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What suggestions would you make for future on-line courses?
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I noticed that in the early part of the semester, ten minutes for
the quizzes was adequate. In the later part of the course, ten minutes was
not long enough, as the chapters were much longer and required more study
time and longer test time. I think test time should be extended to 15 min
on those tests coming from books outside of Computer Concepts
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Fewer projects and more time to do the ones that we have so they
can be much better than five rushed papers, do three really good ones.
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No ideas at this time.
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Make it easier for Mac users and for Firefox
or Safari. I am a Mac user and find it easier to do certain things on a PC,
but I do not own one.
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n/a
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For things not to be so rushed and crammed.
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A distinction should be made clear in both the Graduate and
Undergraduate catalogs concerning dual courses taught by the same
instructor.
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To keep up the good work on making the tutorials. They are
extremely helpful and beneficial for students taking online courses.
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We cannot depend on library article for a term project because it
can be limited
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I honestly have no suggestions that I could make. I have been very
satisfied with my learning experiences using on-line courses.
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Make sure tutorials work and are updated.
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slide to be listed by what info they contain
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None.
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None.
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I would love to 'see' the students in our class-maybe just an
identification photo at the introduction.
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Keep doing what you're doing.
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Reminders
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Make them more interesting
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No real great suggestions.
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I have no suggestions for the course(s), but the grad and
undergrad catalogues should have clear information about the handling of
credit hours, when bi-level components of a course are taught by the same
instructor.
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good
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Less on line testing and more about art itself.
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Not so fast paced.
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don’t have them
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more
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Have examples of what is required.
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I don’t know
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Next time I'm going to pick a class that I'm interested in. Learning about History of Western Art in
class would have been easier than online.
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nothing
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Be more available for help to your students. The teacher
emphasized over and over that he would not accept late assignments due to
technology failure and that only made me feel like he didn't care if we were
really learning the material. He did not seem very supportive and willing
to help us along the way. He had a 'you will figure it out' attitude. I
felt pretty dumb when I didn’t
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Offer more hybrid classes like this one were the class meets once
a week but the majority of the work is online. It saves on gas.
·
Please offer more online nursing courses. When online projects are
due, have the submission time to be midnight on the due date. Sometimes
it's hectic to have the due time at noon or 2pm.
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make expectations clear
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Maybe video recordings of teacher assigning work.
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I have been taking ecore classes so this
class was very easy to understand.
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The use of the note-taking during the PowerPoint is not an easy
application. Upon clicking any key
to repeat the information on the PowerPoint, the notepad would
disappear. I only found this
application last evening, so I may need to work with it more to make it
useful.
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A suggestion I would is to not make us drive to campus for the
orientation.
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change the chapter length
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None
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later submission times
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Evaluate the rigidity of rules on above issue.
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That there be no pop ups on the vista site so that way download is
easier and faster.
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I don’t know.
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to have easy access to the instructor
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The assignments on the course outline were confusing at times.
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that the assignments be explained in much detail as possible
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I would either make the class fully online or fully in the class
not half and half.
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An addition of a live chat would be helpful.
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Make sure directions are clear as possible.
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Overall I enjoyed this class and was very pleased with the
structure.
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I would be great for the teachers to realize that just because it
is an online class that doesn't mean that they have to pile on extra work
to keep the student involved. This class required more
work/assignments/participation than both of my on campus classes combined.
Teachers should not try to over compensate at the students expense. Those
who truly care will be involved, and those who don't will not be involved
no matter how much work a teacher adds to the plate.
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none
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Longer time on test
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Make sure you keep checking on assignments, so you don’t miss any.
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The teachers should be more responsive to the students.
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Communicate with your class.
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Let the students know exactly what is expected from the
discussions. (In the participation area) I enjoyed the course and thanks
for the help.
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I think there are more classes that could be offered as on-line
courses. Especially since the
University seems unable or unwilling to provide more classes at the Newnan
campus.
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none
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A lot of explanation, it helps.
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None
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This course was o.k., but I have taken others that were not so
good. There was not enough on-line
communications and responses from the professor's.
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This was my first online course.
If all courses are similar to this structure I wouldn't change a
thing.
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be more informed
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That dates would not be extended the day that the assignment is
due. Everyone should have already completed it by the day that it is due.
It is not fair to the people who actually worked hard on the assignment.
·
Present a definite deadline for returning graded materials from
the instructor.
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All on-line courses should meet at least one time if not two and
the teacher should be available to meet in person if the student needs any
extra help.
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Everything pertaining to this class was fine.
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none
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When assignment that has been developed from scratch by an
individual is being graded why can't responses not be attached
with each assignment, errors highlighted and not two worded responses such
as font incorrect.
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none
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I had no complaints so I’m not sure.
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They should all have a way to be contacted if need help (and
respond in a timely way), and should all, like this class, make everything
available on the first day of classes (including tests) and after the due
date and time they would no longer be available. I would suggest test being
available too because it is not convenient to be able to do chapter class
work a head of time but not be able to do the chapter tests ahead of time.
It is easier to read a chapter do the work and test, and then move to the
next chapter. It is not convenient to have to wait to take the test, and
possibly by the time the test is available we might have to read the
chapters again because we are now 4 chapters ahead. The material is not
fresh on our minds anymore.
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None really.
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n/a
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More Professor Interaction.
