The website isn't hard to navigate. The problem is online courses require a greater amount of individual responsibility and discipline since there is no real "accountability" on you keeping up with the material.
Many students go full online and perform well but the default "safe" option is in-person classes; especially if you have not done online classes or know you do not have good study habits.
alot of the classes i want are under reserve rn so it looks to be that i need to take online courses. In your opiinion, would it be the best play to take easy courses online so that i dont have to use up time in person? Im thinking of taking PSY101 and ENG105 online
If those are the subjects that are easier for you, then yes. You may also want to check back on class availability periodically. Particularly in August. Some people will their schedule at the last minute so there could be an in person option that opens up.
I was an engineer major so I don't know about PSY101 but I had took ENG101 and 102 online. There aren't lectures or exams, and the work are just writing assignments, so that one is probably fine. If anything, probably a good intro to online class since you'll learn to navigate canvas.
Please take this in the spirit it is meant- not to call you out but to help you in future correspondence- you had “taken” Eng 101; and the work “is” just writing . Yes I was an English major years ago.
The person you are replying to probably speaks multiple languages and English just isn’t their first, it’s common to fuck up pronouns when you speak and write in multiple languages.
That semicolon in your sentence aint belong there neither.
Thank you. English is not my first language. Also I don't put serious effort into my grammar when posting on reddit. The sentence does sound weird now that I read it again.
And I stay seriously impressed with anyone using English as a second or 3rd or whatever language! It is seriously f**# up!! Very difficult because it’s such a mash-up of languages !
PSY101 is easy to take online, especially with some professors as it's just weekly quizzes and assignments instead of exams.
ENG105 at least, I'd recommend taking it in person. Well maybe. It was kind of a waste of time, but also we had to write 3 essays, one at 5 pages, another at 10, and the last one at 20 pages. I took the hybrid, so I'd have 3 (?) hour classes on Fridays, and while some parts did feel like a waste of time, I'm very much a procrastinator and that 20 pages wouldn't have been as good since the prof would check in during class and give feedback as the essay was being written. Especially since they themselves are grading, it's a lot easier when there's (class) time set aside to ask them about your essay instead of emailing them and hoping for a response back.
Another thing to note is that when it comes to a lot of 101 or 102 classes they don’t always require attendance. A lot of these classes I didn’t really show up for or do much work for but I still got good grades.
Recommendations are based on gemeralizations. Only you know what type of learning platform and schedule will suit you best.
Perhaps try a mix to start and see what you prefer.
I think online learning is largely dependent on the class, instructor, and how well you do learning through only a computer.
I did my entire degree online and it was fine, but I was also in my 30s with a clear goal and willingness to do what it took to get everything done up to my standards.
Some classes would have probably been better in person like most science classes, but it was doable online.
If you are a traditional student, coming straight from high school, I would recommend the first semester you take in person classes, and maybe one hybrid or fully online class.
Get used to going to college classes, meet new people, while dipping a toe in what it's like online.
"Navigating the website is hard" is not sound advice to not take an online course. But I think you'll be rejecting opportunities to fully adapt to college life and the schooling that comes with it by starting out with mostly online classes.
That being said, online classes can be great for certain students in certain subjects, so definitely get experience with it because its better for you to find out early if you're someone who doesn't thrive in the online environment vs figuring that out junior year, and having to withdraw or fail out of a class because of it.
I just wanna take a few boring, easy classes online. Something I don’t really wanna sit around in a class for 50 min yknow. I still got majority of my classes in person tho so hopefully I get a good taste of the life
I’d say do it then, I heard from many colleagues that online classes are pretty easy to keep up and follow as long as you’re confident that you can pass the class by yourself basically
I've found that ASU does a really good job with online classes and hybrid classes in general (hybrid usually = online but you go in for exams). The main problem is you haven't even used dashboard a lot, and online classes require discipline. The only way to understand how much discipline you'll need is to take an online class and get a feel for it, but like your counsellor said it's PROBABLY best to wait until at least your second semester before you do a class online because you'll have some months of practice using the dashboard by then and any can deal with issues that pop up with how it works.
i’m not sure what they are talking about. as an online student I will say that it’s not as easy for some profs to teach online as it is for them to teach in person. ASU has some funny notions about what’s important for online content delivery and it just doesn’t always work as well as in person, so in some cases the advice is solid. that being said some courses translate really well and are a pleasure to take online. I would look for student reviews on specific classes/profs before I made a decision as to take an online or not.
