Why not just let the students load their student ID into the tech app or into their phone like Louisiana is doing with your drivers license. So many easier alternatives.
Why not just let the students load their student ID into the tech app or into their phone like Louisiana is doing with your drivers license. So many easier alternatives.
At one point I thought we were Louisiana TECH University. Don't we have professors and classes and special projects to go together for the betterment of the institution?
This putting the ID on a phone app is just right for the cyberengineering minds to tackle in milliseconds. Other examples?
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OK, at first I didn’t think this was such a bad idea, but having read this thread I agree it needs lots of work. Letting them use either/or seems fine, or at the very least giving them an app to load their student ID on and get that scanned. No need to act like we’re Notre Dame and require them to do this, though.
This is the way this generation works and deals in their daily lives.
Heck I see at least 65% of the average Joe, having scanned and downloaded tickets/bar codes on their phones, then scanning it with the attendant prior to walking down the gangway to board. These kids live on their phones. I've even done this. No big deal.
But would I have gone to this for our students...I'm not sure. But I imagine they will gather plenty of demographics and stats to glean data from and use to better attendance.
Just discussed with my student and he said you would not believe the number of students who have lost their ID so they just stay away from sports events. Upper classmen deem ID unimportant as they live off campus and dont need an ID as it is only now used for meal plans. You would have to search long and hard to find a student without a phone. He said this is a neutral event for him.
Once you move off campus its rarely necessary.
I guess my student is old school and still keeps a wallet in this pocket that includes his IDs and a little money. Not much, but I never encouraged the money clip idea.
If you guys think our already unmotivated students will go along with this insanity, you need to reconsider.
Tech is not in a position to require much to gain admittance or enjoy a game. Students should be waived through with whatever form of admission they have, ticket, bar code, or ID. Many families can’t drop $100-$120 on a single game and food truck cuisine. Our admin seems to run itself ragged trying to figure out ways to turn people away. Maybe the event staff doesn’t like to clean up trash so this is how our admin takes care of that?
I just disagree with you on this one.
The topic was the phone scan. And my answer was , "But would I have gone to this for our students...I'm not sure."
I just don't see any negative. Again, high tech and IPhones is how this generation lives and breathes. No biggie IMHO.
The negative is that students now only have one option if they want to get in the game (other than buying a ticket)
They have to ask for the barcode (it should go to every student without them having to ask).
The goof balls are saying that students not having ID's in order to get in the game was a problem. That's total BS!
They did this because this is what lsu and other "big schools" do.
I think there should be a plan B if mobile ticketing doesnt work (what if a student can't get connected, has a crappy phone, mobile data is slow due to traffic). Do they go up to ticket booth, show ID, and get a printed ticket?
A small group of students came into the office today and I asked them if they heard anything about this. 3 of the 5 said they have heard about it the other 2 don't like sports of any kind so they don't care. I asked is this something they have a problem with. They said that they already do this for concerts and movies so its fine with them. they said they hope scanning the barcode works faster than swiping each id.