Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Ben Atherton-Zeman" <>]

I just got a very nice looking brochure in the mail from "Student Success."
I have met some of these folks at conferences - they bring very impressive
display tables.  I've had great conversations with their marketing staff.

 

The brochure asked me to look at at their website, www.studentsuccess.org
<http://www.studentsuccess.org/> .  I saw that colleges can educate their
campuses on sexual violence by purchasing this online prevention program.  I
even like some of the content - there's a scene where a guy uses the phrase
"Dude, I totally banged her" and is confronted by his guy friends, who use
humor to make pithy educational points. 

 

What do folks think about online education regarding sexual violence and
dating violence?  I admit I'm biased, since I felt like I was looking at the
"automated robot" that will someday replace me in the factory!  But I can
also see some advantages of using online education.  Have some campuses used
online education with success, and would you mind sharing those successes?
Are online education providers here on this list and do you want to weigh
in?  

 

Until the violence stops, Ben.  

 

Ben Atherton-Zeman, Maynard, MA USA
Actor, Comedian, Feminist and Husband
Presenting a One-Man Play: "Voices of Men," Educational Theatre for
Sexual/Domestic Violence Prevention - video excerpts at
http://www.voicesofmen.org

Booking information: 978-897-3619

 

Quote of the Month, March 2010: "Whenever we blame a victim, we are siding
with the perpetrator."  - Diane Docis,