Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?


Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?
It's my freshman year, Calculus teacher speaks reaaaallly fast (you wouldn't even believe) and advanced Spanish teacher is from Colombia and speaks rapidly with an accent I'm not used to. Is it ok to use my flip video camera (small like a digital camera) to video my classes so I can view them later? Would that be a weird thing to do? The camera would just sit on my desk. It wouldn't be very noticeable. In a lecture hall it would be easier, but these are like 25 student classes. Should I not even ask?
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You must ask first . The lectures belong to the professor, so don't take a refusal personally. If you get permission, do not record lectures given by a visiting or substitute professor if you ever have one. If you do not get permission, NEVER take the device out in the classroom for any reason at all! Good luck.
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don't think this is legal. You aren't even allowed to shoot movies, etc on a college campus, let alone record a college prof without his permission. depends on what your use it. I would suggest just using a normal sound recorder or not recording him directly. some prof will not be happy he is being filmed!! unless he's really vain :)
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It is NOT ok to record your classes without your professor's permission. Their lectures are covered by copyright law. Also, other students in the class may not want to be recorded. Ask your professors first. If you get permission, use a Smart Pen to record and take notes. You will find it more efficient than a video recording. Be sure to do your reading before your classes. This will give you an overview of the information to be covered during lectures. Also, go to your college's academic success center and get information on how to take notes. There are several things you can do to take better notes. In my experience, students who record lectures don't pay attention during class and rarely take the time to go back and review the recording.
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You must ask permission of the professor, or it is not legal. (college professor)
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You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio. You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too. The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed. I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

student visa?


student visa?
my cousin lives in colombia, all hes wanted to do is to be a chef and he really wants to study here but he has no visa or anything. What does it take to get a student visa? how long is it good for? what do you need? is it difficult to obtain one? where.... some general info would be greatly appreciated,thanks
Government - 1 Answers
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he needs to look for a school and program he wantes to study, then contact the school, apply, get accepted, and then the school will send him some forms he need to take to the US consulate along with proof of enough funds.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Canada Visa for Colombian citizen with F-1 student US Visa?


Canada Visa for Colombian citizen with F-1 student US Visa?
Hello! The question is: our soccer team from Cleveland, OH is going to Toronto, Canada this Friday for 3 days Soccer competition (Great Lakes Cup). We have one player from Bogota, Colombia in our team. He has US F-1 student visa and he studies in community college. The International adviser in the college told him that he can cross the Canada border and come back to USA without problems with his I-20 and Colombia passport with US visa. Also International adviser wrote the letter that this player is going to play in Community College soccer team this Fall. But we found information on this web http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp that Colombian citizens should have a Canada Visa. We called Detroit, New York, and Washington offices and nobody can give us a clear answer if our player needs to get the Canada visa with the papers he already has. Could anybody give us a clear information about this situation? Can our Colombian soccer player go to Canada and come back to USA with I-20, US F-1 visa, and letter from college?
Other - United States - 2 Answers
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yeah
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Your college adviser has only told what is required for a returning student to re-enter the United States. Read the one but last paragraph on returning students. https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/572 .. To enter Canada the situation is different. Citizen of Colombia need a visa to enter Canada. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp .. The visa requirement is only waived for U.S. lawful permanent residents who hold a Green Card; not for U.S. visa holders. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/5256E.PDF (read page 12) A visa application takes about a months. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/apply-where.asp ..

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

has anyone made billions from implementing loopholes?

has anyone made billions from implementing loopholes?
I hear of some friends that started online gambling sites and made millions of euros overseas (forget a 9 to 5 right) . Others I heard have taken out 200k in student loans, used the loans to open businesses in Dominican republic and colombia... (just a couple of examples) . Anyone care to share other examples or ideas ?
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corporations

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