Hi

I'd like to elicit others' thoughts...

An associate who manages a post-grad (post compulsory) teacher training course is coming under pressure from a dyslexic student to make PowerPoints and other resources available a week before the lecture. However, she feels that this goes beyond the 'reasonable' especially as the content of sessions may vary slightly - in response to student need etc.  Students are given session outlines in advance - to facilitate preparatory reading - and PowerPoints are made available before the lecture wherever feasible.

As a Needs Assessor, I normally suggest that lecture presentations and other resources are provided up front where possible. However, I would never stipulate that stuff should be provided a week in advance. It seems to me that such recommendations have the potential to 'hamstring' lecturers and inhibit any sense of spontaneity.

I realise there are issues around note-taking v annotating slides, etc, and I'm aware that some students need a good while to absorb content. I know, too, that an effective presentation should *not* involve loads of text anyway.

How do others feel about this?

Regards

Peter

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Peter Hill

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