i liked the textbook and i love the format 

Textbook was great

Please tell students multiple times how to use the (3) attempts on each mindtap section. You have to click "Grade It Now." If you click continue and then click the "Grade it Now" it only gives you one attempt and locks it out. I somehow missed the (3) attempts option during the entire last class I had with you using mindtap and didn't understand it until a few weeks into this term. Im sure it would help others to be reminded a few times of that, especially us slower ones! Mindtap does help to understand the material, but the tests never line up with the sections beforehand.

Mindtap was a good resource and helped alot.

The only negative thing I have to say about it is that you only "rent" it for 85$ and can't access it further after the time period is up. That's a steep price to pay for a book you don't get to own but you don't decide the cost.

Overall I am satisfied with the content of the textbook however the format used by MindTap was quite irregular. Meaning there wasn't any flow when reading the textbook.

I bought the textbook on accident and was upset that I wasted the money

I personally really enjoyed using MindTap and loved that the user can highlight sections and write notes within the pages, along with the other resources available on MindTap; it was relatively easy to navigate as well. I'm overall very satisfied with the quality and readability of the textbook for this course and also enjoyed the added "click here" sections that directed the user to supplemental materials that were always interesting. Sometimes the chapter sections were super long, but overall, I'd give this textbook and MindTap a 10/10 and would recommend it be used for future students and classes. 

I wish the cost wasn't so high for an item you don't get to permanently keep, a lower price to "borrow" would have been preferred. I liked that they split the chapters up with "check your understanding" it made the material less overwhelming then reading it all at once, however, I struggled with the end of chapter tests because I found the questioning to sometimes be confusing and after all that reading it was difficult to remember that much information, plus it only gave you one chance to answer and I often got a very low grade on them.

I loved the textbook for this term/class it was very interesting and helpful throughout the term.

I liked the MindTap text book. This was my first experience with MindTap. I think the price was very affordable compared to a physical book. I didn't realize there was a highlight and make flashcards part until this week so I didn't take full advantage of that, but I did take advantage of the "read it out loud" option. The activity in the middle of the chapter was not my favorite but I understand why it's there. 

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Take notes and study

Please add them to a YouTube channel, so future students can watch on the TV easier, as casting lags.

No they were good

I thought the descriptions you gave were good and the clips were helpful. If someone watched them at least once before taking the quizzes then the hour time limit was more than enough to reference the videos as needed through the quiz.

In general, the video clips were a lot more dynamic, memorable, and outstanding than the plain text textbook. They gave more of a taste of each era. Honestly, I wouldn't mind if the textbook was entirely replaced with the documentaries.

• Most of the videos were edited well and connected smoothly so that more background was not necessary.
• Pausing the clips was vital to me, as I took many notes and could not write as fast as the video played.
• I took notes, saw the clips as further emphasis of what was presented in the textbook, and understood the significance of each video.
• Yes, it made sense as to what was the main topic for each video shown.

Honestly, the clips were well made.

The video clips were not too long and helpful

I liked that you added a short summary of the video underneath the links and added the length of the video as well, which really helped me plan my time. It was definitely helpful being able to pause and rewatch the clips for note taking and studying. The videos typically tied in perfectly to the textbook topics and helped cement the ideas in my mind, being able to learn the information from various media. I enjoyed the videos and found that they were really helpful in learning the material. 

I gave you pretty good feedback in our previous Moodle conversation about the clips, thank you again for taking the time to pick the right parts of videos for us, and for taking the time to watch long videos for our benefit.

no feedback about the videos they’re okay.

I would suggest having the vidoe test every other week or every week. I find I procrastinate the videos more when they're not tested on that week. I would also recommend after the waiting period giving access to the review so we know what we did wrong before the next attempt. Some of the week's videos had multiple that were saying the same thing, a little repetitive. I did take nots but In order to do so I pause every 5 seconds to take them. The one video I didn't take notes on I got a lot out of but I couldn't remember it for the test. 

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Zoom would have been nice for notes from the teacher

Make mandatory class times with lectures maybe.

