Hi Clare
But 'our' students are different - they've got (busy) lives, juggling with
their multi roles of employer/ee, partner, parent, themselves, jobseeker et
al.
With lifelong learning, widening access & customer delight!/aka student
power the Faculty will need to move in our direction, not vice versa.
The other issue they will need to make judgements on is distinguishing
between the life crises which constitute the reasons for delay. Oh for
Solomon!
Regards.....Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clare Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: Deadlines & penalities for DL students
> Dear Tony
> This is just what I want to hear!
> We currently operate a system very similar to your own, but are now under
> pressure from the Faculty to 'come into line' with the full-time system,
> 'for the sake of quality assurance'.
>
> Many thanks for the info, I'll let you know what happens.
> Clare
>
> At 10:51 24/10/00 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi Clare
> >
> >Our policy is somewhat different, but reflect our 'adult/open learner'
> >philosophy.
> >
> >Delegates are offered a schedule of what to submit by when, they can
choose
> >whether to adhere to it or not. ie they can reset their own deadlines to
> >meet their needs.
> >
> >We considered penalties, but rejected them as the delegate is only
scoring
> >an 'own goal' by being late ie the volume of work gets worse for them by
> >delaying work. Also who are we to judge the seriousness of the various
> >'life crises' our employed delegates have - from a workload blip to
> >bereavement
> >
> >Regards........Tony
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Clare Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 1:53 PM
> >Subject: Deadlines & penalities for DL students
> >
> >
> >> Does anyone have any information they would be willing to pass on to me
> >> concerning your institution's regulations for assignment submission
> >> deadlines and penalities for students following part-time distance
> >learning
> >> programmes?
> >>
> >> I have been asked to collect information on this, including examples of
> >the
> >> practice in other institutions, for a discussion at Faculty level about
> >> this issue. It is in the context of applying the same rule to full-time
> >and
> >> distance learning students, regardless of the learner context, i.e.
> >setting
> >> deadlines for assignment submissions, and applying penalties (of
reducing
> >> the mark by x%) for late submission.
> >>
> >> I'd be grateful for any info,
> >> Clare Thomas
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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