I enjoyed the ability to do self pace and thought that the class was very well constructed. 

Personally I think 80 was a bit on the high side when it comes to renting a fully digital textbook, but it seems that's more an issue with textbooks in general, not this class

For the price I would have like at least a physical copy of the text in addition but that is a personal preference.  The content of the text was worth the price.  

I though it was nice to have access to the online book from any CPU as long as I could remember my login.  It was an easy read, that helped with my studies. I also liked that you sent us the short video's from youtube that lined up with it. 

The textbook, while taking a little bit for me to realize it was part of the assignments themselves, was fairly well formatted and easy to access information-wise. I got good quality for the amount of money paid when it comes to comparing it to other courses. 

I thought that the textbook was well-organized and easy to access, my only complaint was that the highlighting/notes option was complicated and mostly inaccessible.

I like how the text is organized with the work for the week, so you know which chapters are for what assignment.

I did not like the system, it is hard enough to get moodle to work for me. Having to learn a whole new website made things even more difficult to keep up with between work, school, and other responsibilities. I am probably a little biased for most of the 1st week MindTap would not load for me even with help from their help/support group. I liked the textbook but some sections just felt too long and by the end, you were powering through instead of learning. I really struggled with the price if I wasn't able to get pre-financial aid help to pay for books in the school store I would have been unable to get the textbook in time for class. 

I think Mindtap/Cengage are very useful tools when it comes to online learning and the reduced price compared to a physical copy is nice. However, I feel as though this particular lesson plan was hurt slightly by the Primary Source Activities included in some (most) of the chapters, mainly because reading text in the vernacular of whatever time period we happened to be studying made it kind of difficult to parse some things or to fully pay attention tot he content. I still took physical notes as I'm not entirely accustomed to using a PC to take notes while reading.

i think the text book was just fine.

The ability to access my textbook anywhere with any computer is extremely helpful, and the quality of the chapters and tests were engaging and above average. The ability to actively view how far I was into a chapter helped me find motivation to complete it. The only downside I can personally remember as being learning-impacting would be that the text to speech isn't always 100% reliable on pronunciations or names, so its smart to always read back through what you've heard to make sure you understood it correctly.

I liked the textbook, it was very easy to read. Understanding it is a bit harder though... But, I do miss going to campus... I did use the read-out-loud option a lot.

the ideas are clear but they sometimes seemed a little disorganized in where they feel in order

i was able to use the audio to help get through more of the reading in a shorter period it was also useful when taking notes

What I liked about MindTap is that I could work at my own pace, the immediate feedback, and the 3 attempts for the activities. What I disliked was, that the content wasn't as interesting, meaning that the assignments were the same and the whole structure was the same, there weren't any inspirational other assignments or activities that would force me to think differently or from another perspective.

It took me a little bit to adapt to mindtap. I missed a primary source analysis test and this greatly reduced my grade. Right now I have an A- but besides that assignment I’ve gotten an a on everything else, I’m just stressing because it’s coming down to the wire and I think my grade will depend on the final.

I think for full time students whom only do school is very well thought out and great. yet the problem I ran into was I only get Sundays off so when I work 50-60 hour weeks this day is my main day to be productive with my schooling. I do understand that this is my own personal opinion yet for myself I felt like it was nice doing it this way.

Some people will procrastinate no matter what, so while you may still see some students only working as late as possible, staggering out the work would still have them looking over the material multiple times a week.

having a window of time to complete instead of a hard deadline for minor quizzes or work might be a compromise. like having a quiz due midweek but the window is open both Tuesday and Thursday and leaving the chapter tests as a deadline at the end of the week 

I am one of the students that work fulltime M-F and weekly deadlines would make this class harder for me. It wouldn't be impossible but the way the class is set up now. It leaves me some quality time with my family in the evenings. They don't see me on my days off because of all the online school.

I would oppose the midweek deadlines to the course, as, if that were to have been the case currently, it would clash with other early-week assignment deadlines and commitments in other aspects of life. It's nice to sit down one weekend evening and go through the questions without much of a rush.

Having deadlines throughout the week would have made it difficult for me to complete assignments on time. Having all deadlines on Sunday worked very well for me because I could space out the time that I worked on assignments depending on how busy my week was.

