My favorite part about this class was the way that it was set up for an online class. I have taken online classes before where it has been very complicated to turn in homework and even talk to the teacher. The way this class was set up on the blogger was perfect and you were also always available and would reply to emails very quickly which made it easy to get questions answered. The one thing that I didn’t like about this class was how big the groups were fro the group projects. Because it was an online class it fits perfectly into everyone's schedule but when you have to find a time during the week for 6 people to all find time to meet it was very complicated. Everybody had work and school to deal with so it made it very hard to do group projects. I think one way this class could be improved was by finding a way for the first two projects to be done on their own and then for the final project make the groups smaller so that it is easier for people to find a time to meet.
I do agree that it was great having this particular class as an online class. The convenience of not having to go to the teacher's office hours and simply be able to e-mail her on a whim was fantastic, even more so with how quickly and nicely she was able to reply to all the e-mails sent to her. I haven't had any previous experience prior to this class in online classes, but I imagined, and was worried, about how difficult turning in the homework would be. It really was surprising seeing the first thing we had to do was create a blog, as it gave an easy-going atmosphere that we'd just be talking to one another in such a casual thing as a blog is. I agree that it was somewhat difficult finding a right time for everyone in the group to be able to meet each other, but it was able to be achieved, at the least. Great post! :)
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