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I do not really have any suggestions, everything was great in my
opinion
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To find a way to make them more personable.
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n/a
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clear expectations
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Not sure.
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No timed quizzes. Let people work at their own pace.
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Be more personable and understanding.
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None
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Nothing really at this moment, the course is pretty laid out and
we as students just have to read and understand how it all works.
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N/A
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To offer some sort of extra credit, just in case something happens
with someone’s computer. Especially
for students who live far away from campus. Students like me can not use a
campus computer for back up if needed because of the distance.
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More 'hands-on' courses like this one that use the smart-board
technology.
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None
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More discussion boards, which include teacher responses.
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to relate what I am doing wrong on the quizzes/test
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Have more of the upper level courses online for those that do work
full time.
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Have online classes last longer.
Continue online classes.
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Nothing at this time.
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Only to have more of them.
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Offer optional on-campus classes as well.
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have confirmations
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No suggestions.
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None
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None, I had an easy time accessing everything that was available
to me.
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Offer more courses, not just core classes.
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The syllabus could be straight forward.
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Less material for short courses.
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I believe the setup the professor used was perfect for this
particular course.
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ensure webct functions properly - no
glitches
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Better planning.
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More directions!
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A remember user ID option for people who log in a lot.
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N/A
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none
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none
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Fix the auto submit.
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Shorter test.
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If there are so many courses taken online then webct
should be available all the time. I
recently had a test and I was unable to get on the UWG webct
because it was down for an entire day.
If it went then they need to quickly fix the problem!
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I have none. Mine was great.
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Keep the class the way it.
It was a great learning experience.
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more interaction
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More online chat sessions.
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none
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Have a larger variety of them.
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add more upper level courses
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None! :-)
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n/a
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Maybe have an available time online chat daily.
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More professor involvement through videos.
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n/a
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The teacher should be on-line more often to answer any questions.
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The experience was very good and the format was excellent
·
Overall I felt this was a very helpful course and I would not
change anything about it.
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Do it the same way as this course was.
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Make more!
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But questions were extremely tricky. Making the questions more
straight forward
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everything was good
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Have it entirely online.
Provide a larger selection of online courses.
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Everything seemed fine to me, for an online class.
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none
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Be very specific on what is expected of students.
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Maybe more discussion.
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I think the questions should be asked in a better way.
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none
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More of them I guess. Nothing really.
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I think the schedule of this class is very convenient and all
online classes should have the same type of layout. Make everything
available at one time and they all have 1 day a week and time that the
items are due. Like this class, all assignments AND test are released at
the same time, and they all have due dates. So you can work at your own
pace within that time frame. And you can read a chapter weeks before it's
due and take the test immediately after. Unlike my other online class, we
can do the assignments (which require reading the chapters) at anytime;
even weeks ahead, but we cannot take the test until a certain day between a
certain time periods. I do not like that, If I read something 3 weeks
ahead, then I'm going to have to read it again just to take the test, and
by that time I've just read 4 more chapters. It makes everything mixed up,
possibly confusing, slightly frustrating, it almost makes you follow the
schedule exactly, and that could put you behind in another class.
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THIS COURSE SHOULD BE A FULL TERM COURSE EITHER FALL SPRING OR
BOTH
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easier tests
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Have some type of manual or book to go along with the class.
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Have more classes
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Orientation for older students who have not been in school for
over 5-20 years. How to navigate through MYUWG, Webct,
Banweb, where to park, how to order books online.
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UWG should offer more online classes they are great!!!
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Add more applications to it
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The option in enrolling in health services. I was enrolled in 7
hours this summer with 3 being online yet I still had the option to go to
class daily for extra help which is nice. However, I need the health
services which was not charged to my account which was a little
inconvenient because it is the only option of health care I have at this
time
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Class discussions and blackboard to get input from other students
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There are no suggestions.
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It’s great the way it is.
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none at this time
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none
·
no suggestions
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You should have at least the mid-term or final online.
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If it is truly online then we should not be required to have face
to face meetings or access software on campus. What if you are taking this class out of
state or something
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Just no group work it is so inconvenient.
·
have more online courses
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n/a
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nothing
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totally different form of assignments
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More time to reflect on discussions
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Create window tabs so you can toggle in a class and include a link
to the library as well so you are not forced to switch back and forth.
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More directions about assignments.
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none
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N/a
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I would suggest having the instructor easy to access for help with
the class.
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not a whole lot
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I would make suggestions about the group projects sometimes it is
hard for people with online classes to get together
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Nothing. Keep it this organized.
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When things are due complete them two days early just incase of
some type of incompletion.
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make sure that everything works right and that everything is in
the most common format so that it can be accessed
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make sure that everything is working right and that everything is
in the most common format
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Improve performance of WebCT
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Maybe include an on campus meeting half-way through the semester.
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To make more available.
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During the summer, final exam study guide should be given at the
beginning of the course so the student will know how to study on the fast
track basis of summer.
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Cut back on the workbook question, there are too many.
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Revamp the workbook. SEE ABOVE
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More professors should utilize the teaching on-line option. It is very convenient for non-traditional
students. I really enjoyed this course and the professor. It was his first
attempt at on-line teaching, and he did a great job.
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nothing
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everything is fine
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nothing
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Limit group work or give the option to do the projects alone.
·
Suggest a time that all students can chat together in one chat
room at once.
