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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>>
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