Busting students using facial recognition software.
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I always walk around the classroom when I teach.
Couple of reasons: it burns off some nervous energy and it lets me peek at students’ computer screens.
The latter is the the acid test of attentiveness.
If I see one or two students checking email or sports scores, I figure it’s their problem and they move to the front of the queue for cold call questions.
If I see a lot of students “digitally distracted”, I figure that it’s my problem and I’ve got to adjust … e.g. shift out of lecture mode and into discussion mode.
That’s pretty straightforward in the classroom.
But, how to know if students are paying attention when they’re being beamed material online?
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