Question 23: What did you like about the online portion of this course?

· I liked the way the teacher taught this mostly online class, but i feel that those face to face class meetings were necessary.

· It convinient not to drive to campus

· The powerpoints were very informative and interesting.

· I like the ability to work on my own time at home.

· How we were able to do some many different things through courseden.

· We are able to share freely with each other and learn from each other.

· that its more convient

· It was easy. Students won't complain if you offer the same degree for half the effort.

· I could do it on my own time.

· The convenience of not having to drive to campus everyday, thus saving me time and money.

· I was able to submit work from home without driving and spending money for gas.

· Not having to drive an hour to Carrollton every day.  Being able to log on and take assessments at my own convenience.

· Being able to finish the course at my own speed

· It saved me commute time and added increased flexibility.

· I like the convenience of online courses.

· I like how flexible the course was. I didn't feel rushed to get everything done and could put forth effort into the course work.

· The blogs, a lot of differing points of view.

· I could work from home.

· EVERYTHING

· It was convenient and I had the flexability to complete assignments on my own timeline.

· It's convenient to work at my own pace and not have to drive to campus

· The ability to complete college assignments around my work schedules.

· It was convenient.

· I still prefer face to face classes.

· The ease of use

· It was do it yourself

· You can choose when to do assignments and whether or not you wanted to get ahead.

· I thoroughly enjoyed the online interaction with other classmates.

· I liked being able to complete my assignments when I have time.

· The fact that the assignments where due at the end of the course all at once and the instructor availability was great at all times.

· Made me better at using the computer, citations, using data bases.

· I liked that I was able to complete the work at a convenient time.

· Dr. ***** did an excellent job by displaying lectures using a video cast. This helped us still receive that important aspect of the course but on our own time. This course was very compressed, which left little time to fully develop all the elements of Telecommunications. Dr. ***** performed well with the limited time he was given. I gain a great deal of knowledge and experience from him.

· I liked being able to access all of the necessary materials for the class on Courseden.

· can do on own time

· Easy to understand and access from home

· That I could do it without driving to campus and on my own time

· I appreciate the freedom of completing assignments on my own time in my own home.

· n/a

· Able to complete on my own time.

· I can still do college courses and complete the assignments around my work schedule.

· convenience

· Everything! This course was the best course that I have yet to complete online. This was due to the professors organization and active online response.

· Being able to contribute on my own time.

· I enjoyed the opportunity to complete my work at my leisure

· The ability to access the course at anytime and work on coursework based on my schedule.

· flexibiliy

· It was convenient.

· I was able to complete assignments in my pajamas and on my own timeline.

· Makes it much more convenient to work around my busy schedule. I work full time, year round, and I am a mom and a wife. It makes it easier to complete my work and participate on my own time instead of having to drive an hour and a half to campus every time I have to do something. In the summer, the Education department does NOT take into account those of us who work summers (which there are many of us - teachers aren't the only people who go for master's degrees in education) and the hours are highly inconvenient. Online is the only way I can keep pursuing my degree in the summer.

· Fuel savings, ability to work at different flexible times

· Having the flexibility to work on my assignments as I pleased. The flexibility was particularly helpful with scheduling around work for me.

· Due dates were known from day one. Assignments were manageable.

· self-paced workload, save commuting time & expense

· Easy to get everything done without having to go to class.

· I like being able to work when it is convenient for me which is usually at night after my children go to bed.

· It was very convenient.

· Convenience.  Flexibility with my work schedule.

· Convenience for my schedule

· It was nice during the summer to be able to travel, and still go to class.

· I liked that I could do course work in the comfort of my own home.

· only that I could work when I wanted versus a scheduled class time

· Being able to be at home and still learn and talk with my classmates.

· I enjoy being able to work at my own pace and not having to `rush` to a face-to-face class.  This online course allowed me flexibility around my home and work life.

· The flexibility to complete work when my schedule allows.

· Work completed at your own pace with checkpoints throughout to establish progress

· I love the flexibility and ease of online learning--especially for post-graduate classes.

· Nothing stands out to me...

· understanding instructor, not having to drive to campus

· The material was better organized than many of the online courses I have had.

· instructor was great; responded to emails  promptly; course resources that were posted were helpful

· It saved travel time and provides learning flexibility.

· own time frame.

· availabilty

· I liked being able to get ahead of my assignments.

· can complete assigments from home

· I appreciate the flexibility to complete my assignments at a time that is convenient for me.  I was able to keep up with my work during vacations and home stays.

· Time to reflect before submitting responses

· The professors appeared more organized.

· nothing

· Very informative.

· Very Organized

· The flexibility of the course.  All assignments were easy to access and understand.

· I like the freedom to complete work when it was convenient for me and that it could be late at night.  I have a full-time job and live very far from campus, so an on-campus class does not work for me.

· Everything.

· It was very convenient for me since I live too far away to commute easily.

· The convenience and flexibility of my time.

· Immediate results for the quiz.

· That it was completely online.

· The instructor was very friendly and considerate

· Being able to get the work done on my time.

· More convenient at times.

· Dr. ******'s energy.

· Easy to submit work, easy to move through CourseDen

· The discussion posts and the online classroom sessions.

