tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8836539993144564991..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: From the Crampicle: The Benefits of No-Tech Note TakingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89434003463256270512015-03-09T08:34:56.970-04:002015-03-09T08:34:56.970-04:00That is the problem, Ra/oG--where doodling distrac...That is the problem, Ra/oG--where doodling distracted maybe one other person, the glow of Facebook or Twitter or Reddit or Tumblr distracts the people on either side and behind the student with the laptop. Those students' grades are statistically lower than students without the distraction. <br /><br />Cf Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers at http:/BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20355982663080424922015-03-08T11:47:43.600-04:002015-03-08T11:47:43.600-04:00iPhones have a Do Not Disturb feature which only a...iPhones have a Do Not Disturb feature which only allows selected numbers to cause ringtones. Not sure if equivalents exist elsewhere.<br /><br />I just assume that despite my warnings, some of them will have phones in their laps and will get the alert. Plus, nobody ever calls me.Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89094568023726076832015-03-08T11:06:54.673-04:002015-03-08T11:06:54.673-04:00My feeling is that they're free to distract th...My feeling is that they're free to distract themselves with whatever they like, as long as they don't distract others.Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54263337683078872922015-03-07T14:05:53.764-05:002015-03-07T14:05:53.764-05:00I grok that fantasy. But my phone gets junk calls ...I grok that fantasy. But my phone gets junk calls and calls from relatives and the dentist and my HMO. It's my main phone. Is there a filter app that will let only the campus system get through during class times?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49002732849476194302015-03-06T21:40:12.957-05:002015-03-06T21:40:12.957-05:00Easy! Say "I have my phone on, and I've ...Easy! Say "I have my phone on, and I've signed up for emergency notifications. So if we get a warning, I'll know and of course will pass that on to you. Now turn off your goddamned phones before I kick them right up your entitled little asses."Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48643346728339492162015-03-06T19:41:27.402-05:002015-03-06T19:41:27.402-05:00Tablets have caused just as many problems in my cl...Tablets have caused just as many problems in my classroom as laptops and smartphones, and I have banned all electronic note-taking except as approved accommodations. Having the textbook as an ebook was just one more distraction from the lecture and discussion.<br /> (I don't let them read the book in hard copy either during class.) <br /><br />The only problem with my ban is about the campusAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1035327795186982442015-03-06T19:23:21.485-05:002015-03-06T19:23:21.485-05:00I teach almost entirely in computer-equipped class...I teach almost entirely in computer-equipped classrooms (and almost never lecture), so I may not be in the best position to comment, but my guess is that the move from laptops to tablets (and, increasingly, portable computers that can play either role) is going to make this a moot point, or at least change the debate from whether students should be allowed to use electronic devices to how they Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10026569256220619192015-03-06T17:39:47.001-05:002015-03-06T17:39:47.001-05:00OK, then, let's be more precise about it: make...OK, then, let's be more precise about it: make that a "no student electronics" policy, with the exceptions of dedicated calculators that cannot communicate outside the classroom, or any sort of equipment needed for a disability (e.g. hearing aids) or are officially documented by the campus disability office, or life support.<br /><br />Now you know why the ol' syllabus is at 19 Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52199175705025043982015-03-06T17:18:07.503-05:002015-03-06T17:18:07.503-05:00Sounds fair.
I must say, though, that it would be ...Sounds fair.<br />I must say, though, that it would be hysterical to announce, on the first day of class, a "no pencils" policy.<br />And when Fox News (probably 30 seconds after class has finished) comes calling,to direct the august organization in Dr. Stommel's direction.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14152851445756140222015-03-06T17:16:25.063-05:002015-03-06T17:16:25.063-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41250389089090727362015-03-06T17:15:57.886-05:002015-03-06T17:15:57.886-05:00Also, as a physics proffie, I have long thought th...Also, as a physics proffie, I have long thought that technology in the classroom of all kinds should be treated as a rich dessert: a little of it is delightful, but more than a little is sickening. It can be useful for helping your students understand, but not for showing them how clever you think you are.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4787991854139588352015-03-06T17:01:35.013-05:002015-03-06T17:01:35.013-05:00Let's stop taunting Jesse Stommel, until he do...Let's stop taunting Jesse Stommel, until he does something new that's obnoxious. It's too easy: it's not as if we continue to taunt him, he's going to make a mistake.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57672114987361930932015-03-06T16:54:00.728-05:002015-03-06T16:54:00.728-05:00Thank you, RGM, for fixing my post. You rock.Thank you, RGM, for fixing my post. You rock.BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.com