For example, wNET has replaced our Red Slip procedure. Most colleges have something similar. If a student missed a class the Class Teacher was supposed to fill in a Red Slip , hand it in to the office or put into the Tutors pigeon hole for collection. Now there is no Red Slip, because wNET picks up the non-attendance automatically, and the information is available as soon as the Class Teacher has pressed the SEND button after taking class registration. A tutor can even log a message for the student via wNET which will be passed down to the Class Teacher taking the next class the student attends.
Students skip classes for a variety of reasons.
Once they start to do so, particularly if its early on in a course, they start to fall behind in course work. Once they do that they start to think about dropping a course module or option, or eventually withdrawing from the course as a whole. Being aware of, and responding promptly to such indicators of whether a student is coping or not are part of the key to successful Student Care . For Heads of Department and Team Leaders the benefits of wNET really lie in reducing drop-out rates and consequently in maintaining funding for courses. They can even look to see what combination of course elements may contribute to drop-out rates.