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None
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The requirements for the group project should be shortened or
changed somehow. It's too difficult to complete in 3 1/2 weeks.
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Nothing
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None.
·
keep it the same
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just need more of them
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Nothing.
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Make more classes’ available for students to take!
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to allow students to take the final if they want to
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Either no online chat sessions or let people know upon registration
when these sessions are so that summer jobs can be notified
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nothing
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no group projects
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everything was good
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Don't call it an online class if 60% of it is face to face.
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don't call them online class if students have to meet face to face
·
I would encourage instructors to require weekly assignments,
falling on the same day each week. One summer class I took had assignments
due every week day and it was over whelming and discouraging.
·
Make it easier to chat with classmates that are online at the same
time as you are.
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If a lot of students have the same complain teachers need to stop
and listen.
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I would do away with group projects because I feel like it is hard
to work with someone you’ve never met. I think in that situation one person
will always get stuck doing all the work.
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None
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Have a better layout of the course
·
none
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They need to be less complicated and tests need to be available
for a longer window.
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Using video chat, second life, web conferences
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stay committed
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none at the moment
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Online element not utilized in this course
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No suggestions
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I love on-line courses
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I would like to see face to face meetings (both required and
optional) available to students.
·
Continued use and improvements of instructor made tutorials for
specific classes, such as 'how to use Flash 8', etc. Inclusion of optional face to face class
sessions for those assignments which require hands on approach for more
effective student learning.
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N/A
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N/A
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na
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Have the classes totally online with options to meet if needed.
·
Try to reduce the amount of work required by combining assignments
and still meet the goals and objectives.
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It would be an improvement that when you click on a file in webCT and decide to leave that particular file, you
didn't have to start over from the start page for that class. It would be
better if you could just go back.
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Nothing - worked well.
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none
·
none
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Make them completely online.
I dread the 1, 2, or 3 visits I have to make to campus even though
it is only 1, 2, or 3 times a semester.
And honestly, most of the activities/material covered face-to-face
could easily be covered online.
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That they all be 100% online, with optional face-to-face meetings
for those students who find them valuable.
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none at this time
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none at this time
·
none
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I would like to see more online courses available.
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More than one meeting on the I Search paper
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Consider a different LMS from WebCT.
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Choose another LMS from WebCT.
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No suggestions. The
professor was well organized and the on-line portion was easily understood.
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Be organized!!!! You can not be too organized for online
courses. This course for instance
had listed all assignments for the semester in modules that contained all
materials in each module. The course
being organized in this manner made it easy to stay on track and focused.
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For all professors to be more assessable to students. The instructor was a great example of
'being there' for students.
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Do not wait to post projects and assignments until a few days
before they are due. Allow students
to work on all assignments at once so that we can get ahead or keep up with
all the work. Have 1 due date
instead of 2 or 3 due dates. Post
all due dates at the beginning of the course. Do not modules that overlap. If module 1 assignments should be done
and due in module 1 and not spread out over module 2, 3, etc. Organize the WebCT
homepage more efficiently. The Field
Experience for this course is not structured, I still don’t know if I was
supposed to turn it or not. Although all the above mentioned issues were a
part of the class, I definitely learned a lot from the professor and he is
knowledgeable, courteous and nice.
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It would be helpful if the materials were uploaded to the website
much earlier. Many times teachers
can work ahead before classes begin to help them through crunch times
during the academic semester.
·
none
·
nothing
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The online format works fine for me; I think I need to get my
computer checked out.
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I don't have any suggestions really; despite this being the first
time this course was offered during the summer, it worked well in the
online format.
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A standard use of the functions available in WebCT
would help with organization and facilitate learning. For example, all
assignments appear in the 'assignments' link, rather than via e-mail or
discussion boards.
·
NA
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Provide a report of online activity or give suggestions to track
submissions. It is a little
unnerving to take a test/quiz and not have a receipt of some type.
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Nothing
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none
·
nothing
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N/A
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None
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virtual suggestion box
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No suggestions-
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This course seemed just fine to me.
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Nothing! I am pleased with the way this is all laid out.
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I love it the way that it is.
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Virtual suggestion box.
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More of them!
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Do courses that are only 50% online, 50% in class.
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None. All my experiences have been positive.
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The entire class online.
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Coursework completely online.
·
web cameras
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This particular instructor needs to be more organized.
·
Maybe only one or two face to face meetings.
·
Only meet once or twice face to face.
·
Require all students to use wimba and not
take the easy road out by posting to discussion boards. :)
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The home page and syllabus should have every assessment, on-line
discussion, etc. listed. This makes
it easier for me gauge my progress and assignments. Assignments need to be graded much sooner.
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Face to face time should be granted for collaboration on
assignments. This class is not
guilty of this, but another class that I am taking, the instructor assumes
that the technology skills are present to complete assignments.
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Everyone must use WebCT.
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To make a very detail calendar that you can print so that you can
hang it on your wall... a lot easier to keep up
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I have no suggestions.
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I have no suggestions
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only using WebCT
·
none
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Keep using WebCt.
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All courses should be as organized as this class as well as
provide CONSTRUCTIVE help as this one did.
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have many more
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have more of them
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None, really. The difficulties are just what they are, as where
the group work is concerned. It's annoying sometimes, but it's a part of
the distance learning environment. I really enjoyed these two courses.
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None, really. The communication issues are just par for the
course, so to speak.
