Andrea Mall

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That is exactly what I have been doing. Good advice. I did reach out to his advisor and to tech support. He keeps going back and "reposting" his work when his grades continued to fail due to improper formatting, spelling and no research. I told him that I cannot regrade assignments again and again and that I still have not heard his response to what tech support said. It looks right now like he will not pass the class.

Andrea Mall

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Students Not Utilizing Resources

I have wondered the same thing myself. This person is also not applying APA, has many typographical errors and said that he is applying for a scholarship. I have come across many students who are working through "the system" to get accommodations for disabilities. And, some may not even know that they have a disability or have not been properly diagnosed. You read my mind! Andrea

Andrea Mall

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Students Not Utilizing Resources

In particular, I am having a challenge with one student who refuses to use the free MS Office software that the school provides. He is turning in his papers on the discussion board and I contacted tech support early on. He is not responding to tech support and I did reach on his behalf. He is wanting a scholarship. I could grade his papers from the wrong area but they still would not be of passing quality. Very bluntly, I asked him what the response from tech support was and he keeps asking me to grade the same papers in… >>>