Summer 2004 Distance Education Survey (Student Comments)

 

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

                                                                                                                                  

  • NA
  • work out the bugs
  • Make us use more than on part.
  • MAKE ALL OF THEM AFTER 5PM INSTEAD OF SOME DURING THE WORK DAY
  • I feel on-line is a great tool  however I believe that there still needs to be that face to face  this allows you to personalize the class.
  • I did not like the ABC of Online learning student orientation on the same page with my courses. I think it should be available when needed but not on the courses page.
  • Continue to include some face-to-face meetings
  • none
  • nothing
  • nothing
  • No suggestions
  • Make the course completely online
  • Do work in bulk.
  • Instructions for exams should be given at beginning of course not near the end of course.
  • put a questionnaire on the home page
  • offer more on-line courses
  • Have a better CD.
  • none
  • have the first week of class mandatory
  • Do the work as early as possible so you do not get behind.
  • offer more
  • have more defined lab hours
  • none
  • Assignments that are online should provoke real thought outside the classroom.  100 questions per chapter that are taken word for word directly from the book doesn't help anyone understand concepts.
  • The ability to access WebCT with the popup blocker protection on.
  • part on-line  part face-to-face
  • chat room
  • Have more variety
  • offer more courses on-line
  • Fix the cut and paste on the web ct
  • None
  • Nothing
  • none
  • place the schedule up in advance so that people who work ahead can do their work.
  • None
  • n/a
  • I wouldn't change anything.
  • Adding more regular classes online would be nice such as higher math, history or language classes.
  • None
  • Make sure that the assignments on the assignments page are offered in order.
  • give instructors more information on how to do on-line teaching
  • not really anything except better clarity on directions.
  • I would only make certain courses online or warn those who take this online class that there is detailed work required.
  • Have an instructor that understands that is understanding when the directions are unclear
  • I would suggest schedule times for face-to-face meetings if needed.
  • Not sure.
  • some kind of community server access
  • I think they need to have very clear directions and the instructor has to be very will to answer all questions.
  • Lenient with deadlines just in case something happens with the network.
  • n/a
  • none
  • This does not pertain to this class but another on line course; I would have the teacher committed to being accessible to their students throughout the course. Having an Absentee teacher gives the students a feeling of being abandoned.
  • An 'MSOffice for Dummies' type textbook would probably help some of the students.
  • A better instructor and a more knowledgeable IT staff.
  • Consistency with specific instructions for activities.
  • Be able to meet with your professor if needed.
  • Condense the requirements somewhat - a lot to do in a short period of time
  • n/a
  • None
  • none
  • Video instruction thru the web.
  • As long as the professor is detailed with their directions and has a thorough syllabus then everything should be fine.
  • None.
  • N/A
  • none
  • None--the course was great--would like to see more offerings.
  • continue with WebCT
  • As a whole classes which offer WebCT should make it functional -- this was the case with MEDT 6401.
  • Offer more of them.
  • make sure all the links work.
  • nothing
  • None everything went smoothly.
  • Don't have in-tech during the summer semester.
  • none
  • Simplified syllabi.
  • None
  • n/a
  • None.
  • simplify
  • Less chats
  • Show all how to use it at orientation so that it isn't so complicated for novices.
  • Uniform syllabus creation - links to directions  rubrics  expectations  etc.
  • Keep the number of face to face sessions small but consider the area in which students live when forming groups for group projects.  My group managed more face to face meetings on our on and used the time very profitably.  Most of us lived fairly close together.
  • I don't know of any right now.
  • Nothing
  • Placing assignments in one area only.  Posting grades weekly
  • Have more regular Education classes on-line.
  • See above.
  • None
  • attach with one click.  uniform keys on instructor boards
  • n/a
  • none
  • I'm taking 3 partially online courses at this time and I've had a bit of trouble with the fact that different professors handle assignments in different ways.... on put MOST of them in the Assignments section  another put them on the bulletin board - which get really...ready crowded!!!  Still others put them information in Course Content!  I think the system is meant to be very flexible for students & instructors but it makes it hard to know where to look.  I have previously taken 6 totally online graduate courses with George Washington University and their content delivery was more "standardized" - I always knew where to look for what I needed.
  • Everything was great!
  • I would love to see the GSAMS sites back even if there are less of them.
  • See above
  • It would be nice for there to be consistency on the WebCT Homepage for each course.
  • None at this time.  This is an excellent option for me and my family.
  • Keep them going!
  • Bring back GSAMS or implement something like it!
  • no group work
  • More chat sessions with the teacher greater organization from the instructor.
  • Just to continue them.
  • Make the course fully on-line or with a single meeting.
  • None
  • Meet only once on campus (1st class) instead of 2 to 3 times.
  • Have more online classes with professors like the ones I have now that knows how to use an online class.
  • Have the first meeting be F2F.
  • Set up with example of how you want the information
  • unsure
  • While on-line classes are great meeting three times a semester is not quite enough for me.
  • List of students in your specific area taking classes (not necessarily the same classes you're taking) to set up car pooling.  Distribution of packet with "Help Line Phone Numbers" and specific extensions for PC vs. Mac users.
  • Video instruction
  • Meet the first day of class and again at the end of the class to visually see who you have been working with in groups and discussions.
  • None.
  • none at this time
  • eliminate all or most of the group projects. people make excuses and don’t get their work done...there is no value in the group projects and they just add stress. many people do not posses the skills to collaborate online and then they want to meet in person which negates the benefits on online coursework. Group projects in every class are overkill and make me dread school.
  • Allow students to work in groups if they wish but also allow for independent projects.
  • Teacher feedback before the end of the course is essential.
  • better chat room set-up - group work is very difficult to accomplish when you are working 100% online
  • offer more online classes!!
  • No group work.
  • none
  • It's perfect; I wish there were more completely on-line courses offered for Graduates.
  • No group work for completely online courses.
  • More of them!
  • Do not require group assignments when the class is totally online.  If we had been meeting on-campus two or three times in a classroom it would have been fine.
  • More online chat times. Responses to posted assignments.
  • I like the new look
  • Can't think of anything right now; it was just a nice experience.
  • Have smaller chat rooms with 3 to 4 people instead of whole-class chat room
  • None
  • none
  • Possibly more Chats instead of just submissions of summaries
  • Work in smaller groups to chat and converse.
  • More of them please!
  • Offer more and more classes online
  • Make more available please
  • Make more available please
  • Undecided at this time.
  • have threads expanded at all time