Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some direct action.

Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by keithpeter on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:36AM (#3004857)

Agreed. I teach lower down in the academic chain. Dyslexic students often ask if they can record (audio) lessons. We teach in small groups and I encourage people to ask questions, and take over the whiteboard &c.

The deal with students recording the session is that the recordings are for personal use only. Noone has broken that understanding as yet so far as I am aware...

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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by brador on Friday September 16, 2011 @12:07PM (#3005011)

Why personal use only? Why not allow it's free distribution so many people can benifit?

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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by halostatue on Friday September 16, 2011 @12:26PM (#3005090)

Because everyone in a participatory/discussion class would have to agree to have the distribution happen. Plus, you may not want certain discussions to go public, depending on the nature of the subject and the direction some discussions take.

EDIT: s/wild/public/ I was originally looking for 'viral', but I just remember some of my smaller college classes sometimes getting into intimate discussions that wouldn't have happened if there was a chance that the class would have been public.

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