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A review of late start/flex classes at other institutions suggests the following about late start/flex classes:
Part 1
I wonder if our subtask force might ask the MCC department chairs their view of flex/late start classes and duration?
So, why not ask dept chairs:
If only one date can be picked for late start academic face to face classes should it be
week 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
should the duration be 15 weeks, 14, 13, 12, 11
Part 2
As I understand it, the goal is to reduce late start classes to a single start late start date and a single duration for late start classes. I further understand that this restriction to a single late start date and single duration applies only to face to face classes and not to hybrid classes. Also, this restriction or limitation will not apply to 1 or 2 credit classes such as the POS 221 and 222 constitution classes that are offered to support teachers in certification or to classes like the weekend firearms classes offered by AJS.
Part 3
I surveyed my face to face classes (I am surveying my online classes and will report back)
In the face to face classes less than 10 per cent 10 out of 117 had taken a late start class and all 10 said they would not take another late start class.
Before asking about the experience of the 10, I asked the class how may would consider a late start class - 4 said affirmative.
Talk to you all soon, look forward to hearing what other schools are doing.
Institutions with late start classes
Estrella Mountain Community
- they represent a small proportion of total offerings
- they utilize a method of multiple start
- the proportion of non academic exceeds academic
- the online schedule seems to embed these classes in the total schedule
- very few had taken this type of class
- all had taken a class that started in the 4th week
- most students would not take a late start
- most share a no opinion
- faculty who did have an opinion voiced 2nd week start, 14 week
- Does late start/flex only apply to face to face - that is, can online classes begin at any time
- Why change the current format
- Will this change impact 1 or 2 credit academic or non academic classes that currently are start throughout the semester, usually on weekends
- What is the cost of this move
- The hard copy spring schedule does not break out late start as had previous schedules - why
Part 1
I wonder if our subtask force might ask the MCC department chairs their view of flex/late start classes and duration?
So, why not ask dept chairs:
If only one date can be picked for late start academic face to face classes should it be
week 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
should the duration be 15 weeks, 14, 13, 12, 11
Part 2
As I understand it, the goal is to reduce late start classes to a single start late start date and a single duration for late start classes. I further understand that this restriction to a single late start date and single duration applies only to face to face classes and not to hybrid classes. Also, this restriction or limitation will not apply to 1 or 2 credit classes such as the POS 221 and 222 constitution classes that are offered to support teachers in certification or to classes like the weekend firearms classes offered by AJS.
Part 3
I surveyed my face to face classes (I am surveying my online classes and will report back)
In the face to face classes less than 10 per cent 10 out of 117 had taken a late start class and all 10 said they would not take another late start class.
Before asking about the experience of the 10, I asked the class how may would consider a late start class - 4 said affirmative.
Talk to you all soon, look forward to hearing what other schools are doing.
Institutions with late start classes
Estrella Mountain Community
