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Survey: What features do you find most helpful with an online learning evnironment?

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Placer14

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Please be specific with what the purpose of these features were and if you can, how they seemed to be implemented. So don't just say "Constant contact with the instructor" say something like "An online messenger sends a beep to my prof's beeper and he contacted me."

What are the bare essentials that an online edu site would need before you would ever shell out money for its use?

Would you ever consider using an online edu site to learn how to do a recreational hobby or similar subject? Would you pay for this sort of thing?

Can you give me good examples of an ideal layout for a "community/membership" type site as well as pointing out pluses and negatives about the design.

Thanks for your input. As you can tell, I'm trying to start a project of my own and would appreciate any insight you could provide.
Also, if there are other questions you think I should be asking, please list them as well. 😀

Thanks again.
 
I realize that this isn't something you can answer within 1 minute, but your input is appreciated if you have anyhting to share.
 
Originally posted by: axiom
I would want to be able to ask questions directly to the prof. I'd also like to converse with other people in the classroom. I think the main issue is how to unite the communication process between the students and the instructor. I don't want to feel like I am the only person in the classroom.
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same here, also a very quick feedback from the teacher or teachers all the time, preferably 24/7 😉
 
I am actually getting a bachelor's using distance education which the courses are taught primarily through an online environment plus textbooks.

It works out well, because I can set my own limits, within reason. Instant feedback, though, is always an issue.
 
Instant feedback during specified business hours. You can't have instant feedback 24/7/365 but you can specify that during certain hours of business days that instant feedback is guaranteed, etc.
 
I used Princeton Review Online for the SAT. You can go ask teachers for help 24/7 but it would be nice if you clicked a button, were sent to a chatroom with a teacher and they knew exactly which specific problem you needed help with.

So I would say communication/assistance from a live person is probably number one. I live how Princeton has people talking but they don't say exactly what is on the screen. Interactive lessons are good. Make sure you have a very intuitive interface that is easy to use. I think interface is always number one when it comes to the computer. No one cares if it hard to read/access.

Note: I personally would not pay for an edu site that would only teach me a hobby. I think the market is in helping school children. SAT prep, SATII prep, chemistry help, etc etc. Imagine if you could go online and get chemistry help through interactive lessons, live teachers, and a "textbook" you could print out that was easy to understand, written in plain English.
 
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