· The flexibility

· Flexibility

· I love the flexibility to work around career and family obligations. I like the instructor's use of `backpacks` for different assignments and the weekly `things to do` section.

· I was able to access the class on my own timetable.  That is quite valuable to me considering my hectic schedule.

· Easy to access.

· My life is so busy I like not having a set time everyday to sit in a classroom`

· That I could do the work on my own time`

· I could have class at home.

· Ability to work on my own time and schedule

· it was convenient for me and avaliable to take when i was ready.

· Being able to work on my assignments when I have time before the deadline.

· I liked that there were audio files to walk the student through every concept.

· I could do the work from home and I didn't have to wake up really early and drive 30 miles and use up all that gas as well as miss out on time I could be working earning much needed money to pay for the ridiculous tuition just for a few hours of class.

· The freedom to answer all the discussion questions in my own time

· While I appreciate the convenience of the online aspect of all courses I understand the value of meeting and see that the knowledge and skills the professors/instructors have are not always aparent and easly visible from an online setting. I appreciated this course mixed the 2, allowing us to gain face-to-face time with the instructor and other students to help us learn.

· nothing.

· na

· That Professor ***** replied to emails quickly.

· Accessible any time, anywhere

· Not having to drive to campus to take my tests/midterm/final.

· I liked how it pushed me to search for things and actually having to apply things in assignments that are valuable to an individuals future. The content was extremely valuable.

· I like the fact that I can do the class work on my own time. I like the fact that I do not have to spend 2 hours driving time to get to class at specific times.

· I can work at my own pace

· Work on assignments at home, minimize the commute

· The professor's approach.

· The ease of doing things on my own time and at my convenience.

· Convenience

· Not having to drive into Carrollton or Newnan.

· Convenience of making my own schedule

· I liked how students were able to study on their own time.

· I liked the breakout sessions.

· I have always appreciated the flexibility of online learning.

· Liked that I could take and complete the course at my pace.

· Completing assignments at my own pace.

· The way she organized the learning modules.

· The flexibility to complete work when it was convenient for me.

· I can do it on my own time

· Being a non-traditional student that works full-time, I found the flexibility to be one of the best thing about online courses.

· The independence of it all.

· The instructor of this course, Dr. *****, is very accessible and provides feedback promptly. Excellent!

· It allowed me to do the course from home.

· Being able to work at my own pace.

· Loved the discussions.

· The ease of access to the information needed.

· It is convenient. I was able to complete the assignments on my own time.

· I don't like anything about online courses. Period. There should be more than just an online option for any class available. My GPA will drop, as will my chances of getting into Med. school. I personally, STRONGLY dislike online courses.

· I liked the opportunity to work at my own pace and complete tasks in my time frame.

· It was convenient. The Professor posted her lectures online and that made reviewing them very easy.

· I loved the flexibility of the online course.  I am self-motivated and disciplined enough to complete projects without the need for much face to face interaction, so I liked being able to work at my own pace and get the work done in a way that fit my schedule.

· It was okay but hard to get into deep discussion about the topics we were going over.

· It was very flexible with my schedule.

· The online portion of the class allowed me to work at my own pace. This gave me flexibility to work ahead during the semester. As a student who is working full-time, it gave me the ability to work my schedule around my class.

· n/a

· Definitely the convenience on working on my own time.

· convenient

· convenience

· It was at my pace for each weeks work load, and flexible to adapt to my hours with work and kids

· Working at my own pace.

· The flexibility to work at my own pace from home.

· It was very convenient to be able to access the class on my own time as I work full time.

· The modules had informative and valuable information to the research we were conducting, and to the overall topic of qualitative data.

· I did like working at my own pace and that the professor opened modules as we needed them.

· convenience of setting my own timeline and schedule

· It's easier. If this university is willing to shun traditional higher education  and offer the same degree for less than half the effort and not even being required to show up, I don't think you will get any complaints from lazy college students. Let's see just how much we can debase the concept of higher education and possibly raise our dismal graduation rates, because that is clearly the priority. Not a high quality eduaction and certainly not educational excellence in a personal environment.

· I liked that the work did not overwhelm me. It was respresentative of what an online class should be. Some of my other classes expected us to read 100+ pages in a book in a day, which is very difficult when you count other classes, work, and commuting.

· I like being able to work from home and on my own time.

· It is very convenient.

· Convenience!

· That I can work according to my own schedule.

· I really liked that the WHOLE class was on line - including ALL tests!!!

· His lectures being online were great

· It was flexible and I could do my work when it was a good time for me. The class materials were available from the beginning of the semister and I was able to work at my own pace. All the tests and discussion boards were easy to find with clear, well spaced deadlines.

· IT WAS ALL ONLINE!  I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE, SINCE I LIVE FAR FROM THE CAMPUS.

· Easier to communicate with professor.

· it was easy to access

· It was interesting as a hands-on class instead of just a theory class.

· That I was able to work on assigments according to my schedule. It is very convenient.

· All of it.

· That I could do the work when I wanted to.

· It was online

· The discussions were a very affective way for the students to participate in an open discussion about the course material and bring up topics that they thought were related to the course.

· Flexibility to work around my schedule.

· I liked having the abilitiy to complete the assignments at my own pace.

