Its a little spendy but it's definitely one of the better third-party sites.

I found the overall experience of using mindtap to be ineffective. I found it frustrating that the material covered in the tests at the end could NOT be found in the required reading. I understand the concept of using primary and secondary sources and using critical thinking to decipher the outdated languange, etc., however, I would not recommend this class to anyone unless I knew they had an amazing attention span. I found that there was just TOO much material to read in those primary source documents and tests. It was extremely overwhelming and demotivating when I found myself having to reading it multiple times to understand the language used. I also wish the instructor found a way to make MOODLE display the deadlines for Mindtap exercises on the right hand "upcoming" column. I find that column to be helpful for my organization.

The textbooks were great

It was well organized

The textbook was ok. I didn't feel like the price matched the quality. I strongly disliked the tests and felt they werent' the same information as the textbook had. 

I actually thought that the virtual-textbook was great. I definitely learned a lot and annoyed my wife by constantly telling her about the perspective changes I had while reading the course material. I had a bit of trouble with the image analysis questions because I felt that there wasn't enough information in the textbook to fully break down the meaning & cultural context behind the photos. I would somethings feel like it was more of an "IQ test" than a learning test. When I'd see the correct answers for those types of questions, I'd understand where I'd went wrong, but I also felt like my interpretations were sometimes reasonable given what I had read. The chapter tests each week were similarly "analysis" based, but I felt like the questions were less ambiguous after reading the chapter's texts.

I liked the use of mindtap compared to a physical text book because This text book will read the text too me and I can follow along. It easy to use and it comes with flashcards premade which I find helpful when making study guide for the final exams. I like that there is a option to highlight the text and make note in the book as if it was a physical textbook, I don't use it but it's nice to know that it is there if I need it. I would say it is worth the $84 and I wish more classes use online textbooks like mindtap.

You should make your own material to test on, I don't think I got 3/3 Image Analysis questions correct more than once or twice; the answers and questions for those Image Analysis are ridiculous. The information given is not enough for those questions, they give you 3 answers and two of them always match the picture, its a roll of the dice at that point. If you could even just take those off, maybe that would be enough. You are very responsive and I do appreciate that, I just do not agree with these pre-fabricated generic courses.

I work full time so I rarely can log in during the week without sacrificing sleep. 

Midweek deadlines would work for my schedule personally

I work and go to school full time so sometimes I'm not able to get to my school work until the weekend.

I felt it was the best way to get through the course, but I definately struggled with family issues which made it hard to complete in time sometimes. 

I believe it is the student choice to login and complete the activities when they want. I recognize the strategy of one day learning is not a good long term plan, but for some of us it is all we can do. Having more due dates throughout the week would be confusing. Most of my online classes have similar due dates and that helps a lot with my schedule. 

I answered the way I did on question 20 for exactly the issues listed above. More frequent deadlines means that schedules are harder to arrange. Even the Sunday deadline was a challenge on occasion because of work and family obligations.

 I think deadlines throughout the week would work well if there was also a small "grace period" to complete assignments.

You should let people work at their own pace. The people who want to proceed with good grades and are in school to progress in life will do what needs to be done-no reason to make it harder.

This is one of the first extra credit assignments I've done at Lane and I'm in my second year. 

I think that it is beneficial to offer it so that the students that want to put in the extra work will be rewarded for it.

i think extra credit is always useful 

The only extra credit offered has been small assignments and when it is offered it will only bump the grade 1-2 %'s. The assignments we're only offered once usually. In the history discourse, a DBQ would be challenging yet approachable for extra credit.

I have done book and movie reviews for extra credit in high school. They weren't worth very much probably enough to replace one assignment but they were worth doing.

one of my other classes offered extra credit assignemnts, they were papers, they all counted towards my final grade. 

All other classes offer extra credit 

Essays, video question responses, textbook questions 

Two or more usually 

I’m not totally sure how much they counted towards, but they were able to change your letter grade and improve exam scores.

Most of the classes I've taken have offered a couple  opportunities to gain extra credit. The percent added to the grade would be small, but helpful. The extra credit assignments were typically extra lab work, forum posts, papers, and even field trips. 

I was actually considering emailing you about an extra credit opportunity, but figured that wasn't going to happen. I'm very grateful for this opportunity you've given us via this review. I accidentally forgot to complete a chapter in late October because I was completely swamped and lost track of my class work that week. I thought I had finished my classwork for that week. After seeing my grade slip, I was really sad (haha).. An extra 1% like this makes all the difference, so thank you again for this!

Almost every other class I have had has offered extra credit assignments. Some extra credit involved making up missed quiz questions, or watching videos on extra curricular assignments/subjects not related to the course; peer reviewing essays, etc. Quantity varied on class but average one extra credit assignment every 2-3 weeks. Extra credit assignment points all varied as well depending on the assignments, I would say overall 5-10% off final letter grade.

I rarely go to the zoom if its not required but its nice to have as an option. 

I find that asynchronous classes with optional zoom meetings were the most effective because they allowed for me to work school into having to work 32-40 hours a week as well

i think you used zoom perfectly

I had a speech class that used zoom and it was very inconvenient to meet every other day during the week.

none of my classes made me meet at all over zooms. thankfully, 

I wanted to take this class for its no zoom meeting times, I was fine not having any. Having the option for office hours is nice though. 

I think a lot of the necessary information for this course could be found in the textbook, but on occasion, it would be helpful to be in a class-like environment like a Zoom meeting. Sometimes, hearing questions and thoughts other students have can spur questions I didn't know that I had and/or give more insight into information I neglected or didn't absorb fully. Mandatory or frequent meetings would be a bit overkill, in my opinion.

If there was a zoom meeting and I was struggling in class I would go or even if the instructor held office hour on zoom at specific times I would go too. but if it was a zoom class and I had to be there then I might as well go to a in person class. 

I like having a weekly engagement about topics being studied, it helps when that option is available.

Theres nothing I can think of. 

Not personally, I liked the google doc

I didn't use any

Can't think of anything

Maybe google slides for the study lists would be helpful. Just having a big list of words is overwhelming to me. If there were slides corresponding with the textbook chapters about important vocabulary, questions or key ideas that would be much more helpful. Although I do really appreciate the lists as well 

I am not familiar with it, but in some of my classes, students have used Discord to communicate with each other quicky. I don't use Discord, so I don't really know how much it really helps, though.

Also I like quizlet you can't go wrong with that one and you can create a class account for the vocabs or focus question. I think it's a  flashcards robot that can quiz you like a person and it will read it to you, that's my favorite part.

I like MindTap but I think Moodle is sufficient enough to just add course assignments too.

I enjoy the organization of the textbook and I think its worth the money if its deemed necessary by the professor. 

I prefer not to pay for a textbook due to the rising cost of college in general. The most effective thing I have experienced in classes is the written out articles on moodle itself so that students can study the material without having to pay for a textbook that we only use for 10 weeks and don't end up getting to all the material that the authors went through the time to write anyways.

although it sounds like a good idea not to have to pay for course materials, i really appreciate how organized textbooks are.

I enjoy the way the textbook system works

I think online free materials are better and easier to access than normal textbooks.

this is my very first online lane class 

I liked this textbook, I’m ok with purchasing it. It was a lot of money for me (a poor college student) but I know there are programs to help out with the costs. Having the textbook in one place made it really easy to access, and I knew what I was getting into every week. Nothing new or unexpected happened which I really appreciated. 

To be honest, I think the physical or virtual textbook(s) route is always better than the free online resources that I've seen. I particularly like the virtual textbooks because they cannot be lost or damaged.
Textbooks are consistent and I also think the information is a lot more enlightening and cohesive. Quilting together various online stuff gets messy. I've taken some classes with entirely free, online materials and I had trouble learning from them - Those types of materials seem to not get as "deep" into a topic as a textbook. I just prefer the straightforwardness of following a textbook or two.

#1. Its not about "Oh these links give people trouble sometimes" its about putting up with issues that arise and dealing with them. If the links are dead- FIX THEM. I don't understand how the whole course is a generic made up course everything is automated, including grading, with all due respect I don't understand why? Choose option 1 if you care about students. Way too many questions on the generic question exams as well. 100 questions in 90minutes??? This is an INTRO class if i'm not mistaken, i'm almost 30 years old and I had trouble keeping up. My advice is to make your own course at a respectable pace for students to keep up with.

All that being said nothing personal, just my opinion. I tried to get in touch with you once and I got an immediate response, that great I do appreciate that, some professors do not reply!

I cant think of anything 

The only thing that I can think of is that I wish the instructor found a way to make MOODLE display the deadlines for Mindtap exercises on the right hand "upcoming" column. I find that column to be helpful for my organization.

Can't think of anything.

I would suggest more help from the professor. There was barely any contact, barely any emails. No emails at all in the second half of the term. It was essentially a course where the student was responsible for teaching themselves which I'm not fond of. 

Google slides as a explained above.

These questions covered a lot of my thoughts. I think that a one time late assignment pass would make a huge impact on the student end because sometimes life just happens. Perhaps, making MindTap be worth just a little bit more than 50% of the overall grade would improve things, too because in my experience, I spent the vast majority of my time on and learning from there versus taking/preparing for midterms & finals. I have really enjoyed & appreciated this class. Thank you again!!