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none
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None
·
none
·
none
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keep up the good work
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n/a
·
none
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Do not require Java for the PowerPoint or PDF files. Most people
have access to PowerPoint but have to download Java and it requires
restarting your PC. It's an extra hassle that could be avoided.
·
All courses should be as organized as this one! Thank you for having all materials posted
in an easy to find way!
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Smaller class size; doing away with weekly quizzes/tests because
they did not reflect my knowledge of the material although I did well on
them; and opening up all assignments at the onset of the course with set
deadlines to monitor progress.
·
N/A
·
None
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Have more of them/more on-line sections available. One of the
courses I am taking in the fall only had 1 on-line section that was full
before I was able to register.
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Teach students and professors the ins and outs of Wimba Live Classroom so we can use it to eliminate one
face-to-face session per course. Find a solution for Foliotek
that works for everyone but doesn't cause the students to pay for what the
university must keep on file as part of the accreditation process for the
school. I have no suggestions on how to actually structure classes
differently as my experiences have been very positive thus far.
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None
·
n/a
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More of them
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Not sure.....this was my first experience with an on-line
course.....it was a learning experience in itself!
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Scratch the group work. I
did 99% of the work on both projects and the rest of the group gets the
same grade as I do.....
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None.
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Not sure! I liked the
online class. I just felt that the
slowness of WebCT was discouraging.
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None
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It would be extremely helpful if maintenance could be done after
midnight since many classes have an 11:59pm deadline.
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Nothing at this time.
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Make sure you get a professor who is willing to put in as much
work as you do in the on-line classes and who will respond to any questions
or problems you might have.
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Clear questions are vital.
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I don't know really. Maybe what I stated previously. I agree that
there needs to be a window to take the test, but don't put a limit on how
much time you have to take it once you get started.
·
none
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More guidance on assignments.
·
If classes are advertised for on-line convenience, please keep
requirements within this framework.
·
have live classrooms
·
I think it should be more than a one credit course because it can
be used to save the lives of other people. It’s an important thing to have.
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videoconferencing
·
N/A
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NOTHING
·
None
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Make all class meetings online.
·
None
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Being able to log on for an extended period of time.
·
Please have some face to face classes.
·
none
·
None
·
Offer more!
·
syllabus could be a little more clear
·
not so much work in the summer
·
The materials provided by the professor were very appropriate and
to the point. Continue not requiring
a text book.
·
I think some professors need mentoring by the professors who are
getting good course evaluations. I
think someone should audit some classes, one of my professors syllabus was
littered with grammatical errors and spelling errors. Then later she changed the syllabus. Also, she criticized someone's posting
publicly. She asked us not to use
acronyms like LOL but then used them herself. She might be a great teacher but this was
not her best summer. She even
admitted that to our class.
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None at this time, other than to offer more online courses.
·
none
·
none
·
none
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Reduce the number of projects. Combine the annotated projects
(Notable book lesson and Movie Maker lesson). Don't hide assignments in
email and discussion headings. Place all assignments in assignment folder.
Clarify grading system and follow how the professor does hers -- put the
score as 4 out of 5 or 5 out of 5. Provide specific guidelines up front. I
wasn't sure what/how you wanted the blog project
(had to go back and fix everything later), reflection was confusing with
two different sets of instructions, provide the lesson template so you'll
have the format you want...I saw no real need to critique 10 lesson plans
at the last minute. I didn't like writing down 'awards' for the Movie Maker
project -- first it was anonymous, then we were told to put our names on
the papers. Uncomfortable. Pace the
course. Slow it down so we have time to digest the material. The blog was
good, but I had already done something similar -- paper version -- in
master's program. Give examples the projects.
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A prerequisite competency program should be completed prior to
registration. Financial Aid has similar requirements when applying for
on-line financial assistance. There is a screen that you must verify the
receipt of information before you can proceed. Similar format should
require students to pass a WebCT operational
session prior to entering class. Student questions will become specific and
can be answered during a 30 minute session prior to first class meeting.
Professor can conduct the session. This will reduce amount of class time
used to address these issues.
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Prerequisite into session for Web CT to address new user questions.
This will reduce amount of time take away from class.
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none
·
more
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The instructor should do an in-service for other professors to
show them how it's done.
·
Make more on line
·
more online tutorials
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I think that because classes are online professors assign more
assignments and I would suggest assigning the same amount of work as in a
class that is not online.
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Add more serves to uwg site to avoid
delays and kick outs.
·
webct needs to be improved and
additional servers need to be added to uwg site
to stop delays at peak download times.
·
Continue to provide the materials needed without a fee to
students.
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Adequate introduction and expectation on course
·
More communication from the instructor
·
video input
·
If we can have the class complete on-line. We need to utilize Live Classroom 100%.
·
Prompt answering of questions
·
none
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Webct is easy to understand once people get the hang of
it. What is needed is an online
tutorial for people who have never taken online classes before. This is often done the first day of
class, but people forget what they went over once they get home. A 24/7 technology hotline could help and
it could employ people from the ITS program majors.
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NONE
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The way emails and navigating from one section to the other too
man steps...Far too many.
·
Talk to the instructor to receive pointers as to how to conduct
one!
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Class that are half on-line and face to face.
·
None
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The website webct may need up dating.
Very slow.
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None
·
none
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None at this time
·
None
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None at this time
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none at this time
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Keep several face to face sessions.