· Everything.`

· That it was at your own pace

· It was very organized & the assignments were spaced out where I did not feel overwhelmed.

· I like the fact that I am able to participate in class from home.  It is very convenient!

· Clear objectives and expectations

· That I can work on my schedule!

· It saved on fuel. I could work at my on pace to a certain extent.

· I liked being able to work from bed or my couch, not having to commute to campus, and being able to do work on my own schedule.

· Ancient art forms are still used today

· I liked that I could do the work at my leisure.

· I liked not having to come to class. I loved how Dr. ***** put the whole course up from the start because then it's truly self-paced learning.

· The wiki site was helpful as well as the videos and examples of projects I had to complete.

· Nothing

· I loved how the professor was quick to respond and provide guidance and grades.

· Ease of getting assignments done.

· I like saving the on-line power points that fellow students made so that i can continue to learn from their presentation.

· I thought this was going to be a ho-hum class, but the readings and discussions were quite thought-provoking. I am thinking or recommending the book to my principal.

· The ability to do the work at my pace on my schedule

· The projects.

· not time consumping

· The teacher was very helpful and responsive.

· Everything

· Much of the work was done in class. only submissions were done online

· The independence of learning at my own pace.  I like the conversations/communications/discussions.

· Do it when I want to.

· everything

· on own time

· I liked the convenience of working from home.

· It was very convenient to be able to work on my classes 24/7

· convenience

· assignments.

· That I could access the course on my own time schedule.

· Being able to work at my own pace.

· That we may access this course from home.

· The professor could screen share and display in real time what she wanted us to see.  Also breakout rooms for small group discussion was invaluable.

· The flexibility to work at my own pace.

· I could work at my own pace, at home, without spending money on gas.

· Convenience

· I learned so many things about microsoft and its features. I can now utilize it for my future classroom

· Flexibility - Anytime. Any place

· able to work at my own pace

· Not having to drive!

· Being able to listen to a lecture more than once and pause to take notes was helpful. I didn't miss any information.

· I like and need the convenience of being able to do most of work at my own pace, I like and need to do mo st of my work on weekends when I am not on my job so online is very helpful

· I liked the flexibility in deadlines offered in this online course.

· I enjoyed this class a lot and found it very applicable to my goals.  The assignments were relevant and I learned a lot.  I liked being able to work at my own pace.

· The organization and outline of what was expected of us during this semester. It was easy to follow, and we understood what our responsibilities were for individual and group projects.

· Accessibility

· We were able to talk to and see the professor and the other students in our class during our online meets.

· nothing..its online

· Everything in this course

· Convenience, flexibility

· It was flexible for my schedule.

· Being able to do it in my own timeframe I was able to go on vacation with my family and not worry about my school work because it was already done

· that I can complete outside of normal business hours, per my schedule.

· It allowed me to stay enrolled full-time and complete my course work while still having the freedom and flexibility of my summer off from teaching.

· convenience

· Easy to access.

· Easy access.

· All material was given on the onset, so i could go at my own pace.

· I think some people may be able to express thoughts about the emotional subject matter easier online than face to face

· The flexibility that I had and the fact that I could contribute to the class.

· Discussion topics are written down and allowed to be responded to on the students time. This allowed our answers to be well thought out.

· Saving a drive to class and being able to participate from home.  It was convenient for those traveling or who needed to be home with children, etc.

· self-paced work, save commuting time and expense of gas

· The opportunity to participate in group discussion panels.

· Working at any hour of the day --in my pajamas or swimsuit.

· I could access the class everyday and not have to leave my house.

· Flexiblilty, May mini-mester allowed a lot of material to be covered in a short time.

· The flexibility to study and listen to lecture at a time that was convenient for me.

· n/a

· I LOVE the online program.  I like being able to stay up late or get up early to work on things.  I also say so much more online than I ever would in a classroom and that is building my confidence.  I loved that this professor gave us the option to do group projects.  I chose to do one with a partner, the other I did by myself.  She did however, put us in groups for commenting on each others' photos.  This was a great idea.  I have 5 people that I need to comment on, not several.  I am getting to know what there work is like and can see improvement in them and in myself.  It has been great.

· Not having to conduct all learning in a face-to-face environment.  I like the IDEA of being able to avoid the long drive for face-to-face class meetings.

· Being able to work from home, no driving

· the flexibility ... 24/7

· ease of use

· I liked that I was able to complete my work and turn it in prior to the deadline of it being due. I was able to work at my own pace and having all of the quizzes and papers open to turn in in advance was valuable to me.

· The variety of formative and summative assignments that were public for feedback and examples.

· I can work at my own pace and I can work when it is convienent for me.

· Flexibility

· I can work on the assignments whenever I can and have unlimited access with just an internet connection.

· The amount of information that we learned

· Very Convenient and easy to use. It was spaced out great for anyone to complete. I did not feel rushes or stress about this class because the teacher was fantastic.

· Convenience of not having to drive to Carrollton & being able to work on this at my convenience.

· Living over 40 miles from campus, I didn't have to spend a lot of money on gas going back and forth to campus.

· Convenience  No group work---too hard to coordinate in an online program

· Working as I have time.

