I was overall satisfied with my experience using MindTap. The amount of detail provided was just enough to understand and correctly answer most of the questions on the concept checks and quizzes.

It was easy to use, and I think exceeded its $95 value. I didn't mind having a fully online textbook, though I didn't end up taking many notes due to being unable to copy lines of text and paste them into note documents outside of MindTap. 

The one thing I had a problem with was that questions on a few of the image analyses were pretty subjective, or omitted context that would have been helpful in deciding an answer. One of the weeks had us analyze a painting of the Trail of Tears, and asked how people from the time period it was painted (the 1940s) mainly felt about it, which was pretty out of left field and hard to figure out.

It's okay, the way it's set up, but it is pricy. 

I like mindtap! Personally my charter school for early college covered it so the cost was covered for me. 

The textbook was fine to use, and I liked how everything was on one platform. I did not have to switch between a textbook and Moodle and another website. My only issue was that I have a specific reader on my computer to read aloud digital text, but it does not work with MindTap. MindTap has its own reader built in but it is not very customizable, and I would have preferred to use my reader. 

had a positive experience with the reading 

Personally, I am a paper person and unless it's a quiz/text (excepting math tests), I prefer what I have to read to be on paper. That said, I was able to use tools that only computers have to find what I was looking for rather than scouring a physical text book. While I would have preferred a physical textbook, I was still able to learn a lot and I really liked the set up of the weekly assignments in MindTap and I am very glad I didn't have to pay for the textbook separately. I hate book fees so all in all, MindTap/Cengage was a great resource. 

I already discussed this with you, but I think the textbook is lacking in some areas and every once in a while, I came across a question that I was unable to find the answer to in the textbook and consequently got it wrong, which is frustrating when your grade is based on what you get right. Other than that, it's a great resource and I'm glad that future students will have such a helpful resource at their disposal.

Overall I think the textbook was decent, the only thing that was difficult for me is I learn more through videos and conversation as opposed to just reading so I had a hard time fully understanding some of the content in the chapters.

I liked the MindTap textbook as it is organized by chapter, and the ease of access to the chapter quizzes.

I prefer online textbooks so my take on MindTap may be biased, and I did go into it with high expectations. I was a little disappointed that the read it out loud option did not follow the highlighted words as it went, typically the highlight fell behind and so it made it difficult to keep track of where you were if you weren't looking at the book at the same time. I frequently would replay chapters while doing other activities as a way of refreshing my memory and lost my place a few times. My only other complaint is that I missed a primary source activity because I wasn't looking for it and instead was reading the section titles and accidentally skipped it. I think if it was placed at the top of the chapter that would help a lot to prevent that from happening to others.

Overall I really enjoyed getting to use MindTap and I wish it wasn't a rental, I may in the future purchase the textbook for my own collection to refer back to.

• The amount of background provided for each clip was perfect as is.
• It was indeed helpful to pause and rewatch the clips.
• Yes
• Yes

Probably just to give us a little help on what to take notes on.

The video clips are the only thing helping me even attempt to study for this final....

Used them and benifited. 

I think the clips were very useful. I especially liked having the worksheet for the lengthy documentary we had to watch. I realize this would be a big ask, but it may be helpful to have a worksheet to follow along with the videos. Each week there could e a few questions for each video, I just struggled with taking notes for the videos and the worksheet might help with specific wording on the quizzes, as sometimes the word you were looking for is not what I wrote down/ remembered. 

Don't have any feedback 

I think the clips were important and often covered ground that the textbook skimmed over or didn't talk about at all. I really appreciate that I didn't have to watch even longer clips to get the same message (I'm all about efficiency in learning) and being able to pause and go back whenever I needed was amazing. That's one thing I would not have gotten if this had been an in person class (my high school teachers hardly shared the video links like this for videos and movies they showed in class and I was always scrambling to take notes that I didn't even understand the next day). 

I thought the video clips were well done

Yes, the video clips were helpful, but providing more background information would improve the understanding of the material.

Some of the clips were better than others in helping my understand the message in the clip, I have trouble concentrating when watching videos and closed captioning helps a lot. I think this was more an issue for me on the videos that did not have closed captioning, but overall, I do feel they played into the weeks reading well. 

I was probably one of the students you saw doing all the work on the weekends. I did have other obligations, though the main source of this was my own procrastination. I am neutral on the proposed policy; I was able to do well in the class pushing everything to the last minute for about half of the term, but I have done equally well in classes that had two deadlines per week of Wednesday and Sunday. The procrastination adapