I agree with Lee Badman. One other issue to consider is that sometimes a student may forget to bring their device. They may have attended the class but according to the wireless attendance record they were absent.
alon On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu> wrote: > Can someone repost this on April 1st. There are many of us who would like > to chime in. > > > > Joking aside, I vaguely remember reading that some schools (I believe they > were public high schools in the US) were looking to use ID cards for this > purpose, tracking the prox chips. I don’t know what is/would be worse, a > faculty member needing to take a head count or a faculty member trying to > figure out why that head count is 20 while the RF attendance says 25, > because friends were bringing friends’ ID cards to class. Just think of the > entrepreneurial opportunities here! > > > > -Brian > > > > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Rogers > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 11:29 AM > > > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Attendance > > > > > Those are exactly the same points I raised with my administration. I also > threw in there that some students (very few these days) may not have a > mobile device to use for that 'check-in'. > > > Joe Rogers > Associate Director, Network Engineering > University of South Florida – Information Technology > > On 11/24/2014 11:01 AM, Lee H Badman wrote: > > I can think of a few concerns. > > > > I give you my tablet to take to class, and I’m there without being there. > > > > I give you my credentials to put on your device- you get “seen” as you, then > me. We’re both there without me being there. > > > > Client devices may not connect to the AP in the room. There may be no AP in > the room… how close to the room is close enough if I connect to the floor > above/below or adjacent room/hallway? And who sorts it all out? > > > > To me as an instructor, nothing is easier than good old paper sign-in. And > if you didn’t sign in, you weren’t there. Period. > > > > Not everything needs to have a tech edge on it, and I’m as tech geeky as it > gets… > > > > > > -Lee > > > > Lee Badman > > Wireless/Network Architect > > ITS, Syracuse University > > 315.443.3003 > > (Blog: http://wirednot.wordpress.com) > > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Patrick Mauretti > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 10:11 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Attendance > > > > Funny you should ask, as we are looking into doing the same thing here. I’d > love to see someone have it in place to know what the pitfalls might be. > > > > > > Patrick Mauretti > > Sr. Network Admin > > Massasoit Community College > > 1 Massasoit Blvd > > Brockton, MA 02302 > > 508-588-9100 x1660 > > “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” > > > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Rogers > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 6:16 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Attendance > > > > > Are any folks currently using their wireless networks to verify class > attendance? For example, are you checking that a wireless device > authenticated by a student was in the classroom? > > -- > > Joe Rogers > Associate Director, Network Engineering > University of South Florida – Information Technology > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
