Classroom laptop bans are ableist, even if they distract some students Human beings - including adults - have minds that are naturally distracted at points during a 45 minute lecture. You teach distractable humans, not robots It is your job to teach TOWARDS this, not around it.
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Replying to @jmartinwrites @t_lacy
I ban them with exceptions for students who have verified disabilities. There is nothing natural about the ways minds are distracted by internet access in a lecture; if you want to teach to students distracted in this way, that's your choice, but it's nothing nature demands.
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The on;y problem with that, is those who might not be "public" with their Disabilities or are uncomfortable sharing medical information are then outed to the whole class and are the outlier. Many will end up not using them in order to not draw more unneeded attention.
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Replying to @Ixzianna @postdiscipline and
Not to mention that there is extreme difficulty in getting verified disabilities by uni administration for many. It’s not just a doc’s note.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @Ixzianna and
I am receptive to students who are in the process of having disabilities verified but for purposes of tests I am reluctant to make accommodations without it. Unfair to other students who don’t get 1.5 to 2x time. Students who can’t write lecture notes often record
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Replying to @postdiscipline @Ixzianna and
Okay but some people can never get them verified, or don't, because people refuse to verify them. There are many people out there with undiagnosed disabilities. I myself possibly have an attention disorder that I never even considered having until now.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @Ixzianna and
A computer will not help focus on lecture and class discussion. If a student wants to skim thru a book, free to do so.
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Actually I focus fine with it, as well as I do writing things down. Better even, because I can type faster than I can write.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @Ixzianna and
We're talking about computers with internet access.
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