Question 16: What suggestions would you make for future online courses?

• be online as an instructor at a set time for questions
• Nothing
• It would have helped a bunch if we could have seen what a chat session with our group members should be like.
• keep them very organized  with directions for assignments EXTREMELY clear.  It is very easy for a class to get very confused very quickly
• I like using the bulletin board as the main site for classwork.  Web chat is effective but time consuming as people tend to type alot of nonsense.
• N/A
• well  i wish there were more online courses that i could take.
• Make sure all links are working properly. Also  the book for this course was really expensive. $60 for a paperback workbook is a little much.
• nothing
• none
• In the future I think that WebCT needs to be equipped to handle large classes such as the course I was enrolled in (65 students).  This way the chance of errors or problems will be reduced.
• Create more of them!
• None.
• Students should not have to pay the on campus fees.  I did not like having to pay for parking  health fees  etc.  I thought it was totally unfair.
• Offer all graduate classes online
• none
• Need more of them!
• THE SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE MORE OF THESE COURSES TO OFFER STUDENTS.  I ESPECIALLY LIKED HAVING IT DURING THE MAYMESTER SESSION.  AS AN EDUCATOR  THIS ALLOWS ME MORE TIME TO ENJOY MY SUMMER.
• I find no fault in this course.
• More options available by Webct.
• offer more.
• None.  WebCT is easy to use.
• Don't have any at this point.
• n/a
• None
• None
• Have half of the classes face to face.
• None.
• More organization....
• Be available for more courses.
• Have a set time for questions and answers.  It could be the "morning of" or "between the hours of" so that someone does not have to be tied to the computer.
• Tell students how to use WebCt during the first class meeting.
• i dont think any changes should be made except get more classes linked up
• Professor more involved.
• I was glad to have this course offered online. It seemed a logical course to offered this way because it's needed by so many students. Offer the other general education  psych  and foundations courses that we all need.
•  fewer students per section.
• Have more classes available!
• Have more of them.
• Having the answers posted after the assignments and tests have been graded so that we could see our mistakes and ask questions.
• There should be more feedback given to students on assignments.
• Make more master's level classes on line
• Stagger the days
• To have more on-line courses.  I took two on-line courses from UWG and I learned more in those two classes than most of my other classes combined.
• Maybe some classes on campus and some online.
• No suggestions ...
• more classes
• none....
• none
• I have no suggestions at this time.
• These courses only work if the instructor is willing to be VERY accessible--I know from experience.
• None.
• no comments
• I think the course was done very well.  WebCT was very easy to use.  As far as my dislikes  it can't be helped.  Taking online courses is a trade-off.
• none
• It was a good course
• They need to offer more classes.
• none
• None  everything was excellent.
• None.
• Because of the MLA citation involved in this course  I don't think it lends itself well to WebCT.Another online supplemented course I've taken didn't give me the same problems. My suggestion would be to make webct capable of doing more if it is to be used in this course.
• Make sure that there are thorough instructions. Make sure the reading assignments and the worksheets relate to each other.
• none
• If passwords are needed and must be accessed first from the library a warning would be nice.
• it is great as it is
• One suggestion I would make is for the proffesors to contine and allow themselves to be available for any questions their students might have what is expected of them. This is very good for both the student and the proffesor.
• none
• none
• Find a way to have a spell check ablitiy
• I just don't like the classes  so I do not want to make any suggestions.
• none
• use powerpoints and have a book
• I think that an optional meeting once or twice during the semester would be nice.  I realize that some people cannot come to campus very often but I think that for people who were interested  an occasional meeting to discuss problems  questions  concerns  etc. would be nice.  With this course  the professor  was always in the library or available by telephone.
• No suggestions at this time.
• On online course should be used to supplement the insturctor/course.
• More interactions  use the chat room  speedier response to questions.  Require students to purchase MLA handbook.
• In this paticular course some of the questions were confusing. We for instance were asked to staple our papers to sumit them. We were also asked to do certain things that did not coincide with the online course.
• Specifically for this class (LIBR 1101) - make the MLA Handbook a REQUIRED textbook.  Had it been listed as the required textbook in the syllabus  the grades of the first worksheet would have been higher.
• Offer more courses on-line
• Make sure links work and that the assignments are available when promised.
• Use labs that work
• Some flexibility must be allowed due to unforseen problems with online access.
• none--I love them!!
• I would make a "guide" for how to use WEBCT for the first timers who are always confused!
• have the professor to clearly distinguish different sections on the bulletin board
• I would like to see more on-line courses.
• No suggestions.
• not have to go to the Carrollton campus for the first class
• Any general foundations courses offered online would be helpful.
• Some students were not knowledgeable nor did they learn to use the WebCT correctly.  Doing a tutorial first should be required becuase those who use it incorrectly waste other students' time.
• Understanding instructors  understanding that we are not all as computer literate as they are.
• Not have to go to the Carrollton campus for the first class meeting.
• Offer more of them! I would have to drive 2 hours plus in each direction for a class. This program has been a blessing. PLEASE offer more on line.
• I would make a "guide" for 1st time WebCT'ers who are totally lost!
• Have at least 60% of the course face-to-face and GSAMs.
• I would like to see more courses being offered on-line.
• Test all students level of computer level usage BEFORE the course
• Help the professors become more comfortable with them.
• Use the chat room section and make the class completely on-line.
• can't think of anythign
• none
• Make webct compatable with AOL and any other internet service provider that it posses a problem with. Or you could give us a list of service providers that webct does not conflict with. Set up a deal (for the student who use their home computer) to receive some type of discount with those service providers. For once in our college career give us a break!
• Have them with more structure without forcing you to a set time. ex. teacher updates web ct every day before noon and you have all day to check and do work.
• I like it as it is.
• none
• make it not a group project
• Check the group web pages a little more often this way you can see what is going on in the group.
• Have at least 2 sessions where the students meet face to face.
• make group about 2 people  not 4 or 5
• Maybe have a a questionare for each person in the class so you can match students with similar schedules etc.
• make more on-line courses
• offer more online courses!
• For complete online courses please make individuals accountable for their own actions.
• not to have group work... just stick with the student being able to complete the course on an individual basis  not so much group work
• Nothing
• None  it was good
• More interactive
• Clear expectations are very necessary in the professor's syllabus. There also has to be time built into the schedule for the online sharing  which consummes a great deal of time.
• send emails periodically about important information notices
• None
• I cannot think of any at present.
• none
• Improve the bulletin board to center around topics more.
• When courses are posted as being live in class classes: stick to it.
• This type of class in my opinion should not be online. Too deep to not be an open discussion class.
• more discussion