[Air-l] laptops and Internet access in class

[T. Kennedy]

Agreed, our situations differ - and yours seems to be located in a
particular context (privileged clientele at a pricey private college),
whereas I teach in a blue collar university town and a university in a large
city with mostly immigrants. 
The attendance issues I have the most are in relation to balancing work and
school but almost of my students attend every class (lecture & seminar).
Must be the technology I'm using ;)

t
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My point, however, is that my situation is not the same as yours. So you 
may be as offended as you like by my syllabus language. If I taught on 
your campus, wherever it may be, I'd likely do things differently. But 
when teaching a privileged clientele at a pricey private college, I find 
this works for me.
-- 
Mark D. Johns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Head of the
  Department of Communication Studies
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA
http://academic.luther.edu/~johnsmar/