Editing Professional Development Proseminar: Writing for Publication (Spring 2022) (section)

=== Your Presence in Class ===

As detailed in [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill/Assessment|my detailed page on assessment]], your participation in discussion is an important way that I will assess learning. Obviously, you must be in class in order to participate. In the event of an absence, you are responsible for obtaining notes, handouts, assignments, etc. <!--<strike>If you need to miss class for any reason, please fill out the [https://forms.gle/KSDJiptVwusBWw4BA course absence form] so that we know you are not coming and do not include you in our cold call list.</strike>--> If you can't come to campus due to COVID-19 related issues please be in contact as soon as you can and we'll figure this out. Don't risk the health of yourself or your classmates. 
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There are many students who have eagerly requested to join the class, but there are not enough seats. I want to include as many students in the class as possible, we will automatically drop anyone who misses the first two class sessions and try to replace them with unenrolled students who do attend. This is consistent with college policy and with the course description in the catalog.
--><!-- === Devices in Class ===

Electronic devices (e.g., phones, tablets, laptops) are '''not''' going to permitted in class. If you have a documented need to use a device, please contact me ahead of time to let me know. If you do get permission to use a device, I will ask you to sit in the very back of the classroom.

The goal of this policy is to help you stay focused and avoid distractions for yourself and your peers in the classroom. This is really important and turns out to be much more difficult in the presence of powerful computing devices with brightly glowing screens and fast connections to the Internet. For more on the rationale behind this policy, please read [https://medium.com/@cshirky/why-i-just-asked-my-students-to-put-their-laptops-away-7f5f7c50f368 Clay Shirky’s thoughtful discussion of his approach to this issue].

Of course, we will discuss assignments and topics that involve referring to things online. Toward that end, you might find it convenient to bring a laptop or tablet to class. If you want to look something up on your device outside of a time I clearly point out are device-allowed, please ask me. I will always point out explicitly in class if it's OK to use devices. 

'''Except during these parts of class — which  — I ask that you refrain from using your laptops, tablets, phones, and pretty much any (digital) device with a screen.'''
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