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Social Networking

Page last modified 09:29, 5 Nov 2013 by Renton_Isaac
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    A group of Faculty and Staff met  to discuss the tremendous increase in our Fall 2013 Midterm Deficiency List. According to this group, excessive number of absences was one of the major causes, and we all know that students engagement with social networking is a contributing factor. (See minutes)

     

    This page is temporarily created for you to share your ideas on how we should control the use of social networking sites. The group suggests that an additional 1 hour be added to our tutors' contract so each tutor will spend another hour in the lab after fulfilling  his/her daily tutoring schedule. The presence of Tutors, IT staff, or volunteered individuals in the computer lab should and would help enforce our lab rules if we are to limit users on social networking sites. For example: 10 of 30 units will be allowed for FB or FB is allowed only from 1 - 5pm.


    To help you with this dicussion and to come prepared with solutions for this topic for the next All Campus Meeting, please consider the following facts:

    • Each IP(user) has a limited bandwidth of 128kbps.
    • Social network sites and youtube are rate limited from 8am to 5pm. Such sites receive less priority during this time period.
    • E-logging is not to be considered due to its complications (network related issues)
    • FB cannot be blocked because others use it as an educational tool, therefore is a Supervisor's responsibility to control.
    • Students pay $100 for tech fee so they have the right to complain.
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    Renton_Isaac says:
    Dean,
    Any response from Joe to your one additional hour proposal? edited 09:32, 5 Nov 2013
    Posted 10:24, 31 Oct 2013
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    Kalwin_Kephas says:
    We have asked the Acting VPSS to give a green light to add another hour for 3 tutors; none has been done since. I will call and check what is the hold up there. In the meantime, if we can have some reminders posted in the labs to limit social networking time, maybe it will help while we are waiting. Kalwin sends.
    Posted 11:40, 7 Nov 2013
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    Sharon_Oviedo says:
    RULES FOR USING THE INTERNET

    1. Before a student can enter a computer lab ,the student will fill up the following information in the logbook
    a. Name
    b. Purpose of using the internet and,
    c. The number of hours

    The lab custodian will check the students registration form if the student doesn't have class during that time .
    ( if E-log has been constructed the student will just enter his/her student number)

    2. If the student will do some researches or encode projects, the student will proceed to the assigned computers for RESEARCH/ENCODING.(Social Networking Sites in this area are blocked)

    3. Students, who will check mail or chat with their friends, proceed to the assigned computers for SOCIAL NETWORKING. Students are only allowed of 45 minutes. The computer will automatically shuts down after 45 minutes.

    4. One of the reasons the internet is so important in education is because of the wealth of information that the internet contains.The internet has become very useful in the field of education and every news information online so you can update yourself any time according to your own needs and time table.( http:// www. ask.com)
    Posted 14:05, 14 Nov 2013
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    Renton_Isaac says:
    thank you very much sharon. very good suggestions. the logging idea is something that should have been done because it's stated in the technology policy (lab usage) but it's just that no one to monitor the signing log at all times nowadays. I'll make sure a computer is setup for the purpose next to the entrance, so the first thing a user must do is to log in before using any PC in the lab.

    And for the splitting up the lab into sections, it is possible and practical but we (IT) want to make sure that everyone agrees to it before it is being enforced. RML has already started with this idea, so I hope they could show us some data for a specific time period to help us decide to come up with a better solution.
    Posted 09:54, 25 Nov 2013
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