University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department

Re:University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department by robrenaud on Sunday April 22, 2012 @10:07PM (#3876878)

> the well-established fact that research-active faculty make better teachers

Does anyone have a citation for this well established fact?

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Re:University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department by wtvanhest on Sunday April 22, 2012 @10:09PM (#3876887)

My experience is that they tend to be negatively correlated with a good number of outliers.

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Re:University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department by Lednakashim on Monday April 23, 2012 @01:59AM (#3877488)

Experience: My professors were shit, but I was able to do science in one of their labs and that got me into graduate school. Research faculty give opportunities that are impossible to find elsewhere.

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Re:University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department by ja27 on Monday April 23, 2012 @12:46AM (#3877276)

I laughed out loud at this. Faculty can run good research programs and be decent teachers but if they're only measured on research grant dollars, completed graduate degrees, and publications, why spend any extra effort on teaching undergrads?

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Re:University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department by VigUi7vv8G2 on Monday April 23, 2012 @08:20AM (#3878392)

Seems unlikely. Good researchers care about research, and don't really care about teaching. While people who care a lot about teaching may not care much about research. A lot of profs don't like teaching and prefer spending time in the lab.

There may be some people who are passionate about both (and of course, people who don't give a crap about either)

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