I’ve had a pretty heavy couple of weeks in terms of Open University work. Lots of assignments to mark (so many I’ve lost count now and at one point they were arriving faster than I could mark them), two tutorials – one in Crawley and one in Maidstone, a new course started so lots of activity in my tutor group forum, phone calls to make and emails to send. Phew!
The major effort’s over and it’ll now be quieter for a couple of weeks until more assignments are due to arrive.
The Open University is a distance learning organisation, so those assignments are really important – it’s how I provide feedback to my students and how they receive individual feedback on the standard of their work.
A plea from me on how to be a student:
- Know what date your next assignment is due and if possible complete it slightly early
- Make a plan NOW covering what you will do when your broadband goes down so you can’t submit your assignment (hint: there are lots of places you can access the internet)
- If you need an extension to the deadline then tell me BEFORE the deadline and tell me how long you need and why
Three steps to an easier life… I can hope can’t I?
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