Participation is Attendance!

Online attendance is not marked by your physical presence in a classroom, but rather by your participation and engagement with the online course activities and assignments.

The following items are used to measure attendance:

• Substantive participation in discussions on Canvas

• Completion of a PlayPosit lecture or video quiz

Logging into Canvas, viewing an announcement, or clicking on a page does not equal attendance.

Drop Policy

• During the first week: Complete the required orientation module in order to mark your attendance and secure your spot!  If you do not submit the first week's assignments from Orientation, then you will be dropped for non-attendance.

• Throughout the term, submit the items listed above regularly to show your active attendance. If you do not submit work for two modules in a row, you may be dropped for non-participation.  You will be given a 24-hour warning prior to being dropped from the course via Canvas Inbox.  (In short-term courses, this is reduced to 1 module.)

Late Work, Extensions, and Tech Responsibility 

• If you need to submit late for any reason, a grace period has been pre-programmed. See the Orientation Module inside Canvas for specific details.

• Extensions or other non-DSPS accommodations will not be granted for vacations or other personal events.  You must be active in the course for the duration of the course. 

Special Circumstances

I consider individual extensions beyond the grace period under the circumstances listed below.  Please contact me or meet with me (preferred) as soon as possible.

• You have a doctor/hospital note (medical release) with dates listed that are the same as the days when assignments are due. 

• You have a death in the family of a close family member (cousin, uncle, grandma, etc.) and the wake, funeral, or viewing occurs on or within one day of a due date. 

• You are in the military and are deployed or otherwise under a military obligation on the due date of an assignment (case by case basis). 

• Illness of yourself or dependent (case by case basis)

• Any extended medical release, illness, and/or bereavement may require you to seek an emergency or medical withdrawal.  

Classwide Extensions

I will extend assignments beyond the grace period for the entire class under these circumstances:

• a technical error with the Canvas system (this is rare)

• a technical issue caused by me (these are not as rare...)

• unforeseen significant city-wide circumstances (major power outages, evacuations, pandemics, etc.)