Timeline for I am uncomfortable about students taking pictures of the blackboard, because I don't like appearing in them
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| Feb 7, 2017 at 6:11 | comment | added | Narasimham | houzz.in/photos/15071078/sliding-blackboard-eclectic-dc-metro | |
| Feb 7, 2017 at 1:15 | comment | added | Palu Macil | @Narasimham I've never seen a blackboard that could be pushed to the side except in a couple old movies. It seems like an idea whose time has passed. | |
| Feb 4, 2017 at 2:01 | comment | added | Andrea Lazzarotto | @Narasimham you are assuming the blackboards can be moved. | |
| Feb 3, 2017 at 12:26 | comment | added | Taladris | +1. Making an announcement that explicitely asking to not post the pictures on Internet if the OP does not want his image to be widespread is important: we are in the Facebook/Instagram/whatever era and the notion of "controlling his public image" is not what it used to be. | |
| Feb 3, 2017 at 4:57 | comment | added | Narasimham | The filled blackboard can be pushed to a side, and then students can take pics of board in view. | |
| Feb 2, 2017 at 16:20 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | I think the point is that @JackWade wants to be able to see the order in which the material appeared on the board. This might not be obvious since not all instructors fill the board from left to right or top to bottom. | |
| Feb 2, 2017 at 15:46 | comment | added | Doktor J | @JackWade I don't see how this process would cause a problem with sequential pictures as long as the professor pauses after each "board-full" (or better, between concepts even if they're still filling the board) to allow for pictures. You still get a sequence, it's just that the photo-taking is at agreed-upon times rather than randomly through the instruction. | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 9:53 | comment | added | Patricia Shanahan | I photographed the board for several courses I took, each time with the professor's permission. I was not specifically trying to avoid photographing the professor, but I don't think I ever got more than a hand in the frame. The objective is to get a good picture of the material on the board, and that means making the completed board section most of the frame and not obscured by professor. | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 0:27 | comment | added | David Schwartz | You can also explain that you don't want them distracted by trying to take a picture quickly before the board gets erased or having to take multiple pictures because they weren't sure if you were done yet. Ask them to concentrate while you write and explain and promise them in exchange a well-defined opportunity to take a picture. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 15:38 | comment | added | Josh Hibschman | This might be a good compromise, but it still might inhibit some learning styles. I personally like to take sequential board pictures so I can replay through the logic later (i.e. for very advanced topics such as machine learning, differential equations). The ability to go back and "replay" truly helps. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 11:40 | comment | added | Jack Aidley | This also makes sense in terms of minimising disruption by photo takers; and ensuring photo takers get all the information on the board. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 10:19 | comment | added | CptEric | I've had professors tho exactly this. "Wait until i'm done, then you'll have 10-20secs to make any high res pic you need". | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 7:00 | comment | added | Azor Ahai -him- | I have had professors and teachers request this. It's not weird. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 6:39 | history | answered | Nate Eldredge | CC BY-SA 3.0 |