situation is, I would like a shot at teaching one of these courses, live
> or online, and suspect that I will never get the opportunity because those
> courses are viewed more or less as the "territory" of certain full time
> faculty members.
>
> My impression, which of course is highly biased (why I want your input) is
> that it is not an accident that this is the school at which innovation
> happens at the slowest rate, and where courses are most frequently cancelled
> due to low enrollment/lack of interest. I suspect that this policy gives
> those faculty members little incentive to examine how they go about
> presenting the material and assessing the quality of their pedagogy.
>
> So, I was hoping others could share perhaps the positive aspects of these
> kind of course "ownership" and/or validate my perception of the negative.
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Nancy Melucci
> LACCD
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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dept. of Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