· That I can refer to my resources to check my answers. Use information as a tool for better understanding than just memorizing for assessments and assignments.

· I like the flexibility with my schedule, and the fact that I didn't have to go to campus.

· there was an assignment every day and i was forced to spread out my work load instead of cramming

· Nothing, it was a great experience when learning about the EU

· not having to drive to campus.

· Convenience--It allowed me to work around my schedule.

· Everything.  I live an hour away, work full time, have 2 young kids, and a police officer husband.  I never could have taken 4 classes in the summer at on-campus and passed them while at the same time making minimal changes to my daily life.

· I loved the fact that i can work on my OWN time

· This class was well planned and allowed you to not only have good class discussion but be creative and see views though others eyes

· Flexibility and convenience

· Everything. The professor was excellent.

· I could do my work whenever I was ready during the day instead of having a set time.

· worked on my own time

· Webcam use and after hour classes since I work all summer.

· EVERYTHING!!

· Every assignment had a due date so I was able to work at my own pace or even stay ahead of the assignments.

· I love the convenience of online learning.  I have always been the sit-at-the-back-of-the-classroom kind of girl so online learning puts me at ease with no pressure from other students or instructors.

· The ability to complete the assignment at a time that was convenient.

· The convenience of when I can learn the material and self discipline to complete the course.

· I enjoyed the interaction with the professor and my peers.

· Very good teacher! Very helpful and knowledgeable of course subject. One of the best classes I've ever taken.

· no comment

· The convenience of it, saving gasoline and the stress of traveling back and forth to Carrollton

· Ease and flexibility

· Time flexibility really fits my schedule.

· I liked being able to do my work on my own time.

· Everything was very organized

· EVERYTHING

· Do it on my on time frame.

· I liked the convenience of being able to come home and do the course at my own pace-for the most part. There were scheduled times for certain things but it was mostly at my own pace

· I liked the discussions. I think it was a very affective way to learn the course material. Having a lot of choices to pick from with the discussions was very helpful too. I was able to find something I was interested in every time.

· I liked the convenience of this particular online course.

· The fact that the course was completely on line.

· Convenience

· I like that you can work on the assignments on your own time.

· The flexibility involved.  I would not have the opportunity to be in school right now if it was not online.

· Everything, mainly the information was good.

· The ability to complete work on my own schedule

· Convience

· fuel savings, flexible time on assignments,discussions, and assessments,

· I enjoy working at my own pace and not having to report to campus for class.

· working when I was free (late at night)

· convenience

· no driving

· I was very happy that I could attend class and learn the needed material without driving to campus.

· That it was online and available at any time other than Fridays.

· I was still able to communicate with classmates and teachers easily.

· convenience

· That it was online and I could access class information at my convenience.

· Oppertunity to work more-or-less at my own pace.

· Nothing at all.

· Nothing

· I like the convenience of online courses.

· Not much. It was difficult for me.

· I do believe on-line courses   are valuable assets for most. However, I am a people person and rather be in the classroom setting.

· Convenience.  Could access after family settled-in.

· Being able to accomplish tasks on my own time had obvious appeal.  For a class like this, where I knew a fair amount before hand, it was also an excellent chance to stretch my wings and experiment with some of the more intricate functions.

· ease of access and fits with my schedule

· Flexibiliity, Pace, Homework Assesments, Assignments, Accessibility,

· Instructor was very interactive and professional but also caring.

· I liked it because it is an easy 100

· Great instructor.

· Great teacher. Instructions were very in-depth. Learned a lot.

· It was informative and well developed.`

· Even though this was a summer course and we proceeded thru the chapters rather quickly it was very manageable.  I appreciated the allotted time for testing and I liked the fact that the instructor was very easy to contact and that every effort was made to assist if you needed help.  She also did a great job when errors where found on the exams and gave due credit to everyone.

· That I was able to work at my own pace, and that I always had access to my work, and class.

· It eliminated my lengthy commute while still providing a quality course.

· It saves time, money for gas, and  long driving to school.

· Being able to do my work from anywhere at any time

· Doing work on my schedule.

· It worked well with my schedule

· It was straight forward and easy to understand.

· I liked that i could work on anything at my own time and I could work anywhere. Since I live an hours and thirty minutes away from campus, it's nice to be able to still work on school and still be able to be home for the summer.

· I enjoyed the flexability in the course time.

· Easy, convenient, easily manageable

· I could do everything on my own time.

· It was convenient that I had a somewhat open time frame in which to complete each module.

· I enjoy not having to go to campus and sit in a class for a couple hours at night after all day at work.

· The convenience.

· Very convenient for my personal schedule

· How easy it was to navigate and have an effective class.

· Being able to work at my own pace and work on my schedule.

· Convenience. Could work almost any hours when your time was available.

· Not having to drive to campus.

· It was laid back and I didn't have to go to class. I could do it on my own time.

· It forced my classmates to give valuable feedback on my work.

· online

· Being able to work at my own pace.

· Narrated podcasts replaced face-to-face lectures and online discussions replaced classroom discussions. Both were very effective.

· The teacher was very organized and each folder we had daily had specific guidelines. Very easy to follow

· convenience

· Ease of access, compatability with my schedule.

· Being able to work on my class work on my own schedule.

