Los profesores no están por emitir sus cursos por medios audiovisuales en la red
scriptor.org: 12:04 10-03-2010Los profesores no están por emitir sus cursos por medios audiovisuales en la red
An associate professor who focuses on digital media, Mr. Vaidhyanathan regularly teaches and writes enthusiastically about movements to make music, movies, and other creative works free online. I thought he’d be one of the first people to advocate open access to lectures. But no. “I find myself playing devil’s advocate all the time” in class, he said. “I don’t want to be on the record saying something I don’t even believe” if the lectures go out on the Web. He considers the classroom a “sacred space” that may need to stay private to preserve academic freedom. Professors across the country are now wrestling with this issue. More and more colleges have installed microphones or cameras in lecture halls and bought…
