We're having donuts this coming Monday :) One of my athletes got a call from her coach! During Class!
We have a new public address system throughout campus in case of an alert. We just had a mock test of it last week and it worked great. So I no longer stress over the cell phones. During exams I put the correct current time up on the overhead display unit that would normally display my powerpoint slides. I used to get the excuse of using the cell phones as a watch. I have a no cell phone policy; also a no laptop policy because of all the times I've seen students doing anything but taking notes. Like Marie, I have also observed students freely texting when I've been in a classroom to observe any adjuncts or junior faculty up for review. And like you I marvel that they are not inhibited by having a faculty member sitting right there. And I have especially seen the laptops being used for everything except class. In a recent class not a single one of the students had the course content up on their laptops. I think the 10% mark is a little low for texting based on what I've seen; we have small class sizes. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