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None, I found this on line content was great.
·
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* Send notification when a
recipient opens mail * Include a spelling/grammar check feature
for mail, discussions and these surveys
·
* Add a spelling/grammar check feature to mail and discussion
messages * Add a feature to notify the sender of mail and discussion
messages when there messages and attachments are opened
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N/A
·
N/A
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None
·
N/A
·
N/A
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Nothing
·
None
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Fine something that works like flash but more users friendly.
·
Cliff notes for Research in MIT!
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Maybe a new book. Maybe a book written by the instructor on
Diffusions and Innovations. He could do it!
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Make more courses available online because of professional and
personal committments.
·
nothing
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Instructors need to keep their Webct
homepages as simple as possible. There is no need for 1,000's of folders,
discussion boards, or links to find simple answers to simple questions
about the course. The work, readings, assignments, websites- it is already
information overload. When you have hundreds of folders to search through
on the homepage it creates mass confusion and is too overwhelming. Summer
courses are already difficult- cramming a semesters worth of info into a
month and a half. Online courses are even more difficult as there is no
face to face interaction with the teacher- the teacher can’t confront
issues to the entire class or discuss issues that arise over assignments or
other aspects of the class. Thus, summer online courses need to stay as
simple as possible. This doesn’t mean cut down the work or reading, it just
means make your instruction and ACCESS to the course-course material,
assignments, etc.,SIMPLE.
Simple instructions- simple directions- simple scheduling, etc
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I have had two great classes with wonderful professors; I feel
their organization makes the difference.
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Stick with the second syllabus. VERY helpful. Keep up the
differentiation. I am very glad I
decided to be a 'little' different and tried the chat group instead of BB.
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Nothing
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I don't really have any.
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None; the instructor is a great teacher and a very fair person. I
hope to work with her in face-to-face and online environments in the
future.
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Change the teacher to someone who knows what is going on and can
actually navigate and set up webct properly in an
organized manner. Also the teacher
needs to be able to explain the activity as if they know how it is to be
completed and then no critique what they told us to do.
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less busy work
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I do not have any suggestions.
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None.
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return work in a timely manner
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I like having a couple of face-to-face sessions...especially at
the beginning of the course. Online
classes can also be difficult to find the information from the
instructor. Every instructor organizes
in a different manner and it can be confusing, unclear, and time consuming
finding information.
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Definitely Wimba live classrooms! But I am a visual person and hearing
rather than reading is a good method of learning for me.
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More group work
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More , more, more online classes
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None
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Try not to make everything so 'cute'. Get to the point!
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no suggestion
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None
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N/A
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I think the setup and style is perfect.
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No group projects.
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More of them!
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Reduce the amount of submissions required.
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Allow students the ability to save some of the items off of the
class bulletin board.
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that a weekly face to face was available in order to help solve
any problems that might arise
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Have an optional face to face meeting each week. That would help so much!
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My professor was really good to allow you to call him at home or
at work and he answered you email usually within a day. In other on-line
classes that was not the case, which leaves you hanging for days and making
assumptions based on time restraints to complete the lesson without
clarification, which is very frustrating.
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n/a
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To be as organized as this one was!
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Instructors should just ensure to be as specific as possible on
the requirements (e.g., required to check webct
daily, 3x per week - what days? etc.)
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The debates via wimba live. I had a hard time hearing all of the
presenters in class, maybe Wimba would help.
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More classes offered
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Work out the gliches with WebCT.
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don't make it 100% on-line
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To be able to delete messages or edit them provided no one has made
a comment to the original post.
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The course was great!
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none at this time
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Offer more classes
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None
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none
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I think on-line courses are great. I hope UWG offers more. My WebCT is easy to use and very resourceful. Anyone who
takes an on-line course needs to be prepared for the work that is involved
and how time consuming the computer will become in their daily routine. You
have to keep up with the class everyday.
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Make it completely online.
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Make completely online
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Less group work (especially in the short summer sessions) and be
sure to cover difficult portions in the face-to-face sessions.
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Less group work and be sure to cover difficult concepts in
face-to-face sessions.
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Make completely online.
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two summer sessions for graduate coursework so more than 1 class
can be taken and they do not have to be during the same short summer
session
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More variety in the materials and instructional texts used in the
various modules. More student choice says of a variety of options.
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More variety of materials to supplement the class than a textbook.
Choice in viewing different podcasts and other
videos.
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N/A
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Completely on line would be great.
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totally on line
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a way to keep up with discussion postings would be helpful
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I feel that the courses are fine the way they are. The freedom is what most of us want and
any more restrictions would just take away from that freedom.
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Make sure the prof knows how to set up
his course page and doesn't make students search for everything.
Organization is a must! If they
don't know, get assistance, or teach only face to face classes.
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More video.
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None
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none
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see above
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None at this time
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Not at this time. They are being managed and operated wonderfully
through West Ga.
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For the instructor not to have so many postings for discussion and
be a little clearer on her instruction.
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It would be great if each course module was presented in a more
uniform way - two different professors have two very different ways of
keeping up with our assignments, etc.
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I would have enjoyed less intense reading and viewing
assignments. With only two online
courses, it seemed I spent every waking minute at my computer or reading
the textbook for one of my online courses.
Fortunately, as a teacher, I had these two months off. However, there was little recreational
and family time.
