In looking to present my perspectives on conference practices, I have used a wide range of media (journal articles, academic texts, lectures etc.). My latest 'effort' takes the form of a re-written fairy tale: Cinderella and the conference … a tale of situated practice (published in Times Higher Education). It tells the tale of an overlooked lecturer who goes to a conference, and her chance encounter with a delegate which sparks her reinvention as an academic. Aside from entertainment, it looks to raise a number of issues such as our motivations for conference attendance, the reliance on chance encounter, the benefits of networking etc.
What aspects of academic life are good targets for satire & which well known stories would you adapt to draw attention to them?
Short and Simple Has Long-lasting rewards. That's how I'll describe one of my very first publications as a new PhD. I thought I would start off "short", so I looked for a forum to do so and found the renowned "Faculty Focus" blog that accepts articles of 300-500 words that focus on higher education best practice. I submitted my very first article, and it was publised in two weeks. To date, this one short article has gotten more visibility than any of the other journal articles I have written as shown below:
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/learning-styles/how-much-multimedia-should-you-add-to-powerpoint-for-online-students/
http://www.biz.colostate.edu/mti/tips/pages/MultimediaPowerpoint.aspx
http://teachthe4ps.com/tips-for-teaching/how-much-multimedia-should-you-add-to-powerpoint-slides-when-teaching-online/
https://sites.google.com/site/multimediatoolsandideas/assignments/howmuchmultimediashouldyouaddtopowerpointslideswhenteachingonline
https://www.diigo.com/list/janethouser/power_point
Debra: I agree we need to do a mixture of long & short. I used the fiction medium to give some alternative way of expressing the issues we face at conferences, & yes, it has provoked interest in terms of the number of shares/views it has got.
I enjoyed writing the piece, & would like to see more in this vein, so:
What aspects of academic life are good targets for satire & which well known stories would you adapt to draw attention to them?
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