@NatalieJester
@lukestamps
disabled academic twitter has to answer this q every few months. If ur reply is “but ofc I don’t ban laptops for ppl who have official permission to use them bc disabled,” consider: won’t doing that out them to their peers? Will their peers stigmatise them for “special stuff”?
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@lukestamps
It's good that you're considering how to get your students to better engage but this is an access issue. At my university we are not allowed to ban laptops (and I wouldn't want to anyway) in case this makes it easier to participate for people with disabilities or dyslexia.
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@lukestamps
Sure, you do risk some students spending time on Facebook (their choice though I will go and stand behind them if I see it), but that's a reasonable price to pay to ensure that everyone has fair access to the learning environment.
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