If you are using a course management system with discussion forums available to support the course, you could try creating an Appeals forum to assist you with this. Team members could then return to the readings online sometime soon after class (but asynchronously since it is outside of class time) and post their points for the team appeal. You could give teams a deadline for appeals, such as a day or two after the class, depending on how often the class meets. If you use the online forum, they can review the readings, continue the discussion, craft their appeal, and submit it in the CMS. An advantage is that you can view their discussion to see that enough members participated so you don't have to get signatures. Kathy Ross Kathy Ross, Ph.D. Instructional Technologist Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Indiana University Kokomo 2300 South Washington PO Box 9003 Kokomo, IN 46904-9003 765-455-9392 [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:28:12 -0700 From: "Sibley, Jim" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAP Appeals This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Hi Seeking advice I am doing a sustainability course TBL. There is some inclass unhappiness with the Appeal process...since it favours teams that have a hardcopy of the readings The issue is that most of the students do the readings on the web and don't print out hard copy....therefore it is difficult for them to appeal ambiguity in readings...since they don't have a hard copy A few possible solutions I have considered 1. Allow online submission of Appeal by days end....trouble is that I can't ensure that it comes from a teams and not an individual 2. Allow paper submission by days end......could be signed by all members?....could have same issue of individual vs. team 3. Print one hardcopy for each team (not desirable in a Sustainability course) Any other ideas.....advice welcomed _________________________________________________ Jim Sibley Manager Centre for Instructional Support Faculty of Applied Science University of British Columbia 2208-6250 Applied Science Lane Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604.822.9241 Fax 604.822.7006 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.learning.apsc.ubc.ca <http://www.learning.apsc.ubc.ca/>=20 Blog: Adventures in Instructional Support: http://ipeer.apsc.ubc.ca/wordpress/ e-Portfolio: http://ipeer.apsc.ubc.ca/wiki/index.php/Jim_Sibley_Portfolio ________________________________________________ (c) Copyright 2007, Jim Sibley, All rights reserved The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments (collectively "message") is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient (or recipients) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, use, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. ___________________________________________________ ******************************************************************