79 percent of students say quality of education worse with online courses amid COVID: poll

The College Fix ^ | April 29, 2020 | Jennifer Kabbany

[BEJ]

It really depends on a number of factors, e.g., the age of the student, the type of course, physical demands, etc. My wife is in the midst of completing her PhD and found no problems. Her only problem was not being able to arrange the prof’s library as part of her work duties and hours paid to her.

[shanover]

Actually,the material and education is much better. The “brick and mortar” experience is mostly about indoctrination,hooking up,getting drunk and getting high.

[Starcitizen]

Especially as a lot of online IT/ STEM courses are taught by Indian trash from India. Can’t understand anything they are mumbling. Sounds like they are drunk/stoned or talking with shit in their mouths.

[Sergio]

The College Fix recently asked 1,000 students: “How has the quality of your education changed because your college or university moved its courses online due to the coronavirus?”

Fifty-four percent of students said it’s “somewhat worse,” and another 25 percent replied it’s “significantly worse,” for a total of 79 percent.

Stockholm Syndrome.

[faithhopecharity]

many of their professors were brand new to distance education. and did not have course materials ready for that format.

so the kind of distance ed that’s going on right now is a mix. some well-prepared professors who already know how to do distance ed classes well..............and many more profs who are complete novices at distance ed. And who can’t even get in-person training because their campuses are locked down.

[Safetgiver]

Fifty-four percent of students said it’s “somewhat worse,” and another 25 percent replied it’s “significantly worse,” for a total of 79 percent.......Why? Did they have to learn or do they miss the liberties of the one on one ‘Learning’ experience in the schools? I’m confused.

[A Navy Vet]

You make good points about feedback and testing. I presumed that on-line would be more immediate at certain times and days, according to the class. Thank you.

[elbook]

Meaning they are actually being made to learn instead of being passively lectured with leftist-mindthink - that ‘slides in easy’.

Online teaching requires focus ?

[ealgeone]

I'm currently taking online seminary classes. These do require a bit more work and discipline than a traditional class.

I bet that's their problem.

[RJS1950]

Our courses are taught primarily by American faculty and adjunct faculty. They are all English speakers so that is rarely a problem. The language thing has been a problem for a long time. In the early 70s, a number of my microbiology/chemistry courses were taught at least in part by foreign graduate students. It was difficult and at least one professor took the lectures from a grad student who could barely communicate. Not a new problem.

[nonsporting]

I homeschooled three kids. Online resources were not the basis of their instruction. They had teachers — mom mostly, other parents, and myself.

I agree that remote learning can be excellent but it requires a responsible parent/student.

[Do the math]

I spent hours on with one of my trig students trying to explain graphing a simple trig function
y= 5sin (6×+2)+3. He is a good student,but he is struggling. There are some great resources out there on the internet. If you need help with math, I recommend Symbolab, and Desmos. Heck, post any problems you need help with, I would be glad to help my freeper friends. A trig student usually doesn't have the math skills to learn on their own. I love teaching math, it's my avocation. God blessed me with the perfect job. I'm old school, and started teaching in 1982, when I was 22. I think I weighed 89 pounds. I didn't get over 100 pounds until I was about 27. I'm a NERD. On my first day of class an older woman told me that I was too young to teach her math, because she had grandchildren older than me. I looked her in the eye, and told her that if a two year old could teach me anything, I'd sit down shut and listen. I did not mean that as an insult. I meant that I would learn from anyone. Of course, she took offense. My advanced students don't need me, my weakest students are in a world of hurt now.