Should you take this course in a hybrid format or an online format?

For 2021 Winter this course will be entirely online.  "Hybrid" students will have weekly, synchronous meetings on Zoom while the "online" students don't have to attend the meetings.  Both options do the same exercises each week, and both groups have online exams scheduled during the synchronous meeting times.

First, please watch this video: Hybrid vs. online courses (5:41)(5 minutes, 41 seconds)
This is the same video that was listed on the Start O fLecture Slides page (you only have to watch them once)

There are several, free, online resources to help you decide.  I've listed a couple here, but feel free to search for others. 
(Also - please notify the instructor if any of these links are dead!)

  1. https://www.middlesexcc.edu/elearning/should-i-take-online-courses/
  2. https://evolllution.com/revenue-streams/distance_online_learning/students-succeed-onlinehybrid-environment/
  3. http://www.mnwest.edu/programs-courses/minnesota-west-online/facts/should-i 

The real value pages like these is using them as a starting point to reflect on your own approach to learning, and think about stuff you might not have considered on your own.  For example, you probably thought about "How good is my Internet connection?" before signing up for an online class but you might not have thought about "Do I seek help when I'm stuck?"

So read through a page or two (don't worry - they're short), and then reflect on the questions that they posed.  Think deeply about who you are, what you need to succeed, and what's best for you when it comes to taking this class in an online or a hybrid class format.

What you need to do for this exercise

Choose whether you want to take this course in the online format or the hybrid format, and then inform the teacher by including a file in the work that you submit for this lesson.
If you do not inform the instructor then the instructor will grade you as if you're an online student.

  1. If you want to be in the ONLINE version of the class you must create a document named ONLINE_STUDENT.  It can be a text file, a Word doc, a PDF, or whatever else you'd like.  Inside that file you must copy the following:
    I, <PUT YOUR NAME HERE>, want to be graded as an ONLINE STUDENT this quarter.  <YEAR> <QUARTER-Fall, Winter, etc>
    (Replace the stuff in < > brackets with your name, the year, and the quarter.)
  2. If you want to be in the HYBRID version of the class you must create a document named HYBRID_STUDENT.  It can be a text file, a Word doc, a PDF, or whatever else you'd like.  Inside that file you must copy the following:
    I, <PUT YOUR NAME HERE>, want to be graded as an HYBRID STUDENT this quarter.  <YEAR> <QUARTER-Fall, Winter, etc>
    (Replace the stuff in < > brackets with your name, the year, and the quarter.)