I did say alledgedly and ask if it happened.
Thanks for answering the question.
You are right in suggesting that a deep breath would be a good idea.
Don't agree about the soapbox though.
I had another story about a Hertz van Rental being denied a transport
allowance. Do you think I should check that out before I comment on it?
Mick
Patrick Mulcahy wrote:
>
> Dear Mick,
>
> As a former school teacher, you should realise that there are invariably two
> sides to every story. William van
> Zwanberg is not a Masters Student in the UCL Department of Genetics and
> there is no such policy in existence at UCL.
>
> I repeat, UCL has a Dysleixa Clinic (which provides diagnostic assessment
> gratis to UG students - probably the only one in the UK, a satellite access
> centre which provides assessment of needs/IT training for students with
> dyslexia/disabilities. It provides counselling/study skills and yes, all
> departments provide handouts and allow lectures to be recorded.
>
> This furore has been caused by Ted Pottage not checking his facts and a
> student with a grudge. I thought I should tell you this before you made a
> complete arse of yourself and wrote to David Blunkett. Please take a deep
> breath and step down from your soap-box.
>
> At 16:34 11/03/99 +0000, you wrote:
> >IF UCL have really done this, (see below) it is quite outrageous and
> >ought to be brought to the attention of David Blunkett from whom a
> >response should be sought. Are UCL exempting themselves from widening
> >participation? Leave aside specific cases of particular need for a
> >moment; to prescribe old fashioned teaching methods and prohibit
> >handouts indicates a stone age mentaility that makes the Luddites look
> >progressive. Don't they know that even Oxford University makes handouts
> >available - a student I recently assessed said that students on his
> >course can even purchase a booklet of handouts which they are encouraged
> >to take to lectures and annotate.
> >As a former school teacher, now in FE, I get more and more depressed by
> >the *apparent* old fashioned, elitist attitude of universities towards
> >the teaching process. I know from talking to HE members of NFAC that
> >this attitude is not universal but why are university teachers
> >apparently exempted (by DfEE) from the requirement placed on schools
> >(and now FE) to make their lectures interesting, motivating, geared to
> >different teaching and learning styles, in a word *inclusive*?
> >Mick Trott
> >> Ted Pottage wrote:
> >> From: Will van Zwanenberg <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Subject: Re: Urgent help and advice sought.
> >> snip.... UCL have allegedly said:
> >>From this day forward, no lecturer or tutor in the entire university is
> >to provide any handouts of any kind to students, whether they be
> >undergraduates or postgraduates.
> >Apparently this decision has been made by the Provost and is to have
> >immediate effect. The reason cited (and this is as much as I was able to
> >get out my tutor at the time for his has been instructed not to discuss
> >the matter with students) was that it was felt that the issuing of
> >handouts to students constituted, and I quote "bad teaching practice and
> >is not in accord with UCL's scholastic tradition."
> >>.
> >
> >
> >
> PATRICK MULCAHY
> Disability Co-ordinator
> Academic Services
> Registrar's Division
> University College London
> Gower Street
> London WC1E 6BT
> Tel: (0171) 391 1343 [voice or minicom]
> Fax: (0171) 380 7327
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