I'm a little surprised that there isn't a list, or rather that one can't be compiled, to identify courses which are genuinely MAC -based given the cost implications to the tax payer and the pressures for life-style choice of a Mac.
With regards,
John
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> On 4 Sep 2014, at 13:42, "Peter Hill" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Thanks for the replies on this issue - which, I guess, remains a vexed one.
>
> Regards
>
> Peter
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>> On 04/09/2014 12:40, Claire Salter wrote:
>> I've said it before, but I need to say again. I love the clarity and creativity of your responses.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Claire Salter
>>
>>> On 4 Sep 2014, at 11:17, "Penny Georgiou" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Peter,
>>>
>>> We need to formulate our question in a way that is consistent with DSA remit
>>> and so is viable for SFE, as well as Course Tutors to construct a
>>> well-reasoned opinion.
>>>
>>> Something like: Would a student be disadvantaged by virtue of their
>>> disability if they did not have access to a MAC or particular specification
>>> of PC (in some cases)?
>>>
>>> I have obtained a change of position from SFE for a student who was on a MAC
>>> based course, and where the tutor's position was not crisp enough to enable
>>> SFE to justify funding for the MAC.
>>>
>>> The point has been that if the teaching assumed in terms of a MAC based
>>> context, a student would have to be translating instructions between MAC and
>>> PC in order to keep pace with their peers. This is not reasonable. MAC and
>>> PC may be, in principle, interchangeable for 'techies', but this is not the
>>> case for most of the students that we work with, often by virtue of their
>>> condition - any of the conditions affecting cognitive elements (memory,
>>> attention, processing speed, etc etc) would imply delays in processing and
>>> translating information between differing contexts. The physical conditions
>>> where physical fatigue is an issue would also have implications, where the
>>> student is not a MAC/PC friendly user, the effort would have cumulative
>>> effects of delay on someone who is contending with various other logistical
>>> obstacles as well, by virtue of their condition.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Penny
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robin Hodges
>>> Sent: 04 September 2014 11:02
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Mac-based courses
>>>
>>> Hi Peter,
>>>
>>> This is my problem with this policy - SFE have *never defined* what a
>>> 'solely Mac based course' actually is, and in the sense of producing written
>>> coursework, there is no such thing.
>>> It seems to be left to interpretation. My personal interpretation is that if
>>> a student has to use a Mac to access course-related software, then the
>>> course is Mac based.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Robin Hodges
>>> DSA Assessor
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Hill
>>> Sent: 04 September 2014 08:45
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Mac-based courses
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Can someone point me towards an SFE definition of a Mac-based course?
>>> Responses by course leaders about this can be a little woolly.
>>>
>>> Any advice welcomed.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
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