Fall 2004 Distance Education Survey (Student Comments)

Question 14: What did you like about the online portion of this course?

• I like the flexibility of working when I wanted or found most convenient.

• Very little. Not having to drive to campus I suppose.

• I could complete my projects on my own time. I work full time and the flexibility is great for me.

• Having the ability to work from home

• Less time consuming more application of theory then just knowledge level. Learning in groups more than in the traditional setting in these classes group members do their own work and then discuss each others work this brings new ideas into the class that I never saw in the traditional setting.

• The ability to complete assignments at my convenience. Not having to travel the distance to campus.

• Being able to work from home

• The freedom of working on my own time.

• I like the flexibility. I couldn't attend college if some of the classes were not on line. It just wouldn't work out for me. On-line has given me the chance to further my education.

• The convenience of being able to attend class from home.

• on-line discussion can take two hours for something that could be discussed in 10 minutes in person

• I liked the time flexibility aspect of the course. Being able to log on within my schedule.

• I did not have to drive to Carrollton

• Less time consuming more application of theory then just knowledge level. Learning in groups more than in the traditional setting in these classes group members do their own work and then discuss each others work this brings new ideas into the class that I never saw in the traditional setting.

• your own time

• not having to go to class

• Could do it on my own time. Plus questions were answered promptly through WebCT.

• Flexibility

• easy to devote time to other things

• I could do my lessons when I had time and as long as I needed to. If I wanted to spend 4 hours on my lesson it made it more interesting to keep my attention.

• I can do assignments on my own time

• I enjoyed the ability to do assignments ahead of time.

• This simplicity of the course. The tests were easier and I could do the work in my own time.

• I liked the flexible hours. I did not have to be in class at a certain time I could complete the work on my own schedule.

• Enjoying the comfort of your own home

• The fact that I was able to complete the work on my own time not at the suggested class time.

• I could take the tests on my own time

• I could do the assignments whenever it was good for me

• I could work at my own pace!!

• It was okay. I think that it was convenient to me than going to class all of the time

• I work at my own pace.

• working from home on my own time schedule

• Working at my own pace

• not having to come to class in person

• I could kind of set my own schedule and it gave me a chance to work more hours and still take a good bit of classes

• I like it that I am able to do the assignments on my own time. Being a full time student and a part time worker this is very helpful to me.

• Flexibility

• Nothing it was a lot of work that required me to go some for the information verses being able to do the course on-line from my home computer.

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• being able to work at my own pace

• I can do the work when I want as long as I have it turned in by the due date.

• Had no set time to meet

• We were able to complete our work on our own time.

• We had deadlines but we were allowed to work at our own pace.

• The freedom of doing work on my schedule.

• I was free to do the assignments and test at a time that was best for me.

• I can work from home.

• The freedom to do the assignments when I had the spare time within the guidelines.

• The fact that it was easy.

• you can do it on your own time

• I had the ability to do things on my own time as long as it was within the deadline.

• The directions were easy and the professor was always available to answer any questions.

• I had the freedom to do the work when I had the time to do so and that all the assignments were posted at the beginning and we just had to do them before the deadline.

• I had all assignments at my hand and could complete and turn them in before the due date.

• I liked the way our reading lessons and worksheets were set up. We were allowed a week for each worksheet before it was due.

• Can do everything on my own time and not worrying about getting up for class every day.

• The convenience. But I still prefer going into a classroom and the interaction of students and instructors. I think these courses are valuable but not all courses should be distant learning.

• I could do the assignments when I had time.

• I didn't have to find a babysitter to go to class.

• Since I live and work so far away from Campus and I have a family it is much easier for me to take courses that are on-line.

• Being able to research study and have class in the comfort of my home.

• I had the convenience of class time on my own time

• Not having to drive all the time

• Being able to work at my own pace.

• I like the fact that I was able to do work in my own time.

• no set time for class

• I liked that I could do the work on my own time.

• Loved it and could do it at my own pace.

• You can do your work at your own pace and it helps you become more focused.

• Not having a set time to be in class.

• able to do the work on your own time

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• The fact that I could work on the class assignments on my own time. On mostly all the assignments you had a week sometimes two to get the assignment done.

• The course was interesting and helped me learn how to use a library the correct way.

• I liked having a whole week to turn the assignments in. I liked that I could check my grades anytime.

• I could meet with my groups and complete assignments on my own time.

• no travel

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• easy to talk with classmates during chats

• I could work at my own pace

• I liked the freedom of online classes. Working full time and having other responsibilities makes it hard to attend class several nights a week all the while studying working and other things. I liked the freedom to work at the times that were convenient to me and sometimes be able to set my own pace. I knew the requirements and what needed to be completed as well as the deadlines but I was given the opportunity to work on things when I could. And I liked not having to make the hour drive to class.

• I am very comfortable making my own schedule. This allowed me to work at my own pace and time frame.

• The flexibility and convenience of on-line assignments.

• The flexibility to chat at my own convenience.

• Flexibility

• The flexibility of using it to complete assignments

• not having to drive to campus

• Being able to complete work when it was convenient for me

• The one thing I did enjoy was the convenience of not having to drive to class.

