Get Your Students Hired
@drowen : "Cell phones and texting a moot point" in class; it is not that simple in the adult environment in which I teach. Students are so attached to their technology which is very distracting for them, other students, and for the instructor. The use of cell phones and other electroniscs in class are prohibited, other than for class related reasons, according to the syllabi; however the rule is not enforced by all instructors which makes it hard for those of us who try to enforce it. Students need consistency which means it has to be enforced across the board for them to really get it. Otherwise, those instuctors who allow these type of distractions are seen as, "cool and down to earth" and those who do not are seen as rigid, mean, and controlling by students.