Nothing worse than entering the can, leaving immediately and having to return two minutes later wearing at least a gas mask and potentially a tin hat too, especially if you have a mole at the counter.
There is something especially satisfying about delaying a splashdown until work has started, and then the smug glow of knowing you are being paid as you open the trap door, approach Dresden and launch a brownberg into the chodpan.
The only thing I don't like about having a plop at work is if...
I'm involved in a MOOC at present and enrolled on one myself a couple of years ago. They have a 90% dropout rate.
As for hearing the lecturer, it's a fair point, but most modern lecture theatres are miked up.
I record most classes using screen capture and output them as video podcasts. This...
University professor 3.6%. In reality it is far higher than that. We've already been sounded out about having lectures videolinked to other lecture theatres as student demand on my course is so high. Surely it would be better for control and interaction purposes to either recruit more staff or...