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I can't think of anything; it was all very positive for me.
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Just because everything is online, it doesn't mean your workload
needs to be increased.
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I can't think of anything.
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Continue to provide prompt feedback to student questions and
continue to have the excellent organization and notice of assignments.
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N/A
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Professor knows his online stuff!
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none
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none
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None
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offer more teacher education on-line courses for specialist degree
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I would love to have a visual aspect in which instructors have a
lecture/virtual classroom that we can log in to and see the instructor's
lecture as if we were sitting in a classroom. Also, every online class I have taken has
required at least one campus meeting, so it would be great if these face-to-face
meetings could be held on Saturdays to accommodate full-time workers'
schedules.
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none
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Take them.....use them....
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None. They are great!
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None.
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Have a couple of optional f-to-face
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HAVE A CLEAR AND ORGANIZED SYLLABUS BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN!!! GIVE GRADED
ASSIGNMENTS BACK BEFORE THE LAST WEEK OF CLASS. MAKE THE DIRECTIONS CLEAR!
DON'T ADD A PART 2 OF THE ASSIGNMENT WHEN PEOPLE ARE FINISHED WITH PART
1. LAY EVERYTHING OUT AT THE
BEGINNING SO STUDENTS KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND CAN PRIORITIZE THEIR ASSIGNMENTS.
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Less assignment for summer semester classes. Clearer directions
for completing assignments and clear rubric on grading procedure
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Have a help number to call for when you need help doing something
on your computer, like downloading a video from your camcorder into a
PowerPoint.
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n/a
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Can't think of any at this time.
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n/a
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I really like how the graduate Media program utilizes WebCT to its fullest potential. See their courses for
tips.
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Smaller class size.
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I would scale down the amount of work required.
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Video of the face to face meeting for those who can't attend
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Nothing
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100% online
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Tell students before they download any new software what the risks
are and if the software is actually needed.
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n
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Make sure the course is organized in a student-friendly
manner. Make sure that directions
are clearly stated so that it does not confuse more than guide.
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Do not have students take the same survey more than once just
because they had more than one class. A waste of time.
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Professors need to be organized, please. I hate when they change
the syllabus mid way through the semester, it messes everything up for me.
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n/a
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none
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None at present. It was a good experience.
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n/a
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None. The overall online course was good.
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n/a
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Need to have more online course!!!
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Continue to provide quick response time for student questions and
good organization and notice of assignments.
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None- I have enjoyed all of the on-line courses I have taken at West GA
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No face-to-face meetings.
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I like the fact that the book was free, but it was a tough read!
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I think this class was great. I truly enjoyed it. There was one
unexpected class meeting though.
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None
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Keep them simple.
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Have timely and appropriate feedback for students on grades and
postings.
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Please provide timely feedback and grades, since the internet at
times is faulty.
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None! I like this course
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encourage students to interact more with each other, set a minimum
number
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I think there should be an advanced course to partner up with this
one, for students who want to explore some of these issues further.
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None, I enjoyed the class!
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NA
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Keep offering online courses and make sure the instructor is as
thoroughly trained and professional as professor. He's an awesome online instructor and
some other ones need to take notes from him!
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Use the professor to train other instructors on courtesy,
kindness, and consideration. This is
the last course I will have to take for awhile with UWG. Previously, I had encountered a lot of
self-centered, don't-give-a-bit-of-concern for the student attitudes at
UWG. However, I will leave UWG
feeling better about the school overall because of the professors kind
consideration for the success of his students.
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I really liked the way the instructor set up the content into
weekly modules. This helps to keep track with what needs to be done on a
set schedule. I would suggest other teachers organize their online courses
this way.
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Uniformity in the delivery of class assignments from class to
class.
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Keep the course the same but eliminate groups because I did not
like having to wait for others to complete work before the group project
was done. Group member waited till the last minute to do the work.
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I don't have any recommendations for improvements. My issues are
simply personal preference; not a lack of good course design.
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This class was great. No
suggestions for the future about this class.
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at least one more face to face meeting when doing a big project
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Distance learning is great but make sure the bugs are worked
out. Many people are taking online
courses. Make sure the system can
handle all the traffic.
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The best on-line class that I have taken was when the professor
set up chat rooms for small groups of students. We read a chapter and responded in small
groups. The discussion is important
to my learning.
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The course could be divided into two summer session one that is
dealing only with Sears. There could be summer session two dealing only
with Dewey decimal classification.
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small group chats/discussions
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Check the computer ever day.
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nothing
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Make it mandatory to meet once face-to-face and then do rest
on-line
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be organized
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Not sure
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none
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Offer more of them.
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None
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N/A
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No Face to Face
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No suggestions. The course was well-designed.
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Don't make changes to assignments that students have been told to
work ahead on.
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not applicable
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Online classes should be half and half.
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Have the other professors call another professor so they can
organize their class like his.
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More class projects that would require some feedback from the
professor or other students
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Nothing
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nothing
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Do not require WIMBA.
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None.
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None
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I feel that on-line courses at UWG are challenging and offer
relevant experiences for students to learn. I have no suggestions for
improvement.
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All components of the on-line course were relevant and advanced
learning. I have no suggestions for improvement.
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All learning was relevant to my degree -- I have no suggestions
for improvement
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I have no suggestions.
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Required the first class to meet face to face.