• The ability to set own time to do the coursework.

• Not having to drive an hour one way to West GA

• Easy to use

• It allowed flexibility in my schedule which is very helpful when juggling a full time job and family while also attending college.

• flexibility

• I liked the fact that my time was not wasted on driving to the campus for the course.

• With the price of gas I liked not putting the miles on my car to go to class each week.

• Allowed me time to work on my project.

• I like the fact that I did not have to drive.

• The course content section provided outlines and course notes.

• Convenient. Saved gas

• Access to materials the teacher posted on the site was helpful.

• I was able to do the assignments when I had the time and if I needed to I could stop and come back to them. I didn't feel as much pressure to get them done as I do in a classroom.

• I could do the work when I had time. I didn’t have to sit down and do all of the work I could take a break when I wanted to.

• I liked the fact that we had a "hard copy" of the directions to all of our projects.

• Flexibility of time

• The flexibility and be being able to do my work in my own time.

• Being able to complete some assignments at home was convenient.

• The flexibility of doing work on my own time & not having to make it to a classroom.

• It could be completed at my convenience. I could e-mail my professor or group members anytime I had questions or problems.

• It allows for a great deal of schedule flexibility.

• Working at my own pace

• Flexibility

• Not having to drive to class (an hour and a half drive for me).

• The fact that I did not have to drive to campus.

• time flexibility

• It allowed me to work at a time and place convenient to my work schedule.

• I could work on my assignments when I had the time at my own pace and on my schedule. This is the most important aspect of online classes

• flexibility

• I can come home for class. Drink an ice tea, eat a snack and be in my pj's if I want to. I have my own personal classroom.

• I didn't have to travel. There was easy access to the professor with the emails and bulletin boards

• I like the flexibility of working when I want to work not by the clock.

• The convenience time and ease of use.

• Working at my own pace when I had the time

• It was easy to understand and the instructor was always available to answer questions.

• freedom to complete assignments on my own time

• ability to interact more with classmates

• The convenience of working from home. I have a 3 hour drive and I love working on-line. This allows me to take classes at WGA.

• Being able to do assignments on my own time schedule.

• It enabled me to complete this course of study in media. I would not be able to attend WGA otherwise.

• I could do it on my own time without having to drive to Carrollton.

• CONVENIENT

• Obviously not having the requirement of attending class at a set time on campus.

• The flexibility in scheduling.

• After getting the course outline I could pretty much work at my own pace and spread my work without surprises on deadlines. The instructor was very good at responding to my questions in a timely matter and addressing my questions to help me understand better.

• It was all online. I worked at my own pace on my own time.

• The flexibility of being able to respond to class discussions on my own time.

• Being able to meet with group members in chat.

• Everything

• Can work on my own time. Don't have to drive all the way to class. Flexibility.

• It gave me a chance to take a class I normally would not have the time to take.

• The immediate feedback. The ability to work at my own time and pace. The plethora of resources.

• work at my own time group projects on-line test

• It is always working properly.

• The flexibility

• It was okay with me. It offers me the flexibility to work on my assignments and my students' assignments.

• Easy to use and convenient

• I could work according to my schedule and my available time.

• Everything!

• Everything!

• Not having to drive two hours to class each week.

• I could access the class any time of day or night at my convenience.

• flexibility of scheduling tasks

• I like not having to commute for things I can do independently.

• I enjoyed the leisure of working anytime of the day/flexible hours and not having to waste time in the car and Gas $.

• convenience

• I knew schedules and expectations from the very beginning.

• No commute.

• I liked being able to complete work at my convenience and not having to travel every week.

• The ability to work from home and at my own pace has its value.

• I enjoyed working with the group for our projects.

• The flexibility was great.

• I liked having less paper work. It's nice to be able so submit assignments electronically.

• Meeting online with group members

• It gave me an opportunity to take classes but still be able to stay close to home.

• Not having to traveling to campus.

• The resources at the library were just what I needed to do my research from home. Driving several times a week from my home to West Georgia would not be feasible considering the distance.

• the flexibility of being able to participate according to my schedule; ease of use

• It was organized - everything had its place and assignment criteria were easy to locate.

• I worked from home.

• The flexibility of being able to fit my studies into my schedule.

• Being able to work from home!

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• Being able to communicate without traveling to West Georgia every week.

• The flexibility of time was a great option. I could do my work and contact my group @ 2 am if I wanted.

• Convenience and easy to use

• Everything. Mostly the convenience!

• I didn't have to travel so much

• Not having to drive two hours each week one way for class.

• flexibility of scheduling tasks

• The convenience and the ability to correspond to others about assignments.

• Flexibility to do the course work on my time and around my schedule.

• It was well organized and user friendly. I really liked being able to post questions to the BB. I also liked viewing other student's work.

• I liked being able to work online on my time except for scheduled chats.

• Its flexibility and the responsiveness of the professor.

• Convenience flexibility

• Flexibility in communicating with my group.

