Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Brandon Abell
tmont.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:15:39 -0700 To: mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms Very

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread John Rodkey
Very politely ask your faculty to please provide contact information for the university doing this, because you know of no university that actually does this, and for very good reasons. I'm pretty sure this is an (faculty-based, hopeful) urban legend that universities are turning off wifi for spec

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Heath Barnhart
Behalf Of Oakes, Carl W Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 10:46 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms   Same here

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread John York
@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms Same here, we've been asked over the years, no for all the same reasons. I did see one wireless product, forgot who (maybe meru?) that claimed with enough AP's you could tell if the user is i

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Dale W. Carder
Thus spake Gogan, James P (go...@email.unc.edu) on Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:21:32PM +: > Well, it's that time of year again > > the time when we get calls from a handful of faculty who want the ability to > disable the wireless access point that covers their classroom during specific >

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Oakes, Carl W
om: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jacobson, James Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 7:19 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms Last year w

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Jacobson, James
mes P Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 7:22 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms Well, it's that time of year again the time when we get calls from a handful of faculty who want the ability to disable th

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Matthew Gracie
On 09/23/2011 08:21 AM, Gogan, James P wrote: > the response I usually get back is "well, I KNOW that > other universities are doing it, so …. FIX IT". I wonder how these faculty members would react to a student who makes bold, improbable assertions with no citations to back it up. -- Matt Grac

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Heath Barnhart
NO On 9/23/2011 7:21 AM, Gogan, James P wrote: Well, it's that time of year again the time when we get calls from a handful of faculty who want the ability to disable the wireless access point that covers their classroom during specific class periods (they also want cellular coverage di

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Harry Rauch
o: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms   Hi Jim,  

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Tomo
ptember 2011 13:38 To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms Hi Jim, I also get this question/request a couple times a year. I flat-out refuse to do it. There are so many issues (coverage of other spaces, the students have

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Hanset, Philippe C
This is the wireless-...@educause.edu, not the un-wireless-...@educause.edu ;-) Seriously, we have seen teachers requesting devices to be turned off during class, or else... Also, the curriculums are requesting increasingly i

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms

2011-09-23 Thread Chuck Keeler
EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] selectively disabling wireless in classrooms Well, it's that time of year again …. the time when we get calls from a handful of faculty who want the ability to disable the wireless access point that covers their classroom during specific class periods