At university, I have a module that is primarily group work focused. Up until now, I've been fairly fine at this because it doesn't require a massive amount of participation.
However, near the end of the course we're required to partake in a 'Dragons Den' type presentation.
At the beginning of this process, I requested that my Disability Adviser contact the module organiser, to arrange something. NOTE: My Reasonable Adjustments suggest that I don't do presentations.
The lecturer emails back, says that I turn up to the group meetings and don't present. Now, how is this going to work, effectively? Students are naturally going to expect me to present, and when I don't turn up on the day, that's going to reflect badly on me.
(NB: The Lecturer did suggest that only two students present)
So, what has happened, so far?
- I turn up, don't really talk/feel awkward. Listen to what they say, ask what I have to do and leave.
- During the group, they try to coerce me into presenting. I say 'didn't the lecturer say that only two students are supposed to present?'. To which i'm met with silence.
- I log in tonight, look at their spreadsheet and discover that they've put me down to presenting a slide.
Now, this has given me a tremendous amount of anxiety, that is not worth having. I will never understand why these lecturers & academics insist on making people like us do things that we're not naturally set out to do. I am NEVER going to feel comfortable presenting in front of 100 people, it is just not in me. Forcing me to do this will not change my stance on this.
This evening I have emailed the lecturer, requesting that he contact them to tell them that I am not presenting. I haven't received a response to this, yet - the presentation is on Thursday.
As a last ditch attempt, I contacted them today to try and get them to two people, but they have not taken me up on my offer.
We are meeting tomorrow morning, where I imagine they will discuss what we are each going to do. If my lecture does not respond to my email by Wednesday evening, my plan is to reluctantly not turn up to the presentation.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can deal with this? I really feel that the lecturer could've handled this more appropriately - placing me in a group and suggesting that I don't bother to come to the presentation wasn't the best solution.
However, near the end of the course we're required to partake in a 'Dragons Den' type presentation.
At the beginning of this process, I requested that my Disability Adviser contact the module organiser, to arrange something. NOTE: My Reasonable Adjustments suggest that I don't do presentations.
The lecturer emails back, says that I turn up to the group meetings and don't present. Now, how is this going to work, effectively? Students are naturally going to expect me to present, and when I don't turn up on the day, that's going to reflect badly on me.
(NB: The Lecturer did suggest that only two students present)
So, what has happened, so far?
- I turn up, don't really talk/feel awkward. Listen to what they say, ask what I have to do and leave.
- During the group, they try to coerce me into presenting. I say 'didn't the lecturer say that only two students are supposed to present?'. To which i'm met with silence.
- I log in tonight, look at their spreadsheet and discover that they've put me down to presenting a slide.
Now, this has given me a tremendous amount of anxiety, that is not worth having. I will never understand why these lecturers & academics insist on making people like us do things that we're not naturally set out to do. I am NEVER going to feel comfortable presenting in front of 100 people, it is just not in me. Forcing me to do this will not change my stance on this.
This evening I have emailed the lecturer, requesting that he contact them to tell them that I am not presenting. I haven't received a response to this, yet - the presentation is on Thursday.
As a last ditch attempt, I contacted them today to try and get them to two people, but they have not taken me up on my offer.
We are meeting tomorrow morning, where I imagine they will discuss what we are each going to do. If my lecture does not respond to my email by Wednesday evening, my plan is to reluctantly not turn up to the presentation.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can deal with this? I really feel that the lecturer could've handled this more appropriately - placing me in a group and suggesting that I don't bother to come to the presentation wasn't the best solution.
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