{"id":875,"date":"2018-12-17T18:49:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T18:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=875"},"modified":"2019-01-17T19:02:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:02:51","slug":"subtext-184-lifes-an-illusion-love-is-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/12\/17\/subtext-184-lifes-an-illusion-love-is-a-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"subtext 184 – \u2018life\u2019s an illusion love is a dream\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every so often during term time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this issue: editorial, unconditional offers<\/a>, stansted 15<\/a>, lusu referendum<\/a>, shop news<\/a>, lost and found<\/a>, restaurant review<\/a>, widden<\/a>, letters<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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EDITORIAL<\/span><\/p>\n

At the beginning of term, subtext reported on the apparent fait accompli around evening teaching:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/10\/11\/good-evening-everyone\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Definitely here to stay, we thought, and management won’t budge. Looks like we weren’t quite right. While some evening classes took place throughout the term, and this looks set to continue until at least 2020, there has been quite a bit of furious backpedalling by senior management and Timetabling. This means that the number of evening classes has already been reduced by some shuffling (of deck-chairs, more cynical readers may think), and management are even apparently exploring other options, including lecture live-streaming where departments are keen. From being a sure thing that only need to be evaluated for impact, evening teaching at Lancaster has now apparently shifted to being an emergency measure to cope with a temporary space problem. Trebles all round? <\/span><\/p>\n

There are, however, still some unanswered questions around how the University will cope with the projected year-on-year increase in student numbers, when newly built lecture theatres may only solve the current teaching space problem. Perhaps some more radical solutions need to be considered, including – shock horror – only accepting as many students as we have room to teach?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every so often during term time. 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