Geoff Akst
Manhattan CC
At 12:40 PM 10/21/96, Sharon Smith wrote:
>>I have 2 issues I need feedback on.
>1) The university system is doing away with developmental study programs in
>GA. The premise is that students will be ready for university work or not
>attend at all. Also, SACS is making the Univ. of S. Carolina at Aiken drop
>their developmental program. Their premise is that students are coming out
>of highschool better prepared. Are y'all experiencing this?
>2)We are launching into teaching courses via teleconferencing.Starting
>Winter quarter we will be teaching at 5 sites. We are being told 1 class
>could have 200 students. We are not supposed to use multiple choice tests
>as per our accrediting agencies (not my choice for good testing anyway).
>This will be inaddition to 3 other classes here on campus. (A normal load
>for us is 20 credits per quarter). We've also been told this class may
>require transmission on Friday night or Saturday. We have no workstudy
>students or TA's. Since we do not have a union to help us determine what is
>fair, we need input on what kind of agreements some of y'all have worked out
>with your schools for handling the distance learning loads.
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>Sharon Smith
>Augusta TechnicalInstitute
>Math Instructor
>Isa 43:1-3
>email ssmith@augusta.tec.ga.us
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