Blog reflection 5.....

This semester really has flown by !!
Lib 3 is my first online class, and I’ve enjoyed it tremendously. It has been both interesting, and challenging.
It’s hard to say if I had more, or less, interaction with other students, because I have sat in classes and had limited interaction, all semester, with the other students. However, I’ve also made really good friends from other classes I’ve attended.
I don’t have a preference between online or face to face classes, because there are good points in both areas. Online classes give you the opportunity to do the work, on your own time. You do need to set time aside to complete the assignments. This develops good time management skills. I would set a timer for say one, or two hours, and just knuckle down, and complete as much work as possible. On the other hand, face to face classes give you instant reactions / discussions, and you can have one on one conversations with the instructor.
I would say that my last set of comments would answer the question regarding if online classes are either easier, or harder than traditional classes. Not having to drive to class makes it easier. However, not being able to collaborate, or share information with fellow students makes it harder.
Online learning is definitely appropriate for library research courses, because of the nature of research. You are already on the internet. You can search, read, scan, copy, and link all kinds of documents, articles, stories, all at your computer.
If the course had a face to face workshop, I probably would have come.

To reiterate my earlier comment, this class has taught me a lot.
Thanks Dena.