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That's a nice story, but teaching =/= research and I fail to see how this is related to research productivity. If anything the relation is inverse because, as y
by mmmmpancakes 4y ago
That's a nice story, but teaching =/= research and I fail to see how this is related to research productivity. If anything the relation is inverse because, as you said, he doesn't have a publication record, so from the perspective of research he was basically useless.
If we are trying to improve research productivity, then removing or dramatically reducing teaching responsibilities for researchers sounds a lot more sensible. Besides, modern pedagogy is getting increasingly complicated and having teaching specialists can be much more beneficial to your average 1-2 year undergrad.
Not to diminish his teaching career, it sounds very valuable, but not in a way that's directly relevant to the OP.
- jrumbut 4y agoIt's simple! Grant applications are so hard because they are so competitive. They are so competitive because a lot of people want to be professors. Currently, to succeed as a professor you need a research grant. If, instead, we made it easier to advance your career as exactly the kind of pedagogy specialist you described (as well as through leadership in professional organizations, work in the community, and all the other kinds of service), I believe you would get fewer applications to those research grants. It might result in better post-secondary education as well.