Comments on: WebCT: The 6 day work week (Part II) http://djbramer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/06/11/webct-the-6-day-work-week-part-ii/ What\'s next? Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:42:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: djbramer http://djbramer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/06/11/webct-the-6-day-work-week-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-73 djbramer Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:32:25 +0000 http://djbramer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/06/11/webct-the-6-day-work-week-part-ii/#comment-73 <strong>My short answer is "Not yet."</strong> (Of course, if you know me, there's always a 'long answer'... oh, here it is!) It is clear that there is almost no difference between Sat/Sun mornings. Further, our institution is aggresively pushing the Evening and Weekend classes for this fall -- leading to more classes likely on both days. However, at this point, if WebCT were more affected by classes being offered on Saturday, then the numbers <em>should </em>have revealed that. As it is, the numbers are still very similar. <strong>An analysis of more regular term days (i.e., the fall semester) esp. with the increased Eveneing/Weekend courses is certainly needed before acting permanently.</strong> I think your points are valid, and there are many services that are not incorporated into this study, but I do not think the answer is as easy as that. My short answer is “Not yet.” (Of course, if you know me, there’s always a ‘long answer’… oh, here it is!) It is clear that there is almost no difference between Sat/Sun mornings. Further, our institution is aggresively pushing the Evening and Weekend classes for this fall — leading to more classes likely on both days.

However, at this point, if WebCT were more affected by classes being offered on Saturday, then the numbers should have revealed that. As it is, the numbers are still very similar.

An analysis of more regular term days (i.e., the fall semester) esp. with the increased Eveneing/Weekend courses is certainly needed before acting permanently.

I think your points are valid, and there are many services that are not incorporated into this study, but I do not think the answer is as easy as that.

]]> By: Ted Wisniewski http://djbramer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/06/11/webct-the-6-day-work-week-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ted Wisniewski Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:02:58 +0000 http://djbramer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2006/06/11/webct-the-6-day-work-week-part-ii/#comment-9 Looking at the Saturday vs. Sunday Data, There is clearly no significant difference in usage for MyPlymouth until about 10:30am and no significant difference in WebCT usage until 12:30pm when comparing days. Given that Grad classes are normally held on Saturdays, is there any compelling reason to change the day we normally schedule downtime from Sunday to Saturday? Looking at the Saturday vs. Sunday Data, There is clearly no significant difference in usage for MyPlymouth until about 10:30am and no significant difference in WebCT usage until 12:30pm when comparing days. Given that Grad classes are normally held on Saturdays, is there any compelling reason to change the day we normally schedule downtime from Sunday to Saturday?

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