Idea
Roll Out Online Tool - Grammarly
Category: Idea
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If university is going to be online for the foreseen future, I feel that it is worth pushing the university to use its money from saving on upkeep of buildings into the resources we want and need for our online learning, not just the ones they'd suggest. Ultimately I was wondering if the university could be pushed to sort out a grammarly subscription or something similar, considering the amount of online submissions we are going to be making. Especially when many of us who may use support on campus to aid in the clarity of their writing, may be struggling with this now.
Cheers.
Comments
To elaborate further: A few of us feel that it would make the online learning experience much smoother and provide the academic essay-writing guidance and editing that we now have reduced support for. And that it would further be a compensatory aid for those who already struggle with learning disabilities and have been isolated from any resources they would normally use in-person on campus. This link shows the tools that are generally used with grammarly: https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000090812-What-is-Grammarly-Premium- Though there are also special settings for academic. It is available on all devices, and has special packages for educational organisations.
We recognise that Grammarly can be a useful tool for many students, particularly for those who may have specific learning disabilities, and that a number of students already use the free version of Grammarly. The academic integrity of the premium version of Grammarly is being explored at a university committee level, and the Guild is involved in these discussions. In order for the University to roll out and promote the usage of Grammarly, it must be found to be academically compliant. This discussion is still ongoing, and progress will be updated accordingly. The free to use version of Grammarly is still readily available for students to use, if they so wish. There are many other resources available for students to use, such as the library’s Know How service; here students can access a range of workshops and tutorials on skills ranging from essay writing to exam techniques: https://libguides.liverpool.ac.uk/knowhow For students who may require further support, you can speak to the Disability Advice and Guidance team, who will be able to help identify appropriate support provisions: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/studentsupport/book-an-appointment/teams/disability-advice-and-guidance/. Additional information about this service, and the help disabled students can access, can be found here: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/studentsupport/disabled-students/