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To make sure all the programs that are used in the course are working
properly and to have a back up system of students’ work in case of a crush.
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Continue with the podcast
tutorials. I am able to save and
refer back to them.
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Make webct vista more reliable.
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Better organization of documents would be helpful.
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I prefer meeting face to face once a month.
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The online videos are helpful in explaining the assignments.
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I would prefer to meet once a month.
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Make on-line courses completely on line-do not require us to drive
to campus
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Make on line completely on line with no campus requirements
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Fire this teacher and try again with someone else. I was so excited about this class but
found/discovered no resources for children and young adults. Ironic isn't it.
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Make the first class a Podcast and not
for us to meet face to face.
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have more than 2 face-to-face meetings; maybe 2 more that are
optional but scheduled so the students know the teacher and other students
will likely be there at a certain date and time
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Do it all on web ct or on the wiki. It
was a little confusing checking in to different places.
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I would like for you to consider more classes on-line.
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the teachers have more office hours
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None
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More professor interaction via a discussion posting board maybe?
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Maybe find ways to make verbal discourse available in the
linguistics class. The professor is already looking into this I believe.
She was very open to suggestions.
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I would suggest that you continue with online courses.
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improvements to WebCT and its email
system could make accessing it from a mobile device much easier
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Although online discussions are key to
the success of online learning, too many discussions and reflections become
tedious and monotonous.
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No suggestions. The organization of this class was near perfect.
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more classes available
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More variety in class offerings
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The anonymous student question sections always seem to work well,
that way if someone feels they are asking a stupid question, no one knows
who is asking it.
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For this class, I have no suggestions. The instructor. was
enthusiastic, encouraging and helped her students to be the same.
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Live chats with each chapter or an open forum for general
discussion about each chapter on the discussion thread.
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Registration deadlines are not made readily available. This information should be sent to all
students. I rarely if ever use myuwg account to check for information. I do not understand why this can't be
sent out via webCT or other email addresses that
are provided to West Georgia.
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I don't know
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Instructors that always check email and open to communication are
a must as this instructor provided for his class.
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Try to put the whole program online.
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Pulling the website down at 3 am for maintenance.
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Everything is fine.
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Everything was fine.
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Don't make certain courses only available online. Some students need to be in the classroom
with their peers and instructor to learn and succeed.
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Please make your website more streamlined. There are 10 million
places to click. From MyUWG to WebCt it is impossible to figure out where to go for
information on things. Then things
vary from one class to the other. You
have to completely relearn everything.
Also, for some reason I have two different passwords for the two
sites, one begins with my birth year the other ends with it. Everything is just that mixed up.
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don't assign more work just because the students are not in your
classroom
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They are very hard to get into.
Either allow more students in, or hire more instructors to teach the
classes.
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Try to make the interface in WebCT a
little more consistent from course to course. Have all professors use the
calendar feature of WebCT.
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fewer discussions
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Please the work load should be proportional to the weight of the
course.
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There needs to be more on-line classes offered. I think science classes should be offered
with the lab portion of them being face-to-face meetings.
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More detailed instructions for projects.
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Limit the amount of students in the class, so the instructor won't
be overworked; or give the instructor an increase in pay.
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Give the instructor a raise for all the overtime and work put into
the class
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n/a
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Allow for more on-line courses - especially for those living 50 or
more miles away.
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Make sure the documentation online is accurate.
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They should be completely online. No face-to-face.
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Just a print out hand copy of what, when, how, and anything else
needed to complete an assignment is given before anything.
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None, she did a great job!!
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Include the ability to be able to put a pic
with your online discussions.
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Do not have my instructor facilitate. He needs to return to teaching elementary
education
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Professor needs to be more specific about what they want before
assignments are to be completed.
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Offer more
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Live chat about each chapter or general open forum discussion
about each chapter on the discussion thread.
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It would be wonderful that when an assignment was completed, the
icon changed colors or disappeared!!!
I did like the way my instructor listed his assignments in order on
his syllabus so they could be checked off as one did them.
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none
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Make it work 99% of the time, dummy proof aka
extremely user friendly! No detail in that dept. is too small.
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Have mandatory meeting before assignments are due.
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That my instructors not teach them.
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Have someone else read through the course instructions and
assignments to proof it and make sure that there are no 'holes' in it.
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N/A
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N/A
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Just be sure and note when class begins and ends (dates). Please
continue to offer the WebCt support (I also found
the local phone number for WebCt support VERY
helpful!)
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I would like the instructor to offer office hours that are not
just on-line, if possible. Or maybe
even one of her teaching assistants.
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Use a different instructor! I feel like I would have really
enjoyed the convenience of taking on online course had it not been for all
the inconvenient ways it was managed.
Because of this experience, I will be avoiding online classes like
the plague.
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The professor is obviously overloaded with work and possibly due
to too many students taking the course.
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I would like to have better communication with my professor!!
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not so much work
·
In the future the one face to face meeting should take place
earlier. This would be helpful. I also do not think that someone should
teach a class that was not designed by them. This makes it hard for any professor to
teach a particular course. These
things would make a great improvement in the class.
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nothing
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This is my second online course. Discussions are always tricky.
They should not be grade except for participation (whether you did them or
not). Assignments are for that.
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Not registered for this class!!!!!!!
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Nothing.
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For this particular course I do not have suggestions. I think the
format and set up are good.
