Teachers, students dismayed after University of Manitoba admin locks online learning site – Winnipeg

College college students caught in between directors and hanging college say they’ve been locked out of a web-based studying system that was to allow them to proceed their research.

The College of Manitoba College Affiliation (UMFA) went on strike Tuesday morning after the union and directors failed to return to an settlement over the newest contract.

Later that day, college students who thought they wouldn’t should cross a picket line to proceed a few of their work on-line discovered they had been now denied access from UM Learn, the college’s on-line studying portal.

“Simply seen that I can solely entry two of my lessons which aren’t hanging,” wrote Roderick Richardson on Twitter.

“BAD FORM,” added Librarian Alyson Brickey.

“In response to the strike, the UofM seems to have locked college students out of their on-line class supplies. It’s fairly clear the College doesn’t have the perfect pursuits of scholars in thoughts right here,” wrote Cara Ginter on Fb.

International Information has reached out to college directors for remark. A spokesperson stated directors can be releasing a press release on the UM Study lockout Wednesday afternoon.

One second-year scholar, who requested to not be recognized for worry of educational reprisal from the College, stated she was attempting to obtain all her course materials earlier than extra components of the system had been affected.

“I simply need to study and for the college to do that, this isn’t acceptable,” she stated.

“They should maintain the scholars out of it, that is between lecturers and the college, not the scholars.”

UMFA says it weren’t chargeable for the lockout and stated it can not deny entry to college students even when they wished to.

Wednesday morning, The Manitoba Academics Society threw its help behind hanging UMFA staff, which embody professors, librarians and different help workers.

The union is looking for wage will increase to deal with what it calls continued recruitment and retention points, and is asking the college to push again in opposition to government-imposed laws that decision for small raises over the subsequent three years.

-With information from Shane Gibson