· easy and glad to stay home

· I liked the convenience of being at home.

· The podcasts and organization of materials and assignments.

· It was very convenient and easier than I thought

· I enjoyed it.

· Easy to access.

· I liked the fact that the professor allowed you to complete assignments at your own pace, by opening all the assignments and leaving it up to you to stay on top of your work

· Being able to do assignments on my own time and not having to go to class.

· Being able to work at my convenience

· The flexibility to post assignments when needed.

· I like not having to drive all the way to Carrollton for the course.

· The modules were very easy to understand and complete.

· I own a business in Savannah, GA.  I began classes at UWG while living in Hogansville and attending classes at a satellite campus.  Being able to complete my education is of utmost importance and not needing to transfer to another school is wonderful!  I also have a heavy work load and often do my classwork at uncommon hours.

· That I didnt have to come into the classroom

· No class attendance.

· I could do it anytime during the week.

· I liked that the class was completely online.

· The material

· I did not have to meet at a certain time during the course.

· I could set my own schedule. I could do parts and stop and then come back to them later. I was free to get ahead in the class if I was able.

· Easy access and provides the ability to work at own pace.

· Nothing.

· Very convenient with my work schedule and fit perfectly with the other face-to-face class I took the same semester.

· The weekly reminders of activities that were due.

· Not having to travel.

· I like being able to complete assignments and discussions on my own schedule instead of simply in-class.

· Work on assignments from home, minimize the commute.

· The flexibility to work from home while having the support of a knowledgeable professor .

· Nothing

· Being able to complete the activities in my own time.

· That I was able to complete it whenever I had the chance to and that I wasn't forced to be in a classroom. It gave me the time to be at home with my family but also complete a class I needed.

· That I could do it on my own time.

· Everything!  This course was set up in such a way that it was easy to communicate with the professor and those in my group.

· convenience

· I did not  like the online portion of this course. The professor did not untilize WebCT and all of its organizational aspects. This course was the most confusing online course that I have yet to take.

· Easy to access course materials.

· That I can work on my own time. Set my own schedule.

· Flexibility to work at my schedule and I would not be able to get this degree without it.

· it was cool

· Convenience

· We were only offered one meeting on line.  The rest were face to face.

· flexibility

· The ability to teach classes  Take classes and to take care of my family.

· ability to review at my own pace  ability to come back to the informaiton at a later date  ability to save the information for future reference

· The teacher was knowledgeable and patient. There are so many search engines available to faciltate future classes in teaching. I enjoyed that.

· The flexibility

· I liked being able to explore the many Web 2.0 tools available

· It allows me to work from home which is a huge convenience given the distance to UWG from my home.

· conveniece to log in and be `in class` anytime I wanted.  Videos and downloads packets and examples were helpful

· Discussions to communicate with professor and peers at a distance`

· I can complete assignments in my pajamas and on my own timeline.

· The only thing to complete in addition to the Learning Festival was an Independent Project.  I like that I had the entire semester to work on this project and it made this class less stressful.

· The discussions.

· I could do it at the pace I wanted

· Great job using many different online tools to help the class learn.

· Everything

· working at my own pace

· I enjoyed how flexible it was to complete the tasks and assignments. Having to travel such a long distance to campus adds an addition stress that was lessen by taking the online course.

· It allowed me to be flexible and work around my family needs.

· Everything

· The response of the assignments and tests.

· I liked that I knew exactly what to expect. no pop quiczzes or anything. what was posted is what on the quiz and exams. I liked being able to do my work at my own pace

· It was organized and could be completed on your own time schedule.

· Dr.  ***** several powerpoint lessons that I could save on my computer and complete even if I didn't have internet access at the time.

· The way I can fit the course time into my schedule.

· Convenience and cost effective.

· Organization -efficient responses- Constant communication with the professor- feedback was quick and constructive

· Loved it! It was easy to access from home at anytime of the day and or night while maintaining a full time job

· Accessibility and speedy response from Dr. *****.

· I liked that we didn't have to print out copies of our papers in order to submit them.

· Work on class activities at my convenience

· Convenience

· Being able to work from home on my owwn time schedule.

· completely online

· that i could work on assigments at my convience.

· The material was easy to access.

· The time span of open assignments,

· The pacing for this class is the best of any online class I have taken at UWG.  The professor understands that we are working professionals that are taking other classes and have other professional commitments.

· The class was set up very well with all the resources needed to complete the assignments on the home page of WebCT.  Dr. ***** made herself availble for online chat sessions weekly and created many discussion posts for organized questions.  Dr. ***** is extremely helpful and answers posts, emails and posts grades in a very timely fashion.  The readings and discussion posts coorelated with the assignments and gave insight and deeper understanding to them.

· It was convient and I could work at my own pace.

· That it was online and available at any time other than Friday night.

· i am not fan of on line classes.

· I did not have to purchase a TEXT BOOK!!!

· i like that part of the course is online

· I didn't have to leave home which really helped me.

· Very organized

· Specific deadlines. Simple and straight to the point.

· Convenience

· I could do everything in my own time. I could also save gas.

· I liked that I could finish as early as I needed to in order to meet my busy schedule.

· Convenience

· You could work at your own pace.

· Time flexibility!!!

