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Our policy is all presentations at the very least should be loaded 24 hours in advance, along with all documents like reading lists, coursework briefs etc. etc.
Compliance is another matter but the policy is clear! Students really appreciate it and are quick to complain if the presentation is not available on line.
The non-attendance issue is raised by some lecturers but my usual answer is that if all you do is read the presentation then why should they attend? If you create a real learning
experience they will come. There was a research project many years ago on this issue which proved attendance was not affected in such circumstances. [don’t ask me who did it…I can’t remember]
Regards,
John
Dr John Conway
Disability Officer
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
01285 652531 ext. 2234
From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Lynda Tout
Sent: 14 March 2013 12:52 PM
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Subject: Having lecture notes available electronically in advance of lectures
Dear Colleagues,
I have been watching the thread on the dis-forum about a support worker’s notes being made available to the whole group with interest as another issue is currently
being discussed here which is closely related.
I have been encouraging teaching staff to upload lecture notes/presentations to be used etc at least 24 hours in advance of the session however I find such
inconsistency in the response I receive back. They go to the two extremes – we have staff who ensure everything is available in advance for all students to access, right through to staff who say that it is impossible to load the notes within 48 hours
after a session let alone before. Many different reasons are given for the positions.
If this issue has been tackled at your Uni and you have successfully answered arguments such as “students won’t attend the lecture if they can just get the
notes” I would be really grateful if you could let me know. I would be happy to take comments confidentially to me at
[log in to unmask] and share a summary of this back to this forum.
Thank you and I hope you are having a good day
J
Best wishes,
Lyn
Lynda Tout
Inclusion Co-ordinator
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