In mid-August YUFA colleagues were informed by their Dean/Principal offices of a new policy on Academic Consideration for Missed Course Work that was to be effective as of September 1st. This policy was to be operationalized via an eClass plugin.
YUFA members should be aware that the use of eClass for teaching is optional. Individual units and individual course directors are solely responsible to determine which teaching/classroom tools are appropriate for a specific course.
Moreover, YUFA is of the view that the new policy places an undue burden of course directors to manage student requests. Lastly, YUFA is aware that there have been extensive problems with the self-reporting system for both students and faculty.
As such, YUFA is calling for the new policy to be paused and for Senate to spend additional time to review and revise the policy, and for course directors to be given adequate time for implementation.
If you have been experiencing problems with the new policy, or have been required to use eClass for your teaching by your chair/director/dean/principal, please contact YUFA at [email protected]