[nabs-l] In person versus online for the summer

[Loren Wakefield]

Hi, 

As I believe someone already said, online is where the future is headed.  I
love classes on line.  I'm not going to say they are for everyone.  But they
are a great thing for certain situations.  

As to it being real or not, It is no more or less real than sitting in a
classroom with people.  

Schools are going to have to reach out to our mobile population.  If we are
going to keep demanding that we have higher and higher credentials for jobs,
then we've got to have a way to obtain them.  Online can fit in to your
schedule many times when attending a class in a traditional setting will
not.  

Loren 



-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly Mihalakis
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 9:21 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] In person versus online for the summer

Good morning,

         I ought to make clear my position of studying anything "On-Line"
not being a good idea, particularly if you deeply care for the material. I
mean, how is one expected to glean a deep and hands-on experience being
steeped in the subject matter, being in a room with like-minded people,
engaging in class discussions all On-Line? My belief is that things done
On-Line aren't really real. 
that's all. Besides, the points you make about advantages to a virtually
empty campus are, I think  valid ones. Those are my thoughts. Good luck!
for today, Car
408-209-3239

At 09:54 PM 4/27/2014, you wrote:
>Good evening, I hope everyone is doing well. I am faced with a 
>difficult decision this evening. ... whether or not to go to my 
>university and take one class and stay in the dorm for six weeks,  or 
>take the same class online. I feel that there are both negative and 
>positive aspects to each of the two decisions.
>Regardless, I will be attending the University I am writing about in 
>the fall. A couple advantages that icy to being on campus for the six 
>weeks are being able to completely mapped the campus with very few 
>people there, and being able to interact with my professor on a more 
>one to one basis, including in person, and same holds true  for the Dss 
>office. I have been on campus before once. I have also sent an email 
>with my accommodation letter to the professor who's class I plan to 
>take if I were to take it face-to-face at the University.
>Some of my family is hesitant to allow me to do the six week session, 
>and they would rather see me complete the courses online.
>They say that I would still be able to get to the campus a few days 
>before the start of fall semester,  but I feel like I would need more 
>time that way I can know the campus, the city I will be residing in, 
>and the Dss office staff, among other important things.
>I have had some difficulty with online classes in the past, they were 
>college algebra classes that had an online homework component.
>The staff at the Dss office has informed me that online classes through 
>the University I will be attending are conducted using blackboard. How 
>accessible, or inaccessible, is blackboard? I have an iPhone, a Mac, 
>and a Windows machine.
>    Also, if faced with this decision, what would you do (which  
>decision would you make), and why would you make that decision? I  know 
>in the end it will be my decision to make, I would just like  
>suggestions from each of you. Thank you in advance for any  suggestions 
>you may provide.
>
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