Academics and iPhone Integrate

[2triky]

Aoyama Gakuin U. to hand out free iPhones to students

Aoyama Gakuin University is phasing out traditional methods of taking attendance at its School of Social Informatics, in favor of free GPS-enabled iPhones.

The faculty began providing Apple iPhone 3Gs to all 550 staff and students Friday, using the GPS function to determine whether they are in school or not. The university will initiate full operation of the system in the autumn. The school also has plans to expand their use to setting simple tests and questionnaires, submitting homework and reviewing class video materials.

The university is to pay the basic charges itself, ensuring no extra financial burdens will fall on students.

The same day, it also announced a tie-up with iPhone provider Softbank Mobile Corp., called "Mobile & Net Society Education and Training."

[kurohinge1]

[Doctor Stop]

Having "Academics" and "Aoyama Gakuin University" even on the same page is a joke.

This is a separate issue but if by "free" we mean that the money to pay for the iPhones ultimately comes out of tuition fees, or that the money that is spent on the iPhones could instead go towards lowering tuition fees, then they aren't really free are they? I'm not even talking about the money needed to charge their batteries, which I doubt that Aoyama will be paying for.

[kurohinge1]

. . . This is a separate issue but if by "free" we mean that the money to pay for the iPhones ultimately comes out of tuition fees, or that the money that is spent on the iPhones could instead go towards lowering tuition fees, then they aren't really free are they? I'm not even talking about the money needed to charge their batteries, which I doubt that Aoyama will be paying for.

But then, they will presumably save money by not wasting lecturers' and students' time and school resources in monitoring attendance the current way.

See also: Japan school kids to be tagged with RFID chips

[FG Lurker]

See also: Japan school kids to be tagged with RFID chips

Just pop your kid in the microwave for a short time to nuke that chip.

[Doctor Stop]

But then, they will presumably save money by not wasting lecturers' and students' time and school resources in monitoring attendance the current way.

Who's going to check to see if the sick notes from Epstein's mother are real or not?

The last thing a real university should be doing is checking attendance. Using iPhones to check attendance? That's still checking attendance.