Editing Statistics and Statistical Programming (Winter 2021) (section)

=== Your Presence in Class ===

As detailed in [[#Assignments|section on assignments]] and in [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill/Assessment|my detailed page on assessment]], your homework in the class is to prepare for discussion of problem sets which means that presence 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 class notes, handouts, assignments, etc. 

<!-- === 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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