Free Stuff!!!
Posted on November 25, 2003 @ 11:36 am
Did I mention that my department finally got desperate enough for instructors that they offered me my own section of intro to American politics for the spring semester? Well, they did, which means I’m now in the process of developing my own course for the first time–choosing textbooks, writing a syllabus, developing lectures, planning assignments, and so forth.
It’s a fair bit of work, but I’ve discovered an unexpected bonus along the way. I just found out that the publisher whose textbook I adopted is sending me a free selection of overheads, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, and other course supplements to go along with my desk copy of the textbook. How much of a dork does it make me that I’m already excited about the package arriving?
Then again, since it’s being shipped to my home address via UPS, I’ll probably never see it.
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Hmmm, thats pretty cool. If you wanted, you could probably call around to other publishers, saying that you are developing new courses at your college, and are looking for books, to get some more free stuff.
Hey, that’s awesome! Will you be Dr. Morrissette now? Strange times we live in…
Why is it when I get my Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) I won’t be Dr. Waddell? Such is life…
Ian: Unfortunately, most publishers won’t send a box o’free stuff unless you’ve already adopted their textbook for a class (and they usually go to the trouble to check up on it, too). Most will send an examination copy, but they ask for it back if you don’t decide to use it. So, I’m going to have to be clever if I want more supplements, freebies, and/or tchotkes.
Seth: I’m still just “Jess” until I finish my dissertation. But, you’re right; the fact that I’ll be teaching my own classes definitely qualifies as strange times.