· I enjoyed the online discussions I had with my classmates.  I felt like my instructor was passionate about this class and I really enjoyed the structure of our class.

· This particular class I did not like the professor was no help and the class was a constant read and quiz and responding to post.

· i could do the work on my schedule

· - The teacher had a great online prescence. He was very involved and engaged in our work, and I felt like he gave genuine feedback with our grades instead of just a `good job` or ` this could be better.`

· Online is convenient for my scheduel.

· Everything was straight forward and easy to understand.

· I liked not having to leave my house to participate in the class.  The layout of the course work was great and very organized.  I haven't taken any other completely online courses, but I cannot imagine that they would be as thorough and well planned as this one.  Great job!

· n/a

· Being able to work on assignments at my convenience.

· That it was online and I could work at my own pace

· ability to work from everywhere

· Flexibility - especially during these summer months.

· I really enjoyed all aspects of this course. I can't say enough about the instructors/designers, I think they were all outstanding. I thought the class was very challenging, yet fair. Although it was alot of information to take on in a short amount of time, the instructor did very well in dispersing the material evenly.

· The ability to complete college assignments around my work schedules.

· It was still like a normal class because she had many discussions and was constantly there with support

· I like the convenience of being able to learn at your own pace and not having to drive to Carrollton twice a week.

· it was convient to always be able to get ahead of the class

· n/a

· convenient

· Flexibility

· flexibility of time

· Not having to attend a class, and competing assignments on my own schedule.

· this class was not online

· Flexibility to work on my own schedule

· That I was able to go online and complete the classes at a time that was convenient for me.

· All of the assignments were up early

· I liked the ability and flexibility to have discussions on my time.

· The flexibility was nice.

· I enjoyed having the flexibility to complete the learning modules at my own pace as well as at any location of my choosing.

· n/a

· the online discussions were great and you were not limited to discuss the subjects in the classroom only

· I did not like this class being offered on line at all.

· Everything

· Being able to be flexibility on schedule.

· just the mere fact that it is online and it is just as challenging (if not more) than my other classes. i love the convenience.

· Being able to complete the work on my own time.

· Neutral

· nothing

· I enjoyed using the discussion boards to post questions about various assignments.

· convenience in terms of time and travel

· It was okay yo use just difficult material wise. Just got to get the hang of the site

· everything was pretty much great.

· To take class on my own time

· The instructor was an active component in the instruction, providing the online text himself, so that it didn't seem like I was just teaching myself or learning via the internet and textbooks.

· The syllabus laid out class schedules and expectations early on allowing me to plan around my work schedule.

· Flexibility of the scheduling, as well as getting things done by the end of the week allowed me to work on projects in my own time.

· good

· Flexibility of scheduling.

· Positive support and learning from the comfort and quiet of my home.

· Took my own time to do work.

· time flexibility

· The materials were available at the beginning of the course and I could work on them at my own pace, as long as I adhered to the deadlines established by the professor.  Dr. ***** was great - very positive, organized, and amazingly efficient.  Grades were posted immediately after each due date - WOW!

· The flexibility of participating at times convenient to me.

· Work was completed at my own pace.

· I don't remember us really doing anything online. We just had one assignment online and that was it.

· Being able to do the work on my own time and in the comfort of my own home.

· Being able to accomplish tasks on my own time had obvious appeal.  For a class like this, where I knew a fair amount before hand, it was also an excellent chance to stretch my wings and experiment with some of the more intricate functions.

· The professor gave the option to have all work submitted by the last day of class. Great Ideal

· All course information was organized and easily accessible.

· It is very convenient.

· I could do the work on my own time.

· n/a

· I didnt have to drive an hour to school

· It allowed me to work at my own pace.  Also, it allowed me the flexibility around my commute and regular on campus classes.  It saved me an extra day of commuting to school and was able to complete a core class.

· Can do at home anytime

· Ability to check answers and see the pages in the book that the question came from.

· Submitting assignments was easy.  Keeping up with assignments and grades was great.

· studying at my convienence, and not have to meet face-to-face interupting my schedule

· I really liked having all the course materials available to us at the beginning of the semester.  Posting our pictures to flikr and being in a group was great.  I learned so much from the photos of my group members as well as their comments on my photos.

· the quizzes were fair

· Flexibility and not having to attend class on campus

· We were free to study at our own pace

· I like the flexibility and ease of online courses.  It is especially nice when taking post-graduate classes.

· easy access

· That it was 100% online. It was very easy and convenient for me. I also loved that he zoomed in on the notes on the board which made it a lot easier. I have taken a lot of online classes and this one was one of the easiest as far as note taking

· That it was online.

· She gave ample time to complete the assignments without making it overwhelming.

· The ability to complete college assignments around my work schedules.

· It was convenient. Instructor was very involved-great teacher!

· I am a teacher and am getting my Specialist degree while continuing to teach, so online courses are perfect for me.

· It was flexible for my schedule.

· Online, easy access

· convenient, time management

· I liked the convenience of the class since I had several other obligations outside of class this summer.

· I liked being able to log in on my own time table.  That is extremely helpful and beneficial to me in my schedule and family situation.

· Good information.`

· Flexibility, don't have to drive

· The guidelines and expectations were clear.