• Flexibility

• I worked at on this course when I was available not when the instructor was available

• Accessing the class 24-7 when I am ready.

• Being able to work using the Bulletin Board with my group.

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• I could not have attended WGA if course of study was not online.

• I liked that this class was online! If it were not online I would not have been able to take it because I live three hours away from campus!

• Doing the course on my own time table.

• The flexibility. Also the professor's availability and responsiveness.

• I liked not having to drive to class every week.

• The clear instructions and the ability to respond and get feedback quickly.

• No commute.

• Flexibility

• Not having to drive to Carrollton every week.

• I can complete assignments when it is convenient to me.

• Ease of use

• The flexibility in nice and the instructor fortunately gave prompt feedback. Although I did not have much face to face interaction with the instructor I did feel comfortable enough to email my questions.

• not having to drive to class

• It made it possible for me to attend school during the school year. It is too far for me to drive very often.

• My instructor responded quickly to questions and concerns. You could access class info 24/7.

• I liked being able to work on my degree at West GA without having to travel weekly to campus.

• I liked the projects they encourage you to interact with the subject in a more hands on way.

• Professor was very clear concerning projects due. Always communicated to let us know what needed to be turned in. Was always willing to answer questions concerning assignments.

• I simply liked the independence of being able to download and work at my own pace

• having control over my learning environment

• The assigned project can be easily used in a real classroom setting with little modification.

• I enjoyed being able to meet with group members and work together online without meeting face-to-face because all of our schedules were so different.

• Save travel time & gas money.

• Flexible time to work on projects.

• I love being able to do the work on my own time at my own schedule.

• It was easy to complete assignments at home.

• Asynchronous

• Could pick up on the class when I had a break in the day. Easy to turn in projects on line.

• group projects working at my own time

• flexibility

• Able to work at a time of my choice.

• I was able to communicate with everyone including my instructor without having to drive 3 hours

• more convenient

• I enjoyed the ability to sit in the comfort of my environment to work on class assignments. Also since I commute from Stone Mountain it was more convenient to participate in the online portion of the course.

• being able to submit my assignments online

• I did not have to travel as much.

• Once the syllabus is released I can work at my own pace. Instructor was very clear on what was expected and gave feedback in a timely manner.

• It allows me to take more classes since I do not have to attend every week.

• I could work on my own time.

• I enjoyed completing assignments at home and being able to turn them in thru web-ct.

• I like the convenience of knowing that I do not have to drive 160 miles both ways.

• I enjoyed not having to drive to campus.

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• not having to drive to Carrollton so much

• I liked the ability to get work done at home. The drive is extremely long (1 hour and 30/45 minutes). Therefore my online classes were treasured moments.

• I work 4-10 hour days. It allowed me to complete my workday without taking off early and making up the time or using vacation time.

• I had flexibility in time to participate and complete assignments. I enjoyed reading other students input. There is time for that.

• I could "come to class" whenever it was convenient for me.

• The convenience the freedom to work at any time.

• I like being able to do the work on my on time. This way is much easier when you are working a full-time job.

• self-control of learning environment

• I didn't have to travel to class.

• Not driving to Carrollton and working on my own schedule.

• I have two young children and a full time job so I liked the flexibility the on line course gave me in my schedule.

• could make contributions when I had time and it worked for my schedule

• ability to leave messages for other people and have them respond at their convenience

• Not having to travel to West Georgia

• gave me ample time to complete all assignments

• I like that it was online however I could go to see the teacher if I felt I needed to

• I can do my homework when I want to or on my time.

• It gave me flexibility in my schedule. I have 2 jobs and go to school full time so any opportunity where I don't have to go to class is great for me.

• Allowed me to do assignments on my time

• Allows completion of work at students pace.

• That it was convenient and consistent

• I was able to do things when I had time to do them.

• Interactive postings and class participation.

• Being able to read my peers' work

• I liked having the flexibility to do the work on my own schedule.

• going to class when I wanted to

• the flexibility of time allowed between assignments given and due dates

• I can complete assignments on my own time without going to class.

• I like not worrying about going to class.

• I could work at my discretion

• Convenience

• It was time efficient and I still learned a lot from this course.

• Flexibility

• The flexibility.

• I could do the work at my own pace.

• Very easy to use and it really helped increase my confidence using computers.

• That is can be accessed from ANY computer.

• I liked being able to do the assignments when it was convenient for me.

• That I was able to complete each assignment at my own pace and at a time that was convenient for me.

• You could do the work from home on your own time.

• I didn't really like this course at all.

• Convenience.

• The ability to work at my own pace.

• I could do it anywhere.

• It was at my own pace. I set my own schedule.

• I like the flexibility it gives. It allowed me to work at my own convenience.

• I was able to access the course at my convenience.

• Convenience of working from home and at my own schedule

• That I could do stuff at anytime it was convenient for me. I liked to read other peoples' comments. I liked having a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.

• The instructor was well versed on how to access the system. Sometimes the only time I had to contribute was in the early AM hours and that worked because of the on-line environment.

• Different teaching modules were used to present the class. I really felt connected during the chat time.