Laidlaw draws on interviews with students and professors to understand the reasons behind lecture skipping. The author mentions Brian Maxwell, a student who created a website for sharing course notes with other students for free.
The article examines when students skip lectures and why. Certain interviewees stated they missed lectures because other students were doing so. Christine Sypnowich a lecturer at Queens University stated “it’s a web culture and there’s something archaic about walking to a real event with real people” (2006). Other students said they could do so in the first year but not when work and exams were demanding and that lectures are too early in the morning and don’t fit in with their social life. Boonie Dainty a first
The article examines when students skip lectures and why. Certain interviewees stated they missed lectures because other students were doing so. Christine Sypnowich a lecturer at Queens University stated “it’s a web culture and there’s something archaic about walking to a real event with real people” (2006). Other students said they could do so in the first year but not when work and exams were demanding and that lectures are too early in the morning and don’t fit in with their social life. Boonie Dainty a first