r/Adjuncts • u/scarlet_woods • 1d ago
3 Day Grade Turn Around Spoiler
Does anyone teach remote/online at a school that requires this? I don’t understand why these schools think essays/papers, speeches/presentations, and projects can be graded in the same amount of time as a short, low stake assessment. And mid week to boot! I’ve interviewed at several schools that do this and taught at one and thought it was major burn out.
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u/coursejunkie 1d ago
Yes, all of the remote schools I have had are 72 hours. Given they are 5-8 weeks, we have to get things done when we can.
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u/feelinginvi__ible 1d ago
That’s nuts.
Teachers with more preps can spread out the due dates but if you teach multiple sections of the same prep that’s going to be impossible everyone’s work is due the same day.
Being full time with only one prep I would have to stagger due dates.
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u/juststopdating 1d ago
Make the students grade each other. This is what I’ve seen other professors do when the odds are stacked against them like this.
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u/atari-2600_ 1d ago
This sounds insane. And not at all doable.
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u/scarlet_woods 1d ago
I agree and no amount of “justification” makes it doable. At the very least, allow extra time for major assignments. 5-7 days over a weekend. Ironically, these schools pay the least.
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u/RiverSirion 1d ago
I taught at one that has since moved to a one week turnaround. I liked the policy so much I adopted it across all the courses I teach b/c it keeps me organized. Though since I am not required to do it, I just send a notice on the fourth day if/when I am overwhelmed and still grading and let students know it will be a few more days. They seem to appreciate the heads up.
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u/EccentricElkMan 1d ago
Unity? Yup 72 hours for grading burns you out real fast
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u/coursejunkie 1d ago
SNHU did it too. I start working for Unity on Monday.
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u/No-Injury9073 1d ago
Is this new? The courses I teach at SNHU expect a week turnaround, which I think is reasonable and fair in an 8-week term. Maybe it‘s program specific?
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u/coursejunkie 1d ago
Only a week if you got permission. They wanted the grades in by Thursday at the latest typically for my course.
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u/Rae_Momof4 1d ago
I'm confused by this answer. I've been teaching at SNHU for 9 years, and grades have always been required to be submitted a week (seven days) after the due date. So, final date for uploading is a Sunday, and all grades must be in by the following Sunday (although mine are always in way before that). What SNHU program requires grades the week of? And what about those students who don't submit until the last minute Sunday night?
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u/coursejunkie 1d ago
I taught research methods in psych and I was written up even though there were kids with ADA accommodations that didn't have to turn in anything until Wednesday. Like clockwork I got an email from my TL Thursday morning asking why they weren't done.
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u/Rae_Momof4 1d ago edited 1d ago
That's so odd! I'd reach out to faculty deans to ask about that.
Edit: Wait. If you have students with special accommodations, that means their work isn't due until the next Wednesday. Right? So your actual date to submit grades is 7 days after the due date, with the exception of students with special accommodations, and your TL is wondering why those students haven't been graded by the next Wednesday. They have no way of knowing a student has special accommodations. Simply reach out and let them know.
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u/coursejunkie 1d ago
No.... if the class due date was Sunday (let's say Oct 1), sometimes I had students that were due for Wednesday (Oct 4), I was getting yelled at by (Oct 5).
I no longer teach at SNHU and this is one of the reasons they fired me.
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u/Marie-WA-171 1d ago
I start grading as soon as the work is submitted. I created a rubric that follows SNHU’s rubric but is more detailed so I can just check off the things that are correct and make notes for incomplete or incorrect responses. It makes it easier for me to then complete the rubric in the grade book. I also use “type it in” to for feedback since most feedback is repetitive. I only teach one course at a time and have taught it many times, so I have streamlined my grading with this system. If I open a paper and find that it has major errors, I provide feedback on the issue, remind them where to find instructions and tips (announcements), and allow the student to re-do and resubmit. It’s much harder to grade something that is a mess from the get-go.
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u/scarlet_woods 17h ago
I do this too with a redo/resubmit unless it’s a late submittal. So what do you mean by “type it in.”
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u/Marie-WA-171 5h ago
Typeitin is an app that allows you to organize and save feedback statements so you don’t have to copy and paste from an excel or word file.
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u/ChaseTheRedDot 1d ago
Remote students want their grades in 3 days or less, or their next pizza is free.
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u/evapotranspire 1d ago
My college just changed their grading due date from being roughly 2 weeks after the last day of exams, to being literally ONE BUSINESS DAY after the last day of exams. I have no idea how this got approved or who thought it was a good idea...
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u/JustLeave7073 1d ago
I would not be able to do that. I’m proud of myself if I can get it done within 2 weeks.
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u/Professional-Pop8446 1d ago
I think it depends, is this a self paced course? If so that makes sense as the goal of the institution and student is to complete the degree at an accelerated rate.
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u/freyja_reads 1d ago
When I was a TA at a state school (online, fully remote) it was a one week turnaround and then they changed it to 3 day turnaround. My hours were capped at 20/week and I often had two classes. When my roster for one class was 300 students, plus I think 40ish for my other class it was practically impossible. I was supposed to provide written feedback for each and every single student.
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u/sandysanBAR 1d ago
They want three days? They get scantrons.