ON DECK
Planeta.com is re-imagining the way we interact with teachers
and students. We prefer to work with web-savvy researchers,
particularly those with a website or blog. Extra points for
academics with galleries on Flickr.
Each year Planeta.com receives more than queries from students
and educators. Most are seeking a quick answer and frankly we
do not have the time or resources to answer each request with
the detail we would like. As result, most students receive a
polite response indicating that while access to Planeta is free,
we do charge for seminars,
particularly those that can be developed in small groups.
We do not mean to be rude. The challenge here is that most
students work independently. They approach us individually or
seek individual answers which may or may not be channeled into
a final project which may or may not be published.
Instead of working 1-1 with a student or professor who may
or may not stay in contact, we prefer to work with small groups
and we like to have the cushion of a 3-6 month window to assist
specific project development as it unfolds over time.
As part of Planeta.com's mission is to catalyze communication,
we offer an alternative. Those interested in our seminars and
consulting should contact us via email.
DIPLOMADO
In the coming year we are developing an intensive Ecotourism
Diploma (Diplomado en Ecoturismo). It is aimed at a professional
audience.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS FROM ACADEMICS
Question: How do I conduct research on this
site?
Answer: Use our search
engine.
Question: How do I cite Planeta.com?
Answer: Citing online documents is important
for those who need to document where and when they found a particular
source. Include the author's name, document title and the source
of the document (the URL). You might wish to include a date
when you viewed the document.
Question: How we hire you to give a presentation
at our campus?
Answer: Consult the guidelines on speaking
engagements and consulting.
Question: Can you recommend other experts?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Can I write an article?
Answer: Of course! Consult the writers'
guidelines. Examples of academic articles we have published
include Shapeshifting
of Tourism by Ben Feinberg and Democracy
and the Trees by Ross Mitchell.
MORE
FAQ
QUESTIONS
WE ASK TEACHERS
Do you participate in online forums and conferences?
Do you have a personal web page?
Do you have a personal blog or flickr gallery?
Does your department have a web page?
Does your department archive summaries of presentations made
on campus?
Are presentations and lectures podcast?
Does your department website index student and faculty research
projects?
Are students and faculty seeking research projects ideas?
And here are the Big Questions which we'd like to see discussed
in public forums:
What are the responsibilities of academics?
How to academics show that they are listening and responding
to communities?
Do northern academic universities have a responsibility
in maintaining or developing online resources from the south?
Should academics pay for interviews? This question
is prompted by a tour operator who says he asks that student
queries include a $100 contribution to a local charity.
ETHICS
During the 2006 Ethical
Travel Dialogue, one professor who confided that his university
was charging too much for consulting. "We could do this
work at a fraction of the cost," he confided. He added
that the institution had been accepted as a 'fair trade university'
though he questioned the value of such a designation. "Are
you able to discuss this in public?" He answered "no."
TOURISM PROGRAMS
Some tour operators we work with report that they simply do
not want to employ graduates of tourism programs. They are looking
for skills sets that are often not included in the curriculum.
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