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I really enjoyed this online class. I just can not say enough
about the voice over on the lecture slide. Absolutely brilliant!!! I would
take any class like this. It was like attending class in my home. I love
online learning!!!!
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Clearer directions, more relevant assignments
·
make immediate assistance more available when needed
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Please make it easier to put the assignment is sequential order.
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Nothing.
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I would like to take more online quizzes.
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I wish that more work was available sooner so that I could work at
my own pace and finish when it's convenient for me instead of waiting
another week to do work that I know I could get done. I have small kids and
never know what's going to come up with them and like to get done as much
as I can when nothing is going wrong with them and I do have the time
available.
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WebCt is way too involved for you to explain it at that
intro meeting. Since we had no experience with it at that time we took in
very little of what was said. Consequently, when we went to use it we had
no idea what we were doing.
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More feedback from professor on assignments in a timely manner.
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Accessibility to the instructor if the need arise to ask
questions. Student should be able to complete online assignments that are
missed most especially when the students make efforts to complete the work
but fail due to the difficulties using the website. For student to receive
a poor grade when the school has collected money for the course to me
indicate that the school does not care about its students. I also believe
that the students to instructor ratio (population) of over one hundred
(100) students to a teacher as in this course also indicted that the school
is not considering the academic well being of the students because one
teacher cannot in any stretch of imagination teach students what they need
to know for the course. That is very poor plan by the school.
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A better concept of what programs work with Vista.
·
Hold them in person. This on line stuff is for the birds.
·
Just make sure teachers know how to teach the material that is
assigned. When the teacher doesn't how to do what they assign, it is hard
for students to learn.
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Directions and expectations for all assignments should be updated
as needed and made very clear for students since they are not in class with
the professor and cannot ask questions as easily.
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If the class is online, let me submit a quiz anytime for a 3 day
period as stated. Not just 8am-midnight or 8am-5pm.
Some people do work very late and do schoolwork overnight since it
is there only time to do most of it.
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Take one-so far so good
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Summer semester workload needs to be adjusted somehow.
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I really enjoyed it no suggestions
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None.
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My instructor to continue what she is doing. She is doing a great job
·
Please make it easier for teachers to post assignments in order.
·
Stay organized!
Organization online helps students stay organized and makes sure we
are on track.
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There are not really any suggestions; this was a well planned and
executed online class. I have taken an online class before and I am taking
another this semester but I have to say with out a doubt that my professor
made this online experience awesome and fun!
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Not much, maybe have someone follow all the directions (only what
the directions say-not what they 'know') to make sure there are no missing
steps (even minor differences can cause major problems for novice computer
students) or inconsistencies. All in all the class was great and I learned
a lot! I feel more comfortable working with the programs and am excited
about being able to set up web pages! I am thrilled to learn about all the
programs taught in this course and will definitely use them in the future!
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Re-do rubrics to reflect pdf files as
requirements instead of stating a 'standard word document.' The instructor already knows this and
said he will fix it for next semester.
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N/A
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No suggestions at this time
·
I would suggest that a little more information be given on project
3. I was terrified of that project but it was not as difficult as I was led
to believe which was probably all in my head. Continue using the same text.
It was great.
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Less emphasis on postings.
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Not so much emphasis on postings.
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No testing on that book.
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The schedule for course work in this class was perfect, but in
other classes I've taken, you were only able to do assignments at certain
times. I believe most people take on-line so that they can work on the
course when their schedule allow, that is not possible when you can't work
ahead.
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Do all of the class online.
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N/A
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Just continue the good job
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N/A
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switch it to the newest office since that is what the IT
department gives the students
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I think my instructor had excellent ideas that other instructors
could benefit from as well as the students.
He had power points posted online along with recorded lectures we
could listen to while reviewing the power points. I have taken online classes in the past
but I have not had an instructor like the instructor I had, who has taken
as much time and initiative to provide so much to assist us with a class.
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The prices of online classes are too high compared to the regular
courses.
·
Keep Working on making it easier and more available
·
Other than the maintenance issues, it is fine.
·
Offer more! Offer the EdD online!
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Do not require too many group assignments.
·
Please make more classes available online. Everyone I talk to
prefers it.
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Nothing.
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Independent course work
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I think this class went very smoothly.
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None at this time.
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none, great course
·
Keep online courses in the curriculum because it makes it a lot
easier for parents to take classes or working people.
·
Improve on the existing one.
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Nothing, like I said, this class was very organized. Maybe have
the orientation day online so that they don't have to drive all the way to Carrollton for the
first day.
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UWG needs to offer more online courses throughout the year.
·
n/a
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Make tests in person, at least the final exam.
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None
·
n/a
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Have the DVD of programs handed out to match the programs in the
computer labs...ie 2007 vs. 2003.
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It’s a lot of work but beneficial to get it done in a short amount
of time!
·
I would keep everything the same; just make sure that plenty of help
from the professor is there because there were many people who are not
great with computers.
·
none
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Assistants for lower-level computer courses.
·
Do not do it unless you already know the material well.
·
Don't make so many assignments, or make them due at a reasonable
time with not so much in-depth information about them.
·
none
·
Make due dates and times all the same.
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I really didn't have any complaints about WebCt.
·
This class should be completely online.
·
good
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I am not sure because this is my first on-line course.
·
Have more online courses available.
·
Those other online instructors are as prepared and functional as my
instructor.
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None.
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