Feel free to adopt this for your institutions. I did not clear the specifics with our campus legal team, though I did ask colleagues at the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology to review it. They were amused by "The Brick," an actual brick I've painted with "Sweeping Generalization" on one side and "Unsupported Assertion" on the other.

Yes, I'm that mean.

By Signing and Dating this Page, I Agree That I Have:

• Reviewed the Syllabus schedule at http://iggyssyllabus.pbworks.com (see the right hand menu for the link) and will review it on a regular basis for small changes, due-dates, and draft deadlines.
• Understood that I will have a digital camera / phone that can take photos and I possess the ability to upload these photos to the Web.
  
• Understood that I will use Koinup and Blogspot for reasons given on the syllabus and not moan because I prefer a better blog or photo client.
• Studied the attendance and other policies at http://iggyssyllabus.pbworks.com and understand that no more than three skips are allowed in this course (no exceptions, except as noted online) without a +/- penalty to my final grade for each additional absence.
• Agreed to represent the University of Richmond in a responsible manner in person and online as a writer, as well as in Second Life as an avatar. Furthermore, I understand that SL will contain some content (either violent or sexual) found broadly offensive but unless I choose to research such content, it will not be part of my coursework.
• Considered carefully how the grade of “A” in this class is rare (for exceptional work that is original—typically 15% of students). I have reviewed the document “What is an A Paper?” linked from the policy page and will not have a massive crisis if my first grade for a portfolio is C or lower in this class. Moreover, I understand that C students are not evil or worthless, and their writing—as well as that of writers who do more effective work from the start—improves in quality and grade-points after careful work in the company of other writers.
• Read with care the policies page and know that after one warning in class, I will be counted absent EVERY time I use the lab computer or a portable device in class for anything unrelated to class work (such as Facebook, mail, texting, etc.).
• Considered my own laptop/desktop system and feel that it meets the minimum requirements listed at http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php
• Agreed to use computers at the Writing Center or Technology Learning Center that meet the requirements for Second Life, if my system does not.
• Signed on to keep THE BRICK in class, if Dr. Essid puts it in my hand for a sweeping generalization or unsupported claim, until I have corrected my error with a blog post that satisfies my picky professor. If I fail to correct this error (an unlikely outcome) I understand that my final grade in the course will be reduced by a +/- grade.
• Promised to watch Dr. Essid’s published materials—blog excluded—like a hawk for errors (such as the cliché “watch like a hawk”) and will gleefully shame HIM to get extra credit on my next portfolio.
• Agreed not to whine, moan, or make faces in my professor’s (or his avatar’s) company... while he is looking.
  

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