· The ability to do the work when it was convenient for myself.

· This class met in person

· I liked that despite being a distance learner, this was the first time I felt an instructor fully integrated me into the college environment. I felt a part of the university for the first time.

· organization of professor

· it was on my own time

· Love the freedom to work when it was convenient for me.  I would not be able to go to school because I live so far away.

· The flexibility to work within my schedule

· convenience

· doing it at my own pace

· Dr. ***** is clear and makes his expectations known at the beginning of class.  He follows through with suggestions.

· It was structured well. There were no surprise assignments.

· The convenience and flexibility of responding online and not having to listen to some students who are constantly beating dead horses in the middle of class.

· Convenient. I like the lecture portion. Nice to have that instruction but at my convenince.

· I could go at my own pace and did not have to travel

· I liked the convenience of being at home.

· great set up

· It allows me to work at my own pace.  I am taking four summer classes and have a full-time job.  On campus classes do not fit into my schedule.

· I enjoyed the flexability of when we wanted to do it and we had about two months to complete everything.

· The class discussions

· Allowed me to work at my own pace since I am employed.

· na

· It was a class that stayed interesting and was well planned out you knew week to week what was going on and due.

· accessibility

· I don't have to drive an hour and a half to get to campus.

· I could do things when I wanted to.

· ease of use

· flexibility and competence of the instructor in this online setting.

· The videos about the material were informative and useful. It was also easy to upload completed work as well as get feedback from others.

· Convenience and flexibility in scheduling meetings.

· discussion and interaction with peers and the instructor

· I LOVED being able to get the articles required for this course on the ecourse reserve.

· That it was online and accessible 24/7.

· I could access the course information, work on assignments, and take quizzes anytime.

· The convenience of staying home with the ability to accomplish the same goals as in class.

· Was easier for me to plan around my schedule.`

· It was a good class

· I liked the flexibility.  I was also able to get a required credit in one month.

· n/a

· The course was organized and WEBCT was easy to navigate.

· I like to be able to work ahead and at my own pace.

· It's convenience.

· Work was completed at my convenience

· The online portion of this course allowed me to participate in several online meetings, at various times of the day/week, with classmates in order to complete classwork for projects.

· The discussion postings helped me to collect ideas on the reading selections for writing.

· Not having to drive to class.

· Certainly the convenience and savings in fuel costs; access to articles was beneficial reading.

· I could work on the class when I had time.

· n/a

· Flexibility

· The professor was very engaged with the class and was very encouraging. I liked the suggested deadlines, but I also liked being able to work ahead at my own pace.

· It allowed me to work around family needs.

· Ability to do work at my own pace.

· I liked that you could work on the classwork when it best fit your schedule.  This made it a lot easier since it was a summer class.  I really liked how the course was set up.

· It was easier to dedicate time to an online class considering the ease and accessibility.

· I liked that it cut out a lot of unnecessary sitting in class listening to someone talk about a subject that I am not unfamiliar with for 3 hours a day. That would have killed my summer.

· Easy to follow

· There was a good time frame allowed for completing work. I did not feel too rushed and stressed about getting the assignment completed because I had enough time to work on them and do well. More on line classes should take time in consideration as I believe this class did.

· it was great

· I liked the convenience.

· I like that it allowed me to make my own schedule.

· could do wok on my own time

· The ease of uploading assignments

· Had more time to do work

· I had flexibility.

· I enjoyed not having to drive the long distance to class.

· Flexibililty of completing course work.

· It was the most organized online class I've taken.  It was easy to follow, and I did not have to search for assignments, for where to turn items in, or for answers to questions.  I felt like I had no wasted time looking for assignments or wondering what was due in a particular week.  I was also able to work ahead if possible for me.  This course was exactly what I think an online course should be.

· I live approximately 200 miles from campus.  I couldn't have taken these course any other way.

· It was nice to work at my own pace, and be able to travel and still go to class.

· The class was very well organized. Dr. ***** does a great job with the on-line learning instruction. She was accessible at all times should we have problems. The textbook was great, as were the faculty videos.

· The instructor was well organized and responded quickly.

· I was able to study on my on time.

· Ability to work on my own time.

· I enjoyed the flexibility to complete the modules at my convience.  This was an excellent way to embrace learning at my own pace.  It was nice that there were only 3 discussion posts, because in my past experiences, some professors over use discussion posting and it becomes a chore instead of an enjoyable and enlightening task.

· This course was very organized from the beginning of the course. The expectations were made clear and easy to follow.

· The course was handled extremely well.  The teacher was quick to respond to the students and was very understanding when approached with a problem.

· the flexiblity

· Flexibility

· No class aspect was great

· It was convienent and on course-den which i use during the year all the time.

· Courseden is easy to use; instructor posted so many helpful resources; instructor was available and responded quickly to emails

· I enjoyed the at-your-own-pace aspect of it.

· The flexibility.

· It was easy and convenient to do on my own time.

· I enjoyed the opportunities to communicate with other classmates online.

· Easy accessibility

· The easy access

· convenient

· It was very easy to navigate the site to find assignments and turn them in.

· Good class.

· I really liked the flexibility of assignment deadlines.

· That I could do it at home.

