Edovo and online correcting news

Our efforts to make electronic delivery and correction of tests are bearing fruit. After a long struggle, we believe we have ironed out many of the issues that arose during the initial months using our online corrector’s portal. The system is working much more smoothly. In fact, the system is working well enough that tests are corrected within a day or two of appearing on the portal and it appears that there is greater capacity to correct tests than there are tests available to correct. This is great news because it indicates we can expand the number of courses available on Edovo (still only three currently). WELS Prison Ministry and IM have developed an expansion plan and are starting to work on the initial tasks. Please pray for this effort as we seek to make more gospel available to more inmates.

Correctors’ corner

Once again, we want to emphasize the importance of correctors adding encouraging comments to the tests they review. Whether done in writing on a physical test or into a comment box on the online portal, these comments lift our students tremendously. Here are some factors to remember:

• • Please remember to be encouraging regardless of how well a student does on a test. We are commending them for spending time in God’s Word, even if their understanding is still limited.
  • Even a few encouraging words can make a huge difference. It shows Christ-like love, which is severely lacking in their lives.
  • Many of our students have been completely abandoned by their friends and family. That any person would voluntarily take time to look over their work is impressive to them and makes them more apt to take your words to heart.
  • When correctors do not add comments, our office staff has to take time to add them, which takes time from other ministry tasks and hampers our work.

If you want some advice or pointers on how to comment well, please contact our New Ulm office at [email protected] or 507-354-3130.