University of the People Experiences

[Vle045]

So it's no wonder they were turned down for RA? Not surprised by any of the problems. Peer reviews are a disaster in the making especially in a dirt cheap program with students from around the world. The whole plagiarism thing is so cringe.

Oooohh… were they formally turned down?  If so, I missed it.  I had a hard time believing they would get RA.  It’s an interesting “experiment”, so I’ve been watching them.  But there’s a lot of things that I don’t like about them.

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I am really unhappy here.

My instructor mentor said I am not to:
* Dock points for plagiarism.
* Dock points for blatant chatgpt [Insert Name Here].

I got in trouble for not responding 3 times. My mentor requires a response Monday, Wednesday, Friday to students. But, all my students posted on Thursday/Friday. But, because I didn't post on Monday & Wednesday to "respond" to students it doesn't count.

I am to coach all students on AI use and plagiarism when found. About 35 of my 42 students are doing this. This is a lot to communicate to back/forth and of course its denied. Even when I show them their coursehero or studocu document they copied/pasted directly.

The peer reviews are bad. Half the students are going through and marking every discussion board as 0. So now I have to go and "adjust" everything.

My mentor is bitching at me every day with 4-5 emails that are 10-15 paragraphs long with a fake degreemill PhD for not "doing enough".

I was told by my mentor I should put student papers into ChatGPT and let it grade so I can be faster.

Apparently, me, actually highlighting, leaving actual comments, and real feedback on essays, etc, is not acceptable to this university. The mentor suggested I copy/paste responses for similar work and not cater to individuals.

No wonder most grad schools don't take this degree anymore.

This school is a mess. A huge mess.

So, it seems like you can’t have any real control over your own course as an instructor?  Or could you just have a bad mentor?  Can you switch mentors or just ignore their advice and do your own thing?