[nabs-l] Recording Lectures... Not allowed?

Wed Feb 4 02:16:16 UTC 2009

Hello Jamie,

Perhaps I am a little too late on chiming in on thsi thread, but I offer 
this as my take on your professor's concerns.

First, your professor need not wory about being misrepresented on the web. 
Even if you were to sellectively post things, and edit his speech, which you 
are not, your professor should not wory. That is, if he conducts himself 
with maturity and profesionalism, he should not wory.

A person with time and skill can make just about anyone say anything, so I 
could see where he's coming from.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6805063692754011230&q=bush&total=165832&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

The fact he's woried about the internet raises a flag that he may know he 
may be saying objectionable things, but of course you need not bring this to 
his attention.

Other suggestions about signing a contract yourself stating that you will 
not distribute, or otherwise make his recorded lectures available makes 
sense.

Good luck in this matter.

Antonio Guimaraes
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Stover" <liamskitten at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Recording Lectures... Not allowed?

> Jamie,
>
> My only real thought for addressing his concerns about his words being
> distorted is to inform him that you will be only using his lectures
> for personal use, and not distributing them, meaning that you would
> have no reason to put them on the Internet.  If he doesn't provide an
> alternative like a podcast to what your student services office has
> deemed a reasonable accomodation, I don't see that he has a leg to
> stand on, especially if you get a letter of accomodation as others on
> the list have suggested.
> Courtney
>
> On 1/23/09, Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com> wrote:
>> That information will help me a lot when I put together a letter to 
>> Student
>> Services and to the professor. Here he isn't worried about selling his
>> lectures. He doesn't produce them for publishing purposes, nor does he
>> record them himself. He told me that he doesn't want things he says to 
>> get
>> wildly distorted and end up on the internet. I'm not sure how to address
>> that one.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Sarah J. Blake
>> <sarah at growingstrong.org>wrote:
>>
>>> Many students with good note-taking skills use a recorder as a
>>> supplementary method. There are many reasons why this can be helpful.
>>> Being
>>> able to go back through a recording can enable me to write down material
>>> that was read from a handout or PowerPoint very quickly during 
>>> class.Other
>>> students would have the time to write this information down while other
>>> discussion is going on or to take notes in the margins. Having a copy of
>>> the
>>> handout is helpful; but this does not allow for putting together how the
>>> handout and the other information might be related. Depending on a
>>> professor's lecture style, this kind of information can be extremely
>>> valuable.
>>>
>>> A recorder has also been invaluable to me in the event that my 
>>> technology
>>> broke down or battery died in the middle of class. It has not happened
>>> often
>>> but has happened a time or two. I am a good slate user; but there are
>>> certain advantages in using a laptop for note-taking.
>>>
>>> Occasionally I have run into a professor who was lecturing using 
>>> material
>>> that was intended for publication.Once in a while such a professor will
>>> ask
>>> not to be recorded. Sometimes professors have asked me to sign a form
>>> saying
>>> that I will not distribute the recordings. I am perfectly happy to do
>>> this.
>>>
>>>
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