By: Arthur S

Arthur S
Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:50:36 +0000

I'd have to say, this one is a bit of a reach. As a student, we knew that our classes would be in a virtual environment weeks (in many cases) MONTHS in advance. Not only did students know, but instructors and university officials did too. IF the virtual environment was 'too difficult' or 'rigorous' for students to navigate via normal grading means - than either 1) the University shouldn't have proceeded with classes or 2) the student should take the initiative and opt out of classes this semester. Furthermore, I suppose a 3) would be to better train faculty and instructors so option 1 and option 2 are not necessary - this meaning them delivering the content online in a fair, open, and instructive way. Maybe they have or maybe they haven't, but allowing optional pass/fail completely misses the mark.