We undertake postal enrolment (which has its own security dangers) for some
part timers.
>We have a roll-on, roll-off distance learning programme in Welsh. Students
>pay for the whole course up front. They then send in assignments at a pace
>that suits their individual circumstances. They send in cassettes, the
>results are recorded and the cassettes are returned with comments. So far
>so good.
>However, the whole thrust of the programme is that we do not put pressure on
>students. Therefore there can be long gaps between assignments making it
>difficult to determine if the student has dropped out or is merely too busy
>at present to produce the goods. We only officially ask them to enrol at
>the start of the programme.
>Therein lies the rub. We have official records of their progress but only
>the one enrolment form so the Funding Council will not accept us returning
>any students except the ones for whom we have enrolment forms - even though
>we have other records.
>As we are hoping to expand our Distance Learning provision into other areas,
>I wondered if any colleagues had found ways round this problem or if I will
>have to insist that these students re-enrol each year even though it may
>only be in order to produce one assignment.
>Jacqui Witting
>Academic Registry
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