Professor Jennifer McStotts’ Blog

All,

The Lynch grades are there, but apparently no one can see them. I tried re-revealing them yesterday to no avail, but I have another trick up my sleeve. Unfortunately, I have to wait to get in my office to try it, so just be patient.

As for all the questions I’ve been getting about absences - I’ll post absence grades in a special column on your My Grades WebCT page sometime this week so you can know how much, if any, you’ll be losing for absences greater than four. I don’t post them sooner to give time for all excuses to be processed. I’m not going to reply to individual requests about this except in extenuating circumstances.

That said, I’m not going to WA anyone, though some of you will be facing big deductions. Bear in mind that I look at your before-attendance and after-attendance grades, think about your participation in class, and compare how much of your attendance problem was absence and how much lateness BEFORE I enter final grades.

One last thing - for those of you frustrated by our various WebCT problems, know (1) that I am, too and (2) that the college is replacing WebCT next year with something more reliable and less… clunky. While WebCT worked wonderfully for going paperless last semester, it hasn’t this semester, and I’ve been more sympathetic in grading regarding your own tech problems because of it.

Okay! I’ll post here when Lynch has been reset, then when the glossary grades and exam grades are up respectively.

All the best - happy summer! - Prof. McS

Pres Law folks,
There won’t be a powerpoint today, and depending on the weather, we can go outside if the class wants to. We’ll be talking about the Practical Exercises, both graded and new, which will be up midday. I lost internet last night at home and now have to wait to get into my office to post them.
See you at 2 - Jennie

Thanks for your patience - the grades are up!
Prof. McS
PS We’ll be doing evaluations Friday, so I hope I’ll see you there and at that night’s Meet-and-Greet!

The back up worked like a charm. None of your previous assignments changed, as I had been afraid they would, and the the thematic papers are now up! I hope to be able to post the Cities in Film and Lit papers before my afternoon class, but I will post again when I finish either way.

In a remarkable turn of events, I actually remembered to post the PowerPoint early yesterday, but in a not-so-surprising way, I forgot to blog the announcement! So, let it be known that the PowerPoint for today as well as the one for Monday (4.21) is available on WebCT.

All,

I’m having a problem with WebCT - when I reply to people’s emails, my browser crashes. This has been happening since late last week, so I’m going to be reinstalling software over the next few days to try to eliminate the problem. I’ve replied to many emails, but if you haven’t gotten a response, either (1) wait a couple more days if it wasn’t time sensitive, or (2) email me outside of WebCT. You can also ask many questions of Meagan, who probably isn’t having the same issue.

I was sick over the whole of the weekend, so I am not where I’d like to be on grading. If you ask, the answer will be “I’m working on it.” I’ll post here when anything is graded and returned.

The PowerPoint for PLE for today is up.

Thanks - Prof. McS