· The ability to access and do my work when it was convenient for me, as I was working this summer.

· Since the course was in the summer it was nice to only have to drive to Carrollton once a week.

· Easy to use and follow.

· I was free to complete the assignments on my time, just by a certain date which was typically a week from when the assignment was posted.

· that i could do things on my own time

· We are in a part time program. Thus, we expect to be in class one day a week and in clinical one day week. This course required being in class two days a week. Therefore, distance learning made it possible to have one class day each week online. As part time students, this was very helpful.

· It's easier to do things on your own time.

· Works great with my busy schedule.

· I liked  having the flexibility of `attending class` at my convenience. I also liked participating in discusions and completing assignments in my pajamas!

· Submitting assignments, grade reporting  The Wiki Space  was very informative and helpful

· The flexibility it gave me as a mother.

· It was flexible to fit my busy schedule.

· How user friendly it was to use.

· It is very convenient.

· I could work on this class at my leisure at night or early morning in my pajamas.

· The availibility of being at home an accessing it anytime ay or night. Being a full time mother and full time employee the flexibility was amazing!

· time flexibility-able to work 24/7 in my pajamas.    did not spend time driving to campus from marietta.

· Just convienient for me.  Quicker way to complete requirements than sitting through tons of lecture time in classes.

· i could do the work on my time

· I didn't have to drive to attend class.

· That I was able to complete the tasks at home when I had the time and did not have to drive 45 minutes to campus.

· No face-to-face meetings to take awa from my schedule

· Very convenient and easy to do work when I have time, can work at my own pace.

· I was able to correspond and submit assignments to the professor without driving to school.

· The practice and review questions were very relevant.

· Less time consuming.

· At my pace at my place

· It saves 45 minutes of driving time.

· Web videos from my professor

· Instructor feedback was helpful and seeing other students' assignments was helpful.

· convenience, time and travel savings, could not attend without this option!

· Doing it when I could

· how we got to have a manuel to help us out

· I liked the class participation aspect, posting discussions online and responding to others.

· I could complete the required material and assignments at my own pace. It was great for planning my summer vacation around the required assignments- I submitted early before I went out of town!

· Breakout sessions

· Not having to drive to campus

· I liked that it was totally online and the pace of this course.

· Added an additional element for discussion in a very short class.

· I like being able to do my coursework when it fits my schedule.

· fexablity

· The professor was an excellent online instructor.

· well designed and challenging

· Flexibility of my time.

· Convenience

· Nothing at all

· I like all of the projects and interaction.  Dr. ***** is always great to give feedback.  I appreciate that so much and read every word of it.

· You can learn the material on your own time.

· Not having to drive to Carrolton

· Convenient for my work schedule

· The easy access to the sample problems.

· the ability to do work/ assignments on my own schedule.

· The ability to complete work on my schedule and turn assignments in early.

· The option to work when I was available

· the accessibility to turn in assignments

· Certainly the convenience and savings in fuel costs; access to articles was beneficial reading.

· Flexibility

· Convenience and the ability to work at my own pace.

· I liked the group work outside of the class that was online based

· I liked the learning module provided to get through the assignment.

· Meeting via webcam and the breakout sessions.

· Ability to complete all assignments from home which minimized the commute.

· Everything was easy to access.

· no face to face meetings

· I was able to be online when I wanted to be online.

· accessibility

· I like the convenience of the online course.

· NA

· N/A

· the date on which assignment could be turned in

· Flexibility and the ability to work at your own pace.

· Convenient for course material

· The ease of use.

· The class discussions and the information I gained from them.

· The independence to research and complete assignments on my own schedule

· I liked the convenience.

· n/a

· taught me self discipline, whatever the outcome may be I am more prepared to complete assignments in reading and writing then I was before these courses.

· The course work was applicable to my major.  All tests, homework, and discussions were right on point.  Great class!  I learned a lot.

· It was available to me to use at home and I didn't have to drive 45 minutes to campus.

· Easy to work around school and 40-60 hour work weeks.

· I was able to pace myself accordingly and complete assignments as they fit into my schedule and due dates.

· Ability to enroll in a program that is not available in my local area.

· I was able to complete all my assignments and correspond with my professor online.

· I liked that the information

· Flexibility of time spent in class - it was available whenver I was.

· The embedded webpage.  The professor provided the articles that he asked us to read.  I liked interacting in the Wimba Classroom.

· The ease of using the services

· I liked how I learned things I never knew before.

· All materials were included in course, including text books and additional readings.  Continuous feedback on assignments was generally good.  Information, and assignments were very relevant to course. I really appreciated that our major research assignment was our choice, which made this course more relevant to me.

· easy to access

· Everything that you need for the class was on the website.  It was nice to go to other sites using the links provided because of all the information that was available.

· not having to drive to campus every day

· Everything. Information was presented in a professional manner.

· flexibility

· conveinence -  I could work at my own pace from home.

· That it was conveinent to access the videos for the course online.

· Everything were available for me to use.

· The classroom discussion online was excellent!  Our instructor asked material based questions and allowed students to comment while she gave answers and encouraged comments.  Great use of online capabilites.

· I was able to work at my own pace.

· Convenience of working according to my own schedule

· The convenience.