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Absent instructor: spot the class that did not take place the next day

Built by Edusign · Instructors

A class that did not take place is flagged the next morning. The student office can inform students, schedule a catch-up session and adjust sessional pay.

Already a customer? Set up this alert in Edusign ›

Alerts are recalculated every night at 04:15: the email goes out the following morning.

Preview

1 trigger · 1 scope
  1. When

    An instructor has at least 1 day of absence over the last day

  2. For

    All instructors

  3. Then

    Send an email to the scheduling team or programme coordination

Why turn on this alert

Instructors also sign in on Edusign. When they do not sign, the session counts as not delivered and the scheduling team finds out the next day.

  • The catch-up session is scheduled early.
  • Students are informed.
  • Sessional pay is based on attendance signatures.

Set up the alert, step by step

In Edusign, open Attendance › Alerts › Add an alert, then fill in the blocks in this order. Open the Alerts screen in Edusign

  1. Step 1 · “Trigger” block

    When an instructor does not teach their day

    Applies to
    Instructor
    Absence type
    Number of days of absence
    Rule
    greater than or equal to
    Value
    1
    Period
    over 1 day
  2. Step 2 · “Filters” block

    For all instructors

    Choice
    All instructors
  3. Step 3 · “Actions” block

    Then notify the scheduling team

    Email
    ticked
    Recipients
    Administrators (scheduling team / programme coordination)
  4. Step 4 · “Finalisation” block

    Name and activate

    Alert name
    Absent instructor

Alert or automation?

An alert fires above a threshold over a period. To notify someone at every event, with no threshold, use an automation instead.

Automation: remind the instructor to sign before the end of class ›

Frequently asked questions

The absence is recorded on the instructor's attendance session. The alert counts these absences every night.

The scheduling team or programme coordination, ticked as administrators.

Yes, tick Instructor in the Actions block. For a reminder before the end of class, an automation is a better fit.

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