This is a chance for you to tell me how I can improve this course. I am looking for a minimum of one thing you did not like about this class and some suggestions (advice) on how I can improve the class.The following are screenshots of their posts. I have redacted their names to protect their identity. Otherwise it is all there! The Good The Bad and The Ugly (luckily this year not too many of those)!
This is extra credit and is not mandatory. All criticism is welcome as long as it is constructive.
I noticed a few patterns! They like a pattern. I could have an unconscious bias toward my own pet theory that Students want a certain day of the week to be associated with their class assignments on a regular basis.
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One student reminded me that I need to create a Vocabulary assignment. I believe one of the biggest obstacle for online students is their reading skills. They do not realize that every discipline has its own vocabulary, and I have not been emphasizing that point.
Another pattern I noticed them admitting too and I already suspected was they do not watch the video lecture created by me. I did not know why but now I have an idea! The following is a student who did watch the assigned videos and did well. But she hated them because...
A couple of students complained about FAIRNESS! I was surprised by their argument. Usually the fairness argument is used to complain about the difficulty of the class or my inflexibility. I tried something new this term and I got the following:
I forget why I took a screenshot of the following post but here it is:
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