Zoom office hours were good

I've not been required to use zoom to attend classes, it's only been used for office hours which is what works best for me.

I did not think that Zoom was necessary for me, personally. The Moodle messaging conversations we had together was sufficient. This is not to say that Zoom lectures are meaningless. I recall enjoying your Zoom lectures from HST201 a while back.

In my experience, the usage of Zoom in other classes was not very useful when used multiple times a week. It was harder to understand plus, my internet can be pretty unstable so when I got kicked from the meeting, I would miss some important information.

I often never went to required zoom meetings and since you didn't have any I didn't miss out on any info

I've never had an online class where Zoom meetings were required, but I only began college in 2022, so I'm unfamiliar with how things were during COVID. But I feel like to get a better sense of class community and helping students to meet each other to potentially form study groups or to make friends, having a meeting once a week would be a great opportunity for relationships. 

I enjoy having the option to take classes online and in person or hybrid for the reason I often have to work and being able to do homework on whatever time I have free is good. I like that zoom allows us to still communicate with you on a personal level about classes then just email if we can't be on campus because often email isn't answered in a timely manner and students questions can be crucial to assignments about to be due.

I like the low use of zoom because it’s a lot of pressure to be on zooms calls when you have a busy schedule or family issues and that’s why most students take online classes .

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Just turn the work in on time

It will confuse students I think.

I think it would be good

I work 60 hours a week and only have Friday and Saturday off. Mid week deadlines would've tanked my grade as I'd have not been able to make most of them. I do agree that cramming all in a day is generally not good for most people, but sometimes that's the only option. The way I see it, if someone needs to know something they'll remember it. If it comes up and they don't then they'll relearn it as they need it if they happen to forget. Most people have a pretty decent retention rate however and considering the heavy course loads a lot of people have one can't be expected to remember everything they learn.

I had other courses this term so I needed to balance my coursework. I liked getting all my history work done on Monday and Tuesday (as early as possible) so I could work on my other subjects during the week. The way the deadlines were set up allowed for this; I only wished that the new chapter would open on Sunday, not Monday.

I really don't have an opinion, I like the current number of deadlines in the class, or I could work with more.

Dont add midweek deadlines as it allows you to do your work at your own pace.

Having an end-of-week deadline was incredibly helpful for me as I do work full-time and go to school full-time, so it gave me extra time to complete things. Having more deadlines would significantly add to stress and burnout to those who are working and going to school at the same time, in my opinion. 

I'm on the fence, sometimes certain days of the week are busier for me than others and if I have other homework assignments due at the same time it can be stressful, having all week to work on assignments gives me room to spread all my homework out dependent on how my week flows, sometime I can get it all done the first 3 days of the week then I can be stress free at work the second half of the week. I try to be as open minded about things as I can because every instructor does things a little differently. I do my best to balance things out.

You could have half of the mindtap work due in the middle of the week and the rest on due on Sunday.

I am a science major, this class is an elective for me and very different then the rest of my courses. If I had deadline throughout the week I would probably miss them due to my School work days being Mondays and Fridays. 

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it worked well

This class was well organized and I would take it again.

I appreciate everything, the organization of the course is great, and I like the shortcut for MindTap at the top of the page.

organization was great

I don't have much to say, I thought it was organized well and was easy for me to understand.

The organization was great! I could see what I had to read/watch and what I had to turn in. The folder view was excellent and I could see what was due this week without having to scroll through past weeks. One small recommendation: I just wish that the number of video quizzes was more clear. I did not know which week I had a video quiz or how many there were in total at the outset of this course.

I liked it 

I thought the layout was clear and precise, not cluttered or confusing like some Moodle pages end up being. I liked that at the top of the page, there were large icons that were links to MindTap and other things, which made navigating your class page quite simple. 

I prefer this method, I had an instructor put several weeks into one drop down and I got confused and would cram all the assignments in one week or a whole week before its due, yeah that was great for being ahead of the class, but then when I had questions, the instructor would say "well we aren't there yet." I found it too confusing and frustrating.

No comment 

I liked how this course was organized. I believe it was better then some of my other online courses. 