For me it is exactly like what you say, it would get me to participate more during the week, but due to work it could be a little harder to me to meet the deadlines in the middle of the week.

I personally work full time while I am going to school and I also have family responsibilities, more deadlines would have made it impossible for me to take this course. Everyone learns differently and as adults, we should be trusted to know the best way or figure out the best way to balance our school work and life responsibilities. For some, that will be coming online a couple of times a week and reading the textbook for others it will be all in one day. I think adding more due dates will add unneeded stress to this class and might make it impossible for others to take your class.

Personally, for myself it is generally easy to absorb and note-take for a chapter in a single session of study as opposed to taking breaks because I have long term attention span issues and doing it all in a row leaves the concepts fresh in my mind for the test.

I support because if you spaced out the work correctly thought the week it could mean its only one hour a day of work which isn't a lot. And anyone should be able to do that in a day. And if they cant on certain days then either have them contact you for a specialized plan or they would just have to get a head of the work.

I am someone who waits until the last minute to do work... so, I'd enjoy the frequent deadlines in order to keep up and have the work "cut-up" for me.

Being real, as an online course its harder to engage with anyways, because of this it often falls behind due to the stresses of everyday life which for me was in person school at oregon, work four days a week, extracurricular activites and trying not to mentally implode, more due dates would have just made me do worse in this course, i would save it for the duedates for the juniors and seniors who have this college thing figured out a little better

I support midweek deadline. As one of those students who procrastinated until the last day I think that having a midweek deadline would definitely help me actually learn the material better.

i think it bad because, my shedule and life in general get pushed around and i liked the freedom to do what i needed when and didnt have to srtess about having things due in the middle of the week 

 fully support

I think if you implement the reading later in the week like a Thursday or a Friday would be better. I play soccer and work 25 hours through the week, so at the beginning of the term I would have practice Monday-friday and close Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Then have games Wednesday and Friday or Saturday, so my free days were on the weekends, but if I had my reading due Thursdays or Friday I would make sure to do the reading throughout the week. But an early weekday for a deadline would stress me out because I had a class like that this term and I missed a couple deadlines because I just didn't have enough time.

I work 2 jobs and play soccer for the school so being able to do the assignments in one day was essential to my success. 

I am duel enrolled currently at UO and having the option to attend zoom classes is fantastic. Another great option ive been through was when professors have recorded zoom lectures, that way it isn't 100% required to be attending class that day. People can be flexible with their schedules and also go back for knowledge that might've been missed.

I also think the zoom lectures could be recorded and accessible on the Moodle site so it would be easier for students to refer back to it while studying

Zoom meetings are helpful for those who need extra help.  But if there is a requirement to meet at a certain time in person is in my opinion always more effective and helpful.  i tend to view zoom as a stopgap to actual interaction

Trying not to take up more of my time. When I emailed you, you responded in a prompt and professional manner. I thought that worked very efficient. 

Optional zoom meetings make it so more people with varied schedules and obligations can still attend the class.

I have found that zoom meetings are a helpful way to simulate a classroom setting and facilitate communication between myself and my peers/instructor. In the past, I used zoom meetings as a reliable time to ask questions. In my experience though, optional zoom meetings are ineffective because people will rarely attend them. High frequency zoom meetings can also be a problem because they can significantly disrupt people's schedules.

Since I work as well as take classes, having the zoom meeting be optional is nice since more than likely I will not be able to make it unless it was optional and I needed the help.

The issue with mandatory zoom meetings is that a lot of people are working and going to school at the same time. For me, in particular, I work from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. This makes it impossible for me to make meetings during school hours which was the reason I am doing online school instead of traditional schooling.

I tend to prefer classes that are partially asynchronous, although I understand that doing that efficiently depends on the class, my example being Chemistry, as well as on how much work the professor has to do in order to facilitate that. Ideally having one or two mandatory meeting days a week is not excessive and helps overall.

Zoom just sucks in my opinion.

The text to speech feature from the MindTap course ended up being a pseudo teacher for me, where I would pretend as if there was someone reading to me, because I believe that the human connection we make with in-person learning truly assists in creating memories of the content learned. For me, leaving the course open-ended for us to do it whenever we wanted leaded me to see the course as a chore and not as something I'm interested in learning, which could most likely be remedied by someone who is genuinely passionate about the subject explaining the course to me in their own unique way, and not straight out of a textbook.

