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A Dangerous Direction for Electronic Employee Monitoring

Northern Arizona University is implementing a system by which class attendance is tracked by scanning students as they walk into a classroom. The article is a little light on detail, but from what I can piece together, student ID cards will be implanted with an RFID chip (similar to the technology used in current US passports) which can be read from a distance. Thus, when you walk in the door, a sensor detects your student ID and automatically registers you attendance.

Why The Virtual Worlds Bubble Is a Lie

We may be on the opposite side of a virtual worlds bubble, but that has absolutely no impact on what should be our core concern: can virtual worlds be used to minimize costs or improve outcomes for workers, and how do we do it?

Your Professor Serves at Applebee’s (Or: Why Profs Hate Texting In Class)

College students everywhere, heed this metaphor: Imagine you’re a server in some sort of fern-filled bar/restaurant – let’s say Applebee’s. You’re serving 20 people in a single group, all by yourself. You in fact...

Cheating Base Rates

One of the most difficult aspects of studying cheating on selection/promotion/training tests and otherwise dishonest behavior in either work or school is figuring out what percentage of employees/students actually engage in such behavior.

SIOP 2010: End of Day 3

Day 1 was all over the place, Day 2 had an excellent training track, and Day 3 was about research methods and statistics.

SIOP 2010: Day 3 Live Blog