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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 >* 01443 48 2991 >* 01443 48 2014 >* [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%