Comments on: What has made you feel successful in one of your classes?

By: Jane Loverin

Jane Loverin — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:45:23 +0000

Thank you so much for gathering this information! Many of the comments are what I am currently doing and I am still learning what works best with remote learning for different types of individuals. Some of my best students are struggling with online and remote learning and I appreciate hearing all the different feedback from students so I can make necessary adjustments to some of my classes as well.

By: K J Pataki SY SS Ath/Geo

K J Pataki SY SS Ath/Geo — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 06:14:00 +0000

Excellent and helpful. This spills (mutually) into DL teaching; some research on their linkages or parallels would be very interesting. The fear of remotes appear to be resolvable to some degree, since we absorb and reflect what we hear repeatedly to a considerable extent, similar (dare I say) to negations of the recent national election. If we have negative momentum, we can also have positive momentum.

By: mariah

mariah — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 02:58:14 +0000

I particularly found the comment about having 1 day when everything is due interesting. I assumed my students would want the work spread out so while I do have a rhythm (labs on day, homework anther), I tried to spread the due days throughout the week. Turned out my students were overwhelmed by what they saw as a bunch so little things so I am rethinking my strategy taking this into account.

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:40:28 +0000

I’m waiting for the day when a student talks fondly about the rigor of a class – how the class was challenging and motivated the student to work hard and really pushed the envelope. But unfortunately I fear that students are now more like consumers who want to feel “comfortable,” no matter the modality (in-person or online).

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:25:55 +0000

This is terrific. I’d love to see the questions posed and actual data as well!

By: bryan

bryan — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:36:41 +0000

Fascinating data. It would be interesting to pair these comments with what online instructors saw as a “successful” class. I wonder if the two lists don’t overlap much.