Blog Reflection No. 5 - Thoughts Regarding My Online Experience...

This was my first online class it was a very positive experience. I definitely have had more student interaction due to the Discussion Forums. It’s almost as though personalities come shinning through. I prefer online classes because it seems that the student gets more individual attention and is ever-conscience that his/her work is being inspected more closely. I feel that way because we usually get an almost immediate evaluation of our work, which serves two purposes: 1) it keeps us on our toes; and 2) it let’s us know exactly how we are doing (did we get the concept or not?). If we didn’t quite get it, we get a nice note from Dena.

I don't think I can say one is more difficult than the other. I do know that if we hadn't kept up with the assignments, we would likely have found this class very difficult. I would describe this class as structured, challenging, focused, precise, and very interesting. If you would ask which I prefer, it would be the online class based on my experience this semester. Yes, I do think online learning is very appropriate for library research courses due to all the research you have to do on the internet. We have instant access to resources offered by links. Yes, I would have come to a face-to-face workshop if it was a required, but I feel more people are able to take this class because it is online.