Online classes anyone?

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<p>This coming quarter I am taking two online classes. One I had to because its not offered in a class room setting for the time being (medical terminology). The other one is an office procedure class and it conflicted with my accounting class and I wanted to stay a full time student so I opted to take this one online as well. </p>

<p>Those that have taken online classes did you like it? What was the pace like? Do online teachers give more work than a traditional class would? Just a general whats your experience?</p>

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<p>I have took several classes online. </p>

<p>For me, it depended on my class. Personally, I prefer classes in person, but at the time it was easier for me to take classes online. </p>

<p>My advice would be to check your classes online the first day, keep up with the schedule, if you have any questions for your instructor, EMAIL THEM ASAP. In my experience, my online classes were “self-taught”, very little instruction from the instructor. At my school, it seems like the instructors do it just to make the extra cash and easily forget that there are students behind the computer depending on them. </p>

<p>If you have to post an introduction, or do discussion boards (like forums), find someone in your class, email them, and make them your study buddy. This has helped me out a lot in my last accounting class, my instructor took a week to return an email.</p>

<p>Do find a time where no one can bother you to work on your online classes. Make sure your computer is working properly. </p>

<p>And actually study for the tests. Obviously, every test is open book, but you still need to study. In my Business Law class, I would only have time to look in the book for a couple questions. </p>

<p>When taking any test online, sign off any messengers, shut off your phone, and if you have a roommate, do it when they are not home/in the room. I would be taking a test, and my husband would come in the office and try to start a chat with me. </p>

<p>I have found that online classes seem to have the same amount of work that classroom classes have. Studying may or may not take longer, depending on how well you understand the material. Remember, you can’t just raise your hand and ask a question. You have to email your instructor, and wait for a response. If you have an instructor that isn’t helpful, you will have to spend extra time trying to figure out what you don’t understand.</p>

<p>On a positive note, you can “go” to class in your pajamas, you don’t have to wake up early, and if it is a subject you are great it, you don’t have to waste time on a boring, repetitive lecture.</p>

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<p>I hated online classes. They are always harder than classroom classes.</p>

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<p>I took Medical Terminology online too! </p>

<p>I really don’t like online classes and try to avoid them if I can because I would always put off the work and I wouldn’t check it enough and stay on top of things. I took ART 101 online and it was horrible, but I enjoyed Mecial Terminology. The information was interesting so I actually wanted to do the work. </p>

<p>-Even though it’s open book, I do reccommend reading and taking notes. It sucks when you’re doing a timed test and you can’t find something important flipping through the pages. </p>

<p>-Make sure you check your classes every day… I would get messages from my teacher all the time correcting things on homework or tests and changing dates so I always made sure I checked it. </p>

<p>-If you have to do the discussion board topics (the worst part, in my opinion), make sure you do them! You’ll probably have to post something and then reply to two other people. (I did NOT stay on top of this in my art class, but I did great in MT.)</p>

<p>-As long as you can teach yourself, you’ll do fine in an online class. Review the information early incase you need to ask your teacher something… They can take a while to get back to you sometimes. I ended up with a high A in MT, so it’s not too bad! :slight_smile: Good luck!</p>

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<p>My MT teacher is my advisor at the college so I know kinda how she runs things. I have a friend taking a different online class with her and she does do the discussion forum deal. And since I have accounting in the AM I can always run by her room and ask questions as needed.</p>

<p>I have already made contact with my Office Procedures teacher. She is nice, helpful, and gets back to emails within 2-3 hours.</p>

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<p>I’ve taken 3 online classes so far.</p>

<p>I choose to take online classes when I think the on campus classes are going to be a boring waste of time. Honestly. That’s why I took the second English comp. online. I regret it, only because I wish I had a better teacher. Some of my classes I took on campus I wish I’d taken online because they really were a waste of time, and I didn’t learn anything. Sometimes I take classes online because taking them on campus would give me an incredibly long school day, or I would have to go extra days. It’s really not that bad, though, if you can keep up with it. </p>

<p>Definitely stay on top of things. Make sure you understand the grading policy. It’s easier to skip doing an assignment online and not feel guilty, or like it effects you, than it is in class. At the same time it was harder getting into test mode when the test were online. In the end I’ve come out with good grades (well…I <em>think</em> I did good in my two summer classes).</p>