Deadlines
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Instructors may design the learning by spacing out the work for survivable deadlines. However, students will often submit work right on deadline and a few shortly thereafter. Those who have machine-graded work do not struggle as much as instructors who give assignments that require a lot of analytical attention, such as creative designs, portfolios, and essays or research papers.
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Incentives to get Work in Early
One strategy that e-learning instructors use is to provide incentives for students to post early. These may be extra points. What they cannot be is more feedback or any sort of unfair treatment of the work.
Selective Responses
They may strategize by responding to work that students need responses to first (to proceed to “dependent” assignments) and then putting off responses for other work until a little later.
They may offer in-depth responses to drafts that students may revise but scale back critiques on so-called finished work that cannot be further revised for credit.
Managing Student Expectations
Faculty also need to manage student expectations. That is, they need to let them know that it will take time before they can expect a full response.
Sliding Deadlines
Extensions on some deadlines for students with valid excuses may ease deadline work compactions.