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Repeated instructor absences: talk about it before the module suffers

Built by Edusign · Instructors

Several missed classes in a term put a module's teaching hours at risk. The alert gives programme coordination the signal to talk to the instructor or plan a back-up.

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

Preview

1 trigger · 1 scope · 1 email
  1. When

    An instructor has at least 3 absences over the last 3 months

  2. For

    All instructors

  3. Then

    Send an email to the programme manager and the instructor

    ToInstructor
    Subject[SCHOOL_NAME] – Review of your teaching sessions

    Hello, Several of your sessions could not take place over the last three months ([ALERT_TRIGGER]). We would like to review this with you to make sure students receive the planned teaching hours. Programme manager's name will contact you shortly. You can also reach them directly at email. Thank you for your commitment, Signature

What to personalise

The [VARIABLES] are filled in by Edusign each time a message is sent. Replace the fields in yellow with your own values in the alert's email editor.

  • Programme manager's name
  • email
  • Signature

Why turn on this alert

A one-off absence can be made up. Three in a term put the teaching hours promised to students at risk: the alert opens the discussion in time.

  • The programme manager gets the signal in time.
  • The instructor receives a courteous message, not a reprimand.
  • A back-up instructor can be planned for the module.

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 misses 3 sessions in 3 months

    Applies to
    Instructor
    Absence type
    Number of absences
    Rule
    greater than or equal to
    Value
    3
    Period
    over 3 months
  2. Step 2 · “Filters” block

    For all instructors

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

    Then open the discussion

    Email
    ticked
    Recipients
    Administrators (programme manager), Instructor
  4. Step 4 · “Finalisation” block

    Name and activate

    Alert name
    Instructor – repeated absences

Frequently asked questions

The template thanks the instructor and announces a conversation with the programme manager. Adapt it to your relationship with your instructors.

Insert them with the variable buttons in the email editor. The template only uses the variables common to all alerts.

Yes: choose “Number of hours of absence” in the Trigger block.

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