[nabs-l] Question about emailing professors and office hours

[Justin Williams]

I wouldn't contact the dean though unless you really have too. If you can
work it out, then leave the dean out.
 Justin

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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Question about emailing professors and office hours

If you have technical issues with the web site, it is best to contact your
school's IT support. Professors are often not equipped to handle this side
of online teaching--a good one will refer you to IT support for this type of
troubleshooting.

As for your professor being so unresponsive to your emails, this is worth a
contact to your dean. Many schools require professors who teach online
courses to be responsive to email contacts from students. Mine does, and I
make it a point to check mail regularly when my class is in session.


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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Question about emailing professors and office hours

Hi Sami,
I wouldn't be so concerned about the second email, because you sent it
Friday night. Most of the staff at my school are not  checking emails on
weekends. I've even had one who will only normally check on the days class
is being held.
Based on the fact that he's not very responsive to emails, I would just show
up. The syllabus should state the dates and  times.
Vejas

> On Feb 11, 2017, at 16:37, Sami Osborne via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I hope you're enjoying your weekends.
> 
> I feel that most of my professors are very accommodating to all my needs.
However, one class that I'm taking, American Music, is  an online class, and
it seems to me that my professor is very unresponsive to the questions that
I ask him.  I've run into a few technical problems with the website that we
have to use, and I emailed my professor twice to tell him about them - the
first time about a week and a half ago and the second time last night.  Both
times, he has not responded to my emails.  I'm starting to get really
concerned, because there are already assignments that are overdue, and in my
second email, I explicitly stated that I apologized in advance if I missed
any deadlines, but I couldn't complete them unless he was going to help me
solve these technical issues with the website.
> 
> I'm therefore seriously considering seeing him personally during his
office hours to discuss these problems.  I'd like to ask you guys whether
you think that I should send him an email to let him know that I want to
stop by his office, or just show up? I'm especially wondering because, as I
previously indicated, this guy seems to be very unresponsive to emails.
> 
> In college, they're always emphasizing the fact that all professors 
> are
there to help students, and that we should ask them for anything at any
time.  (I've even had some professors that have responded to my email
questions/handing in assignments on the weekends).  However, I'm really
starting to question whether that's true for some people, for the reasons
I've outlined above.
> 
> I really hope you guys can get back to me soon and answer my question,
because, if I don't resolve these issues with my screenreader and the
website  turn in any assignments on time by the end of the semester, I could
be in serious danger of failing the course, which I obviously don't want.
> 
> Thanks very much and enjoy the rest of your weekend,
> 
> Sami
> 
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