My Own ‘Myths’

About 3 years ago I decided to take my first online course. I thought it was a great idea specially after having my daughter. I was under the impression that it was not going to be hard. I was wrong... This class required me to do a lot of interviews and case studies. It was very time consuming and required me to spend a lot of time out in the field in order for me to complete my assignments. I also had to communicate with my classmates frequently and reply to their postings. I had assignments due as well as tests and the final.

It was a good experience for me and it was great to find out that online learning is not any easier than face-to-face learning. You learn the same if not more because unlike in a classroom, everyone is required to submit a response for each question. We all give our input, get feedback and we also get a chance to see what others think as well. Not only do we do the same amount of work, but we also learn and cover all the material as a face-to-face course would.

The student has to discipline themselves and must be motivated in order for them to succeed in an online course. The students also have the advantages of getting more familiar with the computer and many other resources available to them while taking the online classes. I think we learn so much more when we take online courses. Is interesting having to figure out what and what needs to be created by us in order for us to have all the tools necessary to start our online class.