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

Wed May 7 13:28:49 UTC 2014

Hi to all.  I know I've commented on my online experience in a
previous message.  However, I'd say that contacting your professor who
is conducting your online class before the class begins is crucial to
better your chances of succeeding in the class.  I've heard of
blackboard for online classes, but I only have experience with canvas.
 It wasn't to hard to figure out how to use it after a couple tries.
I did have help at first when answering some questions on quizzes and
other assignments.  My professor was very accomidating I could email
if I had questions, and she would respond very promptly.  If I had
questions about my grade, she would answer them.  I believe I was the
first blind student she had had take her online class.  The class was
a science class that dealt with astronomy.  If I had done better on
the quizzes my grade would have been higher.  I received a b in the
class which for me was an excilent grade.  Science was never one of my
strong points.  I'd say to all of you who don't like, or are dreading
taking an online class, to just be positive and do the best you can.
I know you have to be motivated to just get your assignments done, but
it was a great experience for me, because it caused me to be
disciplined and very serious if I wanted a passing grade.  My GPA
right now, is something like 3.90 or very close to it.  I'm glad I
could get my associates degree with that GPA.  I took a lot of history
classes as electives which were a lot of fun.  I had a wonderful
instructor who was very acomidating and would reddily answer any
questions I had about the materials.  We never had any actual
textbooks during the course, which did help a lot.  Just a couple book
reports, one ten page research paper, and a couple tests.  Good luck
all, as you all continue your education.

On 5/7/14, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
> Good morning, Loren,
>
>          Your points are well taken so, I guess it depends on your
> path, your learning style and other factors, I just know for me and
> for a path in Socialogy, an in-person environment is a must.
> for today, car At 06:42 AM 4/29/2014, Loren Wakefield wrote:
>>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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