tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post8054101163452679274..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Mothers in the Academy: How to Do It All*Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-75316213797158331062013-06-20T13:44:54.362-04:002013-06-20T13:44:54.362-04:00Hi Susan! Yes, on mid-career motherhood slump. alt...Hi Susan! Yes, on mid-career motherhood slump. although I think that has far less to do with motherhood than with the profession. But yes. And Lisa, yes, I'm busy writing a theoretical discussion of this series that emphasizes it is not primarily about babiesFl, but about a different approach to knowledge and American society. And finally, yes, let's absolutely talk about MOOCs. Maybe both here and on FB page.hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-9864451989842807512013-06-20T13:12:50.506-04:002013-06-20T13:12:50.506-04:00Again, thank you for casing your comments in the c...Again, thank you for casing your comments in the context of people who are mother-minded, rather than biological mothers. This includes parents of both genders as well as care givers of all kinds. So thankful. I'm learning that my surveys not only save time, but are really appreciated by students. Sometimes what is good for me is also good for them. This is especially true when someone is in a position like mine where the teaching load is 4-4. <br /><br />Rubrics are great--I find students just want to know what area they lost the points in rather than engaging deeply with all the specifics of where they went wrong. Those who want to be good writers will come talk with me more about it. Our department has been reluctant to do this, but over time, we've all found/modified rubrics that work.<br /><br />Can we have a set of conversations on MOOCs? I want to talk about this more, but this doesn't seem the spot....Lisa Clark Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155783885263417225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-58490125883338187892013-06-20T10:40:37.325-04:002013-06-20T10:40:37.325-04:00Thanks so much for doing this series! This is grea...Thanks so much for doing this series! This is great advice. Broad classes with larger enrollments can, if you are at a university, also come with TAs, who can of course ease the grading burden even as they up the administrative costs of the large class. Still, I'd take the latter anyday.<br />As a recently tenured associate prof, I'd also love to see some discussion about the mid-career motherhood slump. I'm feeling that as my second child is just 1 year old and I'm starting a new multi-archival research project from scratch. Having my one baby pre-tenure when I had a rough draft of my first book (that is, my dissertation) already done when I arrived at my job seems like a breeze in comparison. Plus I was protected from heavy service.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-20330075452406044352013-06-19T12:22:59.862-04:002013-06-19T12:22:59.862-04:00Oooo, MOOCs! Yes, Chris, there is that to contend ...Oooo, MOOCs! Yes, Chris, there is that to contend with. I'd like to make this a bigger debate. My observations suggest that there is a huge disconnect about MOOCs between younger scholars and established ones that I think needs exploration (I've aggregated a ton of good pieces about them-- can we maybe put them on our FB page?) <br /><br />On the one hand, we cannot make technology and new methods go away. On the other hand, the current MOOC model simply appalls me. So how can good historians direct this swell in a way that does not destroy our profession? <br /><br />But back to your point: I don't think junior scholars do themselves any favors by isolating their teaching in a tiny field, because it's too easy for an administrator to argue that the school doesn't really need a historian of some obscure topic. That does not, though, mean that your scholarship can't have a laser focus.<br /><br />Lots of cool stuff here to fuss over, and I find it exciting that we finally, finally, ARE!hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-4370171780822548342013-06-19T11:41:45.682-04:002013-06-19T11:41:45.682-04:00Heather,
I'm totally with you on the efficienc...Heather,<br />I'm totally with you on the efficiency part of this. But I do wonder whether there's not some danger in this strategy (which will surely maximize individual faculty scholarship and family time) of turning our teaching into something that can be replicated and sold cheaply by MOOC vendors? I realize that we provide accountability and the broader student experience. Still, I worry.<br />ChrisChris Benekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623325601668600846noreply@blogger.com