The complex organization of the LC makes it difficult for instructors to make sure that all course objectives are being covered. Instructors of learning communities often agree that learning does not follow the same path as that found in traditional, stand-alone courses. It is during the stagnant periods that instructors become uneasy. From the students perspective, the more complicated framework for LC can lead to confusion. For this reason, the syllabus is often seen as a problem by students, who may also complain that assignments are unclear.
Students can easily feel overloaded.
Even though they would receive the same amount of work in separate courses, the presentation of this work in complex assignments can seem more demanding. In addition, because the LC program is taught in a unified form, students may unconsciously forget they are receiving credit for more than one course and so feel the work load is excessive, comparing it to the load for an individual course. Instructor Centered Difficult to compensate faculty under existing loading schemes. Registration Centered Can cause scheduling conflicts for teachers, students, and rooms. May be difficult to work with existing computerized systems for printed schedules and restistration.