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Stephen Downes

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According to the abstract, "life interruptions are common for students and that more fixed seat time in courses increases the probability of student failure. Redesigning course schedules is critical to increasing student success." Reasonably short PowerPoint presentation that makes the case. Casting aside traditional explanations for non-completion, such as bad advice or too heavy a course load, the presentation shows a correlation between inflexibility and failure and recommends more flexible scheduling and incentives for course completion.

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