Online Classes: Do’s and Don'ts Brandon Perry Julius Fritz Jeremy Keller Keller Maples Gage Downey
Positives of Online Class’s Usually there is a framed time to do work Students can work around time spent doing other necessities There is no class lectures Students learn to teach themselves You retain what you learn because you teach yourself
Why it Matters Online classes not only give students a more lecture free leisure class schedule, they help diversify students learning experience. This experience will better equip students for real life business scenarios.
Pass on Your feelings About Online Classes It is important for students to share how they feel about online classes to administration, professors, and especially students. For those of you who have taken one, doing this can help sharpen ”the process”. Online classes are relatively new and should be critiqued for maximum educational value. One of the most important tips is to communicate with other students in the class and your professor in the class. This shows you care and can help out in the long run.
Survey says… According to student surveys at San Bernardino Valley College Roughly 95% of online students were satisfied or very satisfied with their online experience. 99% would enroll in another online class in the future.
Toughness of Class! OR
Disadvantages There are a few disadvantages of taking an online class. All online classes do not represent an easy course or an easy A. Online classes can demand a very quick retention rate of information and dedication. It is not always easy. Heavy content that will require your attention Time Management skills will be needed to be able to keep up with work
Determining the difficulty of an online class depends on a few factors: What type of a learner are you? Depending on the type of leaner you are, it could make your online class experience easy or extremely difficult.
How flexible is your schedule? Considering you can access your online course practically anytime of the day, you should be able to easily access and do your work anytime you have your laptop and internet.
Tips & Reminders
Commitment More or less depending on course Freedom to choose
Are you disciplined enough? Discipline is a huge factor when taking an online course because if you aren’t disciplined you can easily forget about your online class. Since you don’t go to that class everyday it is rather simple to forget about it or put it off until the last minute.
Retention of the Information
Retaining information from an online course can be very challenging at first. This could be for a few reasons: Being in a lecture type learning environment throughout our lives before now can make it difficult simply because we aren’t use to it. Also, its easy to procrastinate because there isn’t a teacher you physically see every week reminding you to do things. Its all on you to get your studies under control.
Bibliography https://www.valleycollege.edu/about-sbvc/campus- committees/additional-committees/online-program/opc-sss https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/distance/faq/disadvantages/