Are Universities Failing the Accommodations Test?
As instructors struggle to meet the complex needs of students, schools are leaving both to fend for themselves
by Simon Lewsen, published 2024-08-13
https://thewalrus.ca/accommodations/
#Universities #DisabilityJustice #AcademicAbleism #UniversalDesignForLearning #AdministrativeBloat #InstructorPrecarity #AcademicFreedom #Collegiality
Is it really so hard to say something good/useful when commenting on others' work?
Why find only faults, and in only certain people? What does that say about mindset? Maybe it makes us feel (show) superior(ity), but can't we see the approach is fundamentally toxic and undercut the very purpose of adding value that reviewing attempts? π€¦ββοΈ
We can and must collectively do better if we want everyone to participate.
#socialMedia #toxicity #toxic #feedback #reviews #collegial #collegiality #learning
I am interested... from a very practical #sociology of organisations perspective.
For our #university #governance we have pushed fwd #decentralisation with several levels of #collegiality - eg research dept and schools need to agree on the profile of new #academic recruits.
But in such a decentralised-yet-unified organisation, managers find that the time spent in communication increases tremendously.
@academicchatter
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"...The principle of #collegiality provided that each of the..."#magistrates of the same level (e.g., the two consuls) who held it should hold it to the same degree."
And then there is another failed safeguard in the #AmericanExperiment, #TermLimits, not just for #POTUS.
#Democracy requires regularly changing incumbents, but not annually, as in #Rome:
"#Imperium was officially conferred by the #Comitia #Curiata (a..."
https://www.newsweek.com/dianne-feinstein-proves-we-need-term-limits-congress-opinion-1802662
π Getting back into the social groove by sharing a note about the #OER we have launched this week; see this Scholarly Communication Notebook post for more: https://lisoer.wordpress.ncsu.edu/2023/01/09/new-to-the-scn-publishing-values-based-scholarly-communication/
Our process has been truly collaborative and created entirely online; a cross-continental experience bringing joy (plus π« and π¦) during testing times. It's also a resource enriched with the values of #openness #collegiality and #soundness. Much gratitude to all contributors for sharing their examples and the HuMetricsHSS team for inspiring a way to champion #publiclyengagedscholarship
π to the site in bio and a big virtual π€ to anyone who joins our HC group! Let's keep the conversation going...