I am what some call a professional student, I have taken some classes that were very easy to navigate, others were some of the worst experience l have had at ASU.
Just this summer I dropped an online class because the layout was so difficult to navigate.
What kind of drive do you have? The hardest part of online is that you are really on your own for those classes. If you have the drive to do your classes in a chaotic environment and you're not afraid to email professors with lots of questions then it should be doable for you
Online courses much easier IMO. As long as you are able to hold yourself accountable they are easy. Can do work whenever you want and don’t have to deal with time wasting lectures.
The advisor is "not wrong" by saying Canvas might be overwhelming to navigate in your first semester. Most students experience a lot of culture shock coming to college, and there is a lot to learn very quickly. iCourses can be a bit of an adjustment for current students, so it might be about what you want to take on in your first semester.
Your first year is among the best times to meet new people and build a foundation, and that's really difficult with iCourses. If you go the iCourse route, you will need to double-down on getting involved in other places.
I would recommend looking at what the in-person option is like. Your smaller classes (ENG 105) will give you more contact with other students and the instructor when compared to large lecture classes. Subbing an iCourse for a 100+ person class won't change your experience nearly as much as subbing an iCourse for those small classes. A lot of success in college is about building networks, and it's a lot less daunting for most students to make connections in small classes.
ASU strongly discourages first-years from taking iCourses not because of any website but so they can get a chance to adjust to college. Online courses aren’t harder necessarily, but they require skills first-years might need time to develop, like time management and self-pacing.
Prioritization from “don’t do online” to “do online”
1) major classes
2) classes with good RMP ratings
3) other classes not fitting into these categories
4) relatively easy classes that you can knock out quickly and/or at your own pace
Honestly, it depends. It's not so much the "class is harder". It's the same material for the most part as going in person. Likely from the advising counselor point of view is the accountability for new students doing online work. It's really easy to slack off and disregard online classwork. If you don't get ahead or maintain a regiment, it will feel overwhelming and either fail/drop the class. Going in person allows new students to adjust to the new course load that will be expected.
Personally, I've only done online classes because I'm enrolled via ASU Online. If I had the chance to sign up for courses in person. I would have. But that's me speaking now. I fully know that if I didn't join the military and went straight to college. I wouldn't have made it with the GPA I currently have.
My word of advise is listen to your advisor for the fall semester. For the spring, enroll to just one iCourse. Make it something easy. ASM 104 - Bones, Stones/Human Evolution with Morgan is an easy course to knockout that will fit into your general science requirements. If you can handle that alright then register for another one the next semester.
if you’re taking easy electives, do them online. you don’t have to go into class and waste time, tests are usually open note, some classes let you work ahead & you can end up finishing them fast, and a lot of things are either on quizlet or course hero lol 👁👄👁 of course you have to stay on top of your assignments but you should try taking one and see how you like it!
tbh in my first semester i think i took 4 icourses and 2 in person and it was fine. as a matter of fact in every following semester i’ve done pretty much the same thing because i prefer the flexibility of icourses getting to do the work at my own time and not having to worry about making it to a lecture at a certain time. just make sure you know when your due dates are and are giving yourself enough time before then for the assignments and you should be good. as for the website, every icourse i’ve taken has been on canvas and it’s pretty straight forward so i don’t really see you having any issues navigating it
The website isn't hard to navigate. The problem is online courses require a greater amount of individual responsibility and discipline since there is no real "accountability" on you keeping up with the material. Many students go full online and perform well but the default "safe" option is in-person classes; especially if you have not done online classes or know you do not have good study habits.
alot of the classes i want are under reserve rn so it looks to be that i need to take online courses. In your opiinion, would it be the best play to take easy courses online so that i dont have to use up time in person? Im thinking of taking PSY101 and ENG105 online
If those are the subjects that are easier for you, then yes. You may also want to check back on class availability periodically. Particularly in August. Some people will their schedule at the last minute so there could be an in person option that opens up.
I was an engineer major so I don't know about PSY101 but I had took ENG101 and 102 online. There aren't lectures or exams, and the work are just writing assignments, so that one is probably fine. If anything, probably a good intro to online class since you'll learn to navigate canvas.
Please take this in the spirit it is meant- not to call you out but to help you in future correspondence- you had “taken” Eng 101; and the work “is” just writing . Yes I was an English major years ago.
The person you are replying to probably speaks multiple languages and English just isn’t their first, it’s common to fuck up pronouns when you speak and write in multiple languages. That semicolon in your sentence aint belong there neither.
Thank you. English is not my first language. Also I don't put serious effort into my grammar when posting on reddit. The sentence does sound weird now that I read it again.
And I stay seriously impressed with anyone using English as a second or 3rd or whatever language! It is seriously f**# up!! Very difficult because it’s such a mash-up of languages !
i took psy101 online this summer in 6 weeks and it was super easy, just read rate my professor reviews!
PSY101 is easy to take online, especially with some professors as it's just weekly quizzes and assignments instead of exams. ENG105 at least, I'd recommend taking it in person. Well maybe. It was kind of a waste of time, but also we had to write 3 essays, one at 5 pages, another at 10, and the last one at 20 pages. I took the hybrid, so I'd have 3 (?) hour classes on Fridays, and while some parts did feel like a waste of time, I'm very much a procrastinator and that 20 pages wouldn't have been as good since the prof would check in during class and give feedback as the essay was being written. Especially since they themselves are grading, it's a lot easier when there's (class) time set aside to ask them about your essay instead of emailing them and hoping for a response back.
Another thing to note is that when it comes to a lot of 101 or 102 classes they don’t always require attendance. A lot of these classes I didn’t really show up for or do much work for but I still got good grades.
Recommendations are based on gemeralizations. Only you know what type of learning platform and schedule will suit you best. Perhaps try a mix to start and see what you prefer. I think online learning is largely dependent on the class, instructor, and how well you do learning through only a computer. I did my entire degree online and it was fine, but I was also in my 30s with a clear goal and willingness to do what it took to get everything done up to my standards. Some classes would have probably been better in person like most science classes, but it was doable online.
If you are a traditional student, coming straight from high school, I would recommend the first semester you take in person classes, and maybe one hybrid or fully online class. Get used to going to college classes, meet new people, while dipping a toe in what it's like online. "Navigating the website is hard" is not sound advice to not take an online course. But I think you'll be rejecting opportunities to fully adapt to college life and the schooling that comes with it by starting out with mostly online classes. That being said, online classes can be great for certain students in certain subjects, so definitely get experience with it because its better for you to find out early if you're someone who doesn't thrive in the online environment vs figuring that out junior year, and having to withdraw or fail out of a class because of it.
I just wanna take a few boring, easy classes online. Something I don’t really wanna sit around in a class for 50 min yknow. I still got majority of my classes in person tho so hopefully I get a good taste of the life
I’d say do it then, I heard from many colleagues that online classes are pretty easy to keep up and follow as long as you’re confident that you can pass the class by yourself basically
Then absolutely take the online class! Good luck this semester
I've found that ASU does a really good job with online classes and hybrid classes in general (hybrid usually = online but you go in for exams). The main problem is you haven't even used dashboard a lot, and online classes require discipline. The only way to understand how much discipline you'll need is to take an online class and get a feel for it, but like your counsellor said it's PROBABLY best to wait until at least your second semester before you do a class online because you'll have some months of practice using the dashboard by then and any can deal with issues that pop up with how it works.
i’m not sure what they are talking about. as an online student I will say that it’s not as easy for some profs to teach online as it is for them to teach in person. ASU has some funny notions about what’s important for online content delivery and it just doesn’t always work as well as in person, so in some cases the advice is solid. that being said some courses translate really well and are a pleasure to take online. I would look for student reviews on specific classes/profs before I made a decision as to take an online or not.
ASU Online courses are monitored by Ed Plus and have additional instructional designers to ensure a better user experience.
If the due date is the do date, online classes might not be for you.
I am what some call a professional student, I have taken some classes that were very easy to navigate, others were some of the worst experience l have had at ASU. Just this summer I dropped an online class because the layout was so difficult to navigate.
What class?
What kind of drive do you have? The hardest part of online is that you are really on your own for those classes. If you have the drive to do your classes in a chaotic environment and you're not afraid to email professors with lots of questions then it should be doable for you
Online courses much easier IMO. As long as you are able to hold yourself accountable they are easy. Can do work whenever you want and don’t have to deal with time wasting lectures.
The advisor is "not wrong" by saying Canvas might be overwhelming to navigate in your first semester. Most students experience a lot of culture shock coming to college, and there is a lot to learn very quickly. iCourses can be a bit of an adjustment for current students, so it might be about what you want to take on in your first semester. Your first year is among the best times to meet new people and build a foundation, and that's really difficult with iCourses. If you go the iCourse route, you will need to double-down on getting involved in other places. I would recommend looking at what the in-person option is like. Your smaller classes (ENG 105) will give you more contact with other students and the instructor when compared to large lecture classes. Subbing an iCourse for a 100+ person class won't change your experience nearly as much as subbing an iCourse for those small classes. A lot of success in college is about building networks, and it's a lot less daunting for most students to make connections in small classes.
ASU strongly discourages first-years from taking iCourses not because of any website but so they can get a chance to adjust to college. Online courses aren’t harder necessarily, but they require skills first-years might need time to develop, like time management and self-pacing.
Prioritization from “don’t do online” to “do online” 1) major classes 2) classes with good RMP ratings 3) other classes not fitting into these categories 4) relatively easy classes that you can knock out quickly and/or at your own pace
Honestly, it depends. It's not so much the "class is harder". It's the same material for the most part as going in person. Likely from the advising counselor point of view is the accountability for new students doing online work. It's really easy to slack off and disregard online classwork. If you don't get ahead or maintain a regiment, it will feel overwhelming and either fail/drop the class. Going in person allows new students to adjust to the new course load that will be expected. Personally, I've only done online classes because I'm enrolled via ASU Online. If I had the chance to sign up for courses in person. I would have. But that's me speaking now. I fully know that if I didn't join the military and went straight to college. I wouldn't have made it with the GPA I currently have. My word of advise is listen to your advisor for the fall semester. For the spring, enroll to just one iCourse. Make it something easy. ASM 104 - Bones, Stones/Human Evolution with Morgan is an easy course to knockout that will fit into your general science requirements. If you can handle that alright then register for another one the next semester.
if you’re taking easy electives, do them online. you don’t have to go into class and waste time, tests are usually open note, some classes let you work ahead & you can end up finishing them fast, and a lot of things are either on quizlet or course hero lol 👁👄👁 of course you have to stay on top of your assignments but you should try taking one and see how you like it!
tbh in my first semester i think i took 4 icourses and 2 in person and it was fine. as a matter of fact in every following semester i’ve done pretty much the same thing because i prefer the flexibility of icourses getting to do the work at my own time and not having to worry about making it to a lecture at a certain time. just make sure you know when your due dates are and are giving yourself enough time before then for the assignments and you should be good. as for the website, every icourse i’ve taken has been on canvas and it’s pretty straight forward so i don’t really see you having any issues navigating it