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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Replying to @postdiscipline @AdmiralHip and
Hah If I'm paying ridiculous dollars to go to university I should be able to turn up naked if I bloody well please
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Replying to @Vorvayne @AdmiralHip and
Too distracting; class can't be fully engaged with the problems and questions lectures are raising. You would be asked to leave and forced to do so if you didn't.
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Replying to @postdiscipline @AdmiralHip and
A poor (facetious) example: I should be able to do whatever I please as long as it doesn't cause an unreasonable problem for other students. Laptops clearly don't count here - people are perfectly capable of concentrating in library computer rooms.
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Replying to @Vorvayne @AdmiralHip and
If you put up a screen with arresting images it makes it hard for other students to focus and if you are not paying attention you are going to slow down lecture by asking questions to fill in what you missed or consume office hours having prof repeat what's already been explained
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There have been studies that show students don’t learn as well in lectures than they do in smaller tutorial or seminar environments.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @postdiscipline and
So you are already going to have students who missed what was said or didn’t understand. Or people like me who zone out in a lecture.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @postdiscipline and
Because I cannot keep my attention to someone talking for an hour. It’s why laptops help me, I can adjust my attention back and forth.
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