[etni] fw: Professor's advice on returning civility to classrooms

From: Ann - ashlapo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Professor's advice on returning civility to classrooms

Does this sound like any of your classes?
Professor's advice on returning civility to classrooms- CNN
POSTED: 10:59 a.m. EST, November 22, 2006
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- During lectures, they answer their cell phones,
text message their friends and play games on their laptop computers.
Are college students really that rude?
Yes, says Delaney Kirk, a professor of management at Drake University in Des
Moines.
But, she adds, it's not their fault.
"It's the same behavior we're seeing in the rest of society," Kirk says.
There's a general lack of social skills."
Sparked by her own experience with distracted students, Kirk has become
something of an expert on managing such behavior. She hosts workshops around
the country, helping faculty deal with what she says has become a problem at
campuses large and small.
Part of the problem is the lure of the techno-gadgets that students bring
into the classroom -- cell phones, Blackberries and laptop computers.
"Students think they can e-mail, text message, check the Web and listen to
you, and they can't," Kirk says.
During her workshops, Kirk presents a top-10 list to help college
instructors better manage their classes.
Among her suggestions:
Establish credibility by telling students how they will benefit from taking
the class.
Decide how formal or informal the class will be.
Set clear expectations and enforce them.
On the first day of class, emphasize its importance by giving an assignment
that students must turn in at the next class.
Handle discipline problems immediately.

http://us.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/11/22/uncivil.students.ap/index.html


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