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Most of the other things people use for online interactions are hobby related so I think that the things used are the best options currently.

Honestly, I don't know. I don't use many apps in general. I think that videos were helpful, but other than that I don't have a specific recommendation.

None that I can think of.

no, maybe quuzlet

Not that I'm aware of or have used, no. 

no

No sadly 

I'm not a tech person I struggle with tech quite a bit. I'd just recommend making it as easy as possible for students to get to the class material.

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I have only bought the required course materials and i think that's easiest 

Take notes and study for the exam.

I am willing to buy textbook but also would love free resources 

Personally I think that it's the instructors job to verify if the material they're going to use for the class is reputable. Costs of school and textbooks are just plain criminal so anything that reduces that cost is a good thing. So free online books should absolutely be mandatory for use. That said some people, I myself usually, prefer to own a physical book so that should be an option. I've taken classes that have both completely free online material and with required books, I've always preferred the cheaper option personally since textbooks seem to become outdated within a few years anyways. Google will always be your friend, you just have to know how to sort through the crap.

I have used OER before. It is nice on the $, but it can be cluttery and less structured. Most history classes use traditional textbooks, I think. My OER classes were fun, mostly because my professor wrote much of the OER material. My instructor would post the material on Moodle and tell us to read it. The OER classes also typically involved less reading than a history class. For this class, OER would work if this class was documentary-based instead of textbook-based, because many documentaries are available on YouTube and FilmsOnDemand.

I have taken classes that only used free materials and it worked out pretty well. I have had to buy more expensive textbooks in the past so the price for this one didn't seem all that bad, however, due to it being an ebook, I could not find it as a hard copy anywhere. That would be my only gripe.

I would rather not I bought becAUSE I THOUGHT it was required and never got a refund when I asked for one. 

I enjoy having textbooks as well as online-only materials and I do personally read my textbooks when I have them. I do not own a printer and do not have access unless I'm on LCC campus. I've only taken a few online classes and I enjoy having strictly online things, but have also enjoyed the few textbooks I've accumulated that are ones I'll be able to use once I become a teacher. Some textbooks though, do become pointless to own after taking a class. I think the specific setup you had for this course, with the digital textbook on MindTap was perfect. I took notes in a notebook and filled it, so I still had a physical version (in a way) of the textbook information. 

I like the OER, since I'm on my computer already it's easy to access, I often prefer paper versions of things, but I do appreciate that the source is free.

Textbooks are super high so for the price and the access to the materials and work available the price is worth it for this class.

I am never willing to buy text book but that's because I'm cheap. I would not like online textbooks if I had to read them. If it had a speaking option, like this course, I wouldn't mind. The reason is that I spend so much of my time looking at screens that reading for understanding on a computer for a long period of time would hurt my head. 

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Take notes and study for the exam.

N/a Thank you for the course this term!

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I've yet to take the final, but I suspect it'll be just like the midterm. To that effect, I think that you should allow students to bring in 1 page of handwritten notes to use on those since 100 questions is an extremely large amount to try and answer in an hour from memory. Other than that I thought the course was just fine the way it is.

Questions to ask: Overall class difficulty & most outstanding fact learned.

Recommendations: I would have appreciated if you removed the documentary clip about minie balls and amputation. It was a lot to stomach. And it was only used in 1 question in a video quiz.

Finally, I humbly would like to ask you for a recommendation letter. I love history, I put a lot into this class, and I will enjoy learning more history in the future. I plan on transferring to the U of O, I do not have a specific major yet, and I'll need a recommendation for entry. Thank you.

In summary, I recommend that MindTap be viewable on Moodle as a reminder to do them and the testing lab wasn't very convenient for me and a couple of my friends said the same when they went to the testing lab too (not for this class). Thanks for a great term!

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I enjoyed this course overall and would recommend it to others. Thank you for asking for your students input  

keep teaching this course, the youth of the world NEEDS to know our history!

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I would suggest have the video tests at 2 week intervals instead of 3. on the odd week have one week interval instead of 3. 

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