I have only ever used zoom once for a class, and that professor was not very nice during the call, but I would like the feel of being back "in-class."

Zoom classes i think arent very conducive to learning like in person is but having a twice a week open hours for students who are struggling would be great. The students who didnt need help wouldnt come so time could be better focused on those who did

the way you have set up the class is good to work at my pace but somtime there could have been use for a discussion about aome of the topic, i dont want to waste my or your time on things i have a good or even great understanding on  

none

I don't prefer Zoom meetings that much. I rather work on my own with the given materials. Last term I had a Zoom meeting every week, 1-4 hours every day and it was exhausting. I don't have any zoom meetings this term and I work much more effectively and have more time.

I think this would 1) make reading through the week mandatory, and 2) for people like me explaining some meaning or content in the chapter would clear up the understanding.

I didn’t like zoom the less amount of participation for me the better. 

Not that I'm aware of

the moodle portal is set up in a weird way that hides and embeds information in a non self explanatory manor.  an open page external website with links and updates first and foremost would be helpful for most classes in general.

I don't have anything in mind, sorry!

Canvas and Google classroom are the only other websites that I have taken online classes on, both of which are helpful but not necessarily better than Moodle or Mindtap.

I do not know of any other app or web-based tool that could be helpful for the class.

This may not be practical but I've listened to a couple different podcasts that actually aided me in my knowledge of classical history, although I consider myself a big fan of Greek and Roman society. One of these that I think is generally good information while being entertaining and engaging is called Let's Talk About Myths Baby, though it is mostly focused on Greek/Roman mythology with some focus on what societal leanings caused these myths to form.

I'm afraid I don't have anything to add here.

Check out tiktok, its the app of the future and its around to stay, would be a great way to get studnets engaged by grouping them up and making them get creative to make one. 

I have not heard of or used any.

What I find helpful are educational videos such as from Khan Academy, or the student library.

I know Quizlet is an online flashcard making app that I've used for years and it really helps me because you can use it anywhere you have time.

No, but I listen to a lot of history podcasts and read a lot of history books that have helped me understand the class better. 

I loved the layout out of this course, it worked very well and always made organization very easy.

I found the moodle layout to be just fine for me, most other classes I've taken at Lane use a similar style, so think most students are comfortable with the style 

the system worked without issue for me

I liked the organization it was clear and nothing was really hidden or hard to find. 

This course's organization was fairly consistent and intuitive and really helped for easy navigation. I don't really have any suggestions on improvements!

I enjoy the folder-style organization because it helps me keep track of deadlines. I do not really have any complaints about how the course was organized.

I like the folders, and I used them as a way to know if I had completed the assignments for the week or not.

I think it was fine, as long as there was no technical difficulties they worked well and were well organized.

I think this method is used fairly commonly and is organized well.

It was very organized.

I did not use the Moodle course page at all this semester, I would just check my e-mail for updates sent out from Moodle and finish my homework assignments. This has been a learning experience for me, and now I understand that if I want to be successful in a class, I need to be in for the ride 100%.

I have no complaints or comments here.

It was fine.

i think the videos were useful in helping with an overview to help keep certain events start (not all the events were listed back to back is a time line in the book it jumped from topic to topic)

this was easy to access and helpful. 

I think the organization of this course was excellent. It was straightforward and clear.

I really liked the organization of this class it was clear and helped a lot. I've been in other classes where the Moodle is so confusing that I actually missed deadlines just because they didn't have weekly folders and the assignments were everywhere.

It worked pretty well, I always enjoy history, I really like that you could take the quizzes multiple times. I just wish that we had the whole week to do the final. 

I had both physical text pages and also online, I mainly used the physical pages that way I could utilize commenting more efficiently and highlighting stuff more thoroughly. 

I personally believe either textbooks or excerpts of textbooks should be the core of the course, while other material online would serve as supplementary material. But considering the high price of textbooks, having a more online centric curriculum would give a wider ouprutinty when It comes to access of education. I have taken an Art History class that uses a mix of pre recorded lectures by the professor, online articles, and videos found online. Although in that class we focused more on the concepts of art and its evolution and less on specific events and individuals like you would see in a human history class.         

I value having a psychical copy of information I need even if it costs money to purchase.

I definitely prefer online textbooks because they make it easier for me to take notes and do research. Having materials from multiple online sources would not be a problem for me, but I would want the sources to be reliable and easy to navigate. Printing materials myself would absolutely not be an option, and would be grounds for me to drop a class.

I prefer the mind tap textbook as it kept everything organized and together.

I prefer open resource books, I do understand the point of a textbook but textbooks are ridiculously expensive for something I will only be getting one use out of. They do not resell well and with how expensive going to college already is, being asked to buy more items with the money I do not have is stressful. I am willing to go through many different areas to get the information I need, especially since we already have to look at a plethora of other websites for other classes. I have taken a few classes with only free online materials and it really was not that bad. There are textbooks that are already open resources and dead links never happened in any of the classes I had taken in this format.

As long as I am not having to navigate to several different sites for a class I think it's a great idea.

I honestly don't care what i have to pay so im not the best person to ask.

I personally have the money to be able to pay for full online textbooks, so I cannot give an accurate representation of someone who couldn't. I have access to my own laptop and internet access, and a printer, but reading online is just procedure for my generation. I was born in 2001, so for my entire life I've researched papers, written papers, and studied entirely online, I honestly don't think I've ever used a real-life library once in my life so far, only gone to Wikipedia or bought e-books of what I needed. Thus I believe that online learning might be the future for all, and our readiness and willingness to learn online is almost a guarantee. Although overall, the single website of MindTap seems like the best option in my opinion, having a e-book version of a real textbook, and having the entire course be on one website helps a lot with understanding where your sources are coming from and how you're "supposed to be learning" the course.

No... I'd much rather have a hard copy textbook that I can have next to me while I read and do work. Not an "online-only" one.

All im saying is that the reality of the world is that to truly learn things all you need to do is know how to search for them, i would as a teacher find a credible organization to get the information from and post that but if students are going to miss that they need to learn how to do their own research from credible sources. the fact that memorization is such a huge part of schooling is a mystery to me still, while important i believe the best way to build an effective adult is to give them the skills to problem solve and find their own knowledge as well as giving them the knowledge 

Yes, the classes that I have taken that only used OER were completely fine, such that I can't tell the difference (other than cost) between OER and a textbook.

i dont like the price of textbooks , i like an online book because i am a slow reader and it gives me the ability to have it read to me,  i have never taken a class that only uses free materials 

I like having the actual book in front of me. Doing all the reading online would be extremely hard/stressful. 

I had classes where the content was combined with free online resources or others provided by the instructor for free and then sometimes videos made by the instructors. I do have to say I preferred it.

If MindTap was available for all my classes I would buy it. It helped me tremendously.

I really like this idea. I think reducing the cost of the course is always better. 

I enjoyed this class and love history as a whole. thank you for the new information I've learned.

I think the only question I would add is asking students how their understanding oh history has changed after taking this course 

I am extremely satisfied with the structure of this course.  the only thing I could recommend for the survey would be a question of what days students typically completed thier work on.

This course is pretty good! If I were to suggest something (if it's possible to change), I would probably look towards the Primary Source Activities in the middle of the chapters (not the beginning one). They often require a lot of reading and difficult-to-find or obscure information. Not sure about other people, but they tend to take me a disproportionately longer amount of time to complete than the other ones.

The only improvement I would suggest is to change the designated times for taking exams. Taking exams from 8-10pm on Sunday nights has not been ideal for me, and due to work, Monday mornings are not an option for me.

I do not have any recommendations to improve the course, as I had no problems.

Allowing some sort of leeway on late work, maybe with the common tiered reduction cengage sometimes uses (20% reduced first day, 30% second, etc.) would be helpful for some people who may be experiencing personal or home life issues that divert them from keeping up with assignments.

Only recommendation would be to possibly give us our own copy or download link for the midterm and final study guides, because whenever I checked it, it was never filled out or sometimes even broken from someone accidentally adding something too long. The idea of the entire group working on one guide is awesome, but I wish there was just a better way to do it remotely.

I cant think of any but you should have thrown in two more random ones to make it an even thirty

It was a fun class.

I enjoyed the way this class was set up if gave me a lot of freedom to work on my own 

I think I don't have any other recommendations.

Thank you I enjoyed this class, and I know I would have enjoyed it even more in person!