tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post2042721066738484380..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Online Training / Online WorkCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69013943342689670142016-02-18T12:55:34.156-06:002016-02-18T12:55:34.156-06:00Prashant, there is that. I did some of it from hom...Prashant, there is that. I did some of it from home and some from my office at work. <br /><br />Patti, the evidence is mounting that they just don't do as much as person to person teaching. <br /><br />Riot Kitty, they were a bit more subtle than ass grabbing. :)<br /><br />Bernard, there's a possibility!<br /><br />RK, I suppose it has a purpose but its just that I've already got much to do. <br /><br />Snowbrush, maybe so. The training vid would be shorter.<br /><br />Jodi, its increasingly becoming part of the job for academeCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-78750217366163721812016-01-29T12:47:43.557-06:002016-01-29T12:47:43.557-06:00Charles-what a time suck for you! My niece is a te...Charles-what a time suck for you! My niece is a teacher and is expected to do so many things without pay. I don't get it, I've never worked for free in my life and I don't even have a degree!jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-74877659731848001212016-01-26T12:34:14.903-06:002016-01-26T12:34:14.903-06:00Sounds like you’ve been through some boring stuff ...Sounds like you’ve been through some boring stuff of late. I guess that in Texas, the active shooter scenario would say, “Everyone whip out your guns and blast away.”Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32322067292071059142016-01-20T18:08:46.990-06:002016-01-20T18:08:46.990-06:00Oh, dear. I'm even feeling a little guilty he...Oh, dear. I'm even feeling a little guilty here since I'm one of those people who create all that online training for others. :) Am sorry you are having to deal with all that extra work. :(RK Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034917381901499281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28567473489577336972016-01-17T10:21:08.681-06:002016-01-17T10:21:08.681-06:00Those surveys and harassment class seem like a goo...Those surveys and harassment class seem like a good basis to use your 'Days of Beer' comedic flair, my friend. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-3965369402384895392016-01-17T01:42:00.740-06:002016-01-17T01:42:00.740-06:00"What would you do" scenarios? Are their..."What would you do" scenarios? Are their insurance companies making them do this?<br /><br />I'm guessing no yahoo would see a video of someone grabbing a student's ass and say, "Yes, that's what I'd do!"Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-6185862180144071952016-01-14T18:48:52.876-06:002016-01-14T18:48:52.876-06:00We have lost our way. Few students will profit fro...We have lost our way. Few students will profit from online courses. At least students at less than elite institutions. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-41683993802410997772016-01-14T06:32:29.785-06:002016-01-14T06:32:29.785-06:00Charles, online training (from home, I assume) sou...Charles, online training (from home, I assume) sounds better than actually attending a course but I can see why it might seem like a needless digression when one can use the time for other important things. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-26823360015757740072016-01-13T08:18:01.873-06:002016-01-13T08:18:01.873-06:00David Cranmer, I guess I got spoiled in my early y...David Cranmer, I guess I got spoiled in my early years because we didn't have a lot of it. Now it seems like everyday there is more.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-80796864258190710272016-01-12T03:50:21.488-06:002016-01-12T03:50:21.488-06:00Before I left my day job (to go full tilt at BTAP)...Before I left my day job (to go full tilt at BTAP) it seemed like every year it was more and more training. Us employees called it CYA for the company.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-42292191720469673092016-01-11T18:23:34.086-06:002016-01-11T18:23:34.086-06:00Oscar Case, now it's spreading to the academic...Oscar Case, now it's spreading to the academic world it seems<br /><br />eric1313, I don't know how much money was spent on the vid but it wasn't the greatest.<br /><br />Alex, I think a lot of universities are going through this kind of thing now. <br /><br />Sage, yes, it's unfortunate but true.<br /><br />Cloudia, that is true.<br /><br />Mark, with new and continually added restrictions, shortages of supplies and no shortages of students, and pay not keeping up, they are killing education all over the country.<br /><br />G. B., there's a lot of it out there.<br /><br />R. T., a big problem is the unprecedented growth in the last ten years of the administrative side of Academia, and all those new hires have got to be given something to do, which means more work for the "soldiers in the trenches," namely the teaching faculty.<br /><br />Erik, lol. Could be about Jeb.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-4446664859281340242016-01-11T16:05:30.615-06:002016-01-11T16:05:30.615-06:00HR rules the world!
I'll leave it at that . ....HR rules the world!<br /><br />I'll leave it at that . . . having had to do much the same . . .<br /><br />I think this is why "Jeb!" is doing so poorly. He reminds one of a pedantic, chiding HR nightmare. Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-85261716200778747852016-01-11T08:44:04.269-06:002016-01-11T08:44:04.269-06:00As G. B. Miller said, "I feel your pain."...As G. B. Miller said, "I feel your pain." Once upon a time, not so long ago, when I taught as a semester-to-semester contract adjunct at a large state university, I asked the department head why I was required to participate on campus without compensation in a between-the-semester (Christmas break) research/analysis project (i.e., student achievement in certain courses within the department); I was given the "team player" speech and told not to return in future semesters. In other words, my teaching contributions (so poorly compensated at $2000 per course per semester) were flushed/discounted because I would not bring myself to work another 40-60 hours during the Christmas break on an accreditation damage-control project. Well, to make a long story short, I understand that you are clearly caught up in and cannot escape from higher education's mind-numbing vortex of administrative bullshit. It is sad but true that higher education has lost its way. Hang in there! RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-80578139538335359862016-01-11T05:22:23.291-06:002016-01-11T05:22:23.291-06:00I feel your pain my friend. Almost every other day...I feel your pain my friend. Almost every other day an e-mail comes out from our training academy about some kind of semi-mandatory course designed to help you better navigate the myriad of issues that comes with helping children and their families.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-38901633173626305182016-01-11T03:45:38.016-06:002016-01-11T03:45:38.016-06:00I understand the training part, even if it is time...I understand the training part, even if it is time consuming but the surveys do they come to you because of your renown in your field or just random generated? Random generated reminders can be just as easily shredded as the rest.<br /><br />Speaking of education--Detroit Public Schools--now not only have $500 million of state incurred debt, brought about by Emergency Managers but are up to 50-60 kids in all k-12 classes. Today they announced a minimum of 20 school closures because of teachers calling in sick. Thoughts? the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-89334370231821251492016-01-10T19:09:27.362-06:002016-01-10T19:09:27.362-06:00You poor man! That really is cruel but unfortunate...You poor man! That really is cruel but unfortunately no longer unusualCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-22049933318861478732016-01-10T18:34:35.459-06:002016-01-10T18:34:35.459-06:00I hear you about such "required" online ...I hear you about such "required" online courses taking up time! The active shooter situation is sadly needed.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14213473100230394012016-01-10T15:33:46.975-06:002016-01-10T15:33:46.975-06:00That's a lot all at one time.
We've had to...That's a lot all at one time.<br />We've had to do the harassment training, and all because some higher up in the company couldn't control himself.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-17694532269687975352016-01-10T14:10:03.994-06:002016-01-10T14:10:03.994-06:00That's hilarious! The active shooter video so...That's hilarious! The active shooter video sounds exactly like instructions from a mall cop training manual.eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-72841676663370136722016-01-10T13:50:38.401-06:002016-01-10T13:50:38.401-06:00Sounds like the Gov't, but in the Gov't no...Sounds like the Gov't, but in the Gov't nobody knows anything after the training.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.com