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Hi
Yes, I agree; it seems like a rather outdated series of ‘in-jokes’ that reinforces the superficial distinction between teaching staff and learners. I can only
imagine the outcry if the situation was flipped and students published yearly roundups of lecturers’ PowerPoint faux-pas and Moodle misdemeanours.
Best wishes
Alex
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Sent: 14 September 2015 11:16
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Subject: Re: exam howlers
Hi
I agree with both. It’s one thing to have a quiet chuckle and shake of heads within your department but to circulate it widely does
seem a betrayal of trust even though they are made anonymous. Having read the draft, I would be happy to support it.
Best wishes
Pat
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Sent: 14 September 2015 10:55
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Many thanks for this Helen. It's been troubling me for years, but I thought perhaps it was just me. I'm slightly puzzled by why it would go to UUK and not directly to the Times Higher, but perhaps that's been tried or the intention is to cut off the supply
Regards
Janette
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Subject: exam howlers
Dear colleagues,
I just stumbled across an initiative on twitter regarding the annual practice of publishing exam howlers by students in the national press, in particular the Times Higher's competition inviting academics to submit their students' funniest
mistakes. There's a letter being drafted to Universities UK, stating that not only does this 'shaming' of students conflict with the values of teaching, but may also breach universities' own policies around confidentiality and intellectual property in assessment.
It seems to me that this is an issue on which learning developers might also have much to say, and thought I would pass it on via this list.
The letter is currently in draft, and comments are invited:
comments and signatures can be offered to Sjoerd Levelt via
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best wishes,
Helen
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