Having taken this course multiple times, I could write a good deal about what I like and do not like about it. But I will restrict myself to just a few.
Firstly, I am very, very glad that they have allowed the option of taking this course online. From the first time I took this course, I thought it should be available online rather than in class as so much outside time is necessary to complete the course. I took a writing course at my community college online and it was the greatest thing ever because we only met once at the start, during the middle, and at the end of the semester. In saying that I am I glad this course is online, I do not agree that we should have a mandatory meeting every week. I think that still slightly defeats the purpose of having the course online. I think that if students want help figuring things out, they should just be able to contact the instructor individually and keep open communication with their fellow students. I also believe that instructors’ office hours can add to that help; students can visit their instructor if they need to.
Secondly, we’ve been told as students that a letter grade is what it is regardless of the symbols that follow it (e.g. an A is technically still an A whether it has a + or – or nothing after it). Therefore, I think it is superfluous that the prerequisite grade for this course in 39B or any equivalent course is a B or better, not B- or better. I received B- in 39B, and was not concerning by grades in my coursework, but my attendance. As with this course, I felt in 39B my time was better used outside the classroom doing my work on my time and not having to be involved with redundant discussions about a website that we did not have to use every function for, and could explore and ask questions about on our own. Also, I did not (and still do not) feel it necessary to take every class to review every bit of the syllabus and everything to do with the entire course when that time could be used to work on our assignments.
Also, on a more personal level, I unfortunately have not been interested in any of the reading that I have been given. It took me a few times to read the initial book I was required (Nickel and Dimed) before I retained any information from it. I eventually bought the book-on-CD to help me. And I was really ready at this point to take the course for one last time, and then I was given another book that I again was uninterested in. I could go on for a lot longer, but the bottom line is this course has been like pulling teeth without being sedated--for me anyway.
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