VLEs and Student Attendance
Hi Adele,
As a (recent) former student I would recommend that
resources are available before hand. As a student it was nice to know what the lecture would be
about by reading the notes before a lecture and basically
being prepared more. It can make a big difference with or without lecture
notes before class.
With lecture notes the student feels they are
concentrating on listening to the lecturer rather than trying to jot things
down in a hurry, and drawing diagrams, which are already on handouts. Also
it can prevent to some degree students referring to their friends are
asking 'What did he just say?'. But with notes already prepared with diagrams
and good explanations, students find that they can particpate and engage more in
the lecture.
Having notes before is beneficial for the student, as
it enables them to keep up to speed while the lecturer is discussing a
particular topic and to listen, concentrate and write things down which are
meaningful when they refer back to their
notes.
By not having
material before hand can often disturb classes and students can become
frustrated, escpecially if students become used to other lecturers distributing
materials online and then turn up to another class and find that another
lecturer has not posted any material. Students like routine, i certainly did
anyway.
On the other hand it would sometimes mean
that we wouldn't turn up to lecture but this was mainly due to the fact
that it was just one of those days! not because class notes were not available.
Hope this helps.
Shabana Zia
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Hi everyone
We are beginning to rollout our portal with staff and
there is some reticence from them regarding making resources available to
students after lectures in case students don't turn up for lessons, which will
affect our attendance records and funding.
Has anyone any preventative measures of such a thing
or could point me in the direction of evidence of this not being the case - I
need to be able to defend the cause!!
Thanks a lot
Adele
Adele Cushing
E-Learning Co-ordinator
South
Nottingham College e-centre
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