Being obsessed with impact factor (IF), who cares about teaching index as a variable for academic productivity? (when the heck are they going to differentiate and thus differently assess between a research profile and a teaching profile?)
Brilliant cartoon strip by PhD Comics my dear friend and fellow blogger Bart Bonamie sent me:
(Although the # of taught classes doesn’t prove you’re a good teacher either or does it? What -do you think- proves that? Student surveys? And what happens when it seems that you’re a good teacher? Nothing. What happens when it seems you aren’t that good? Nothing. So why the effort?. Just thinking aloud here, sorry.)
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Reminds me of the days when every course would start with a needs analysis, then we’d teach the book! Perhaps these still are those days???
Have a good xmas
Nik
Having been through somewhat of a rough period as far as teaching is concerned (yeah…I call teaching language classes with 70+ people in front of you quite rough – especially since it’s all about quality and not quantity, of course), I haven’t been in the best of moods, lately. And then they publish a comic like this one – to cheer you up, I’m sure, hehe. Jorge Cham hit the nail on the head with this one, though, and it makes you wonder…Q: WHY? A: Because we’ve all become slaves of the Almighty A1 Publication.
Still, I hope you’ll all enjoy your end of the year holidays!
@Bart Bonamie: Almighty A1 Publication! LOL! Have a nice Xmas too.
@Nik Peachey: Probably…I can name many places where they’re still doing that
Have a nice Xmas and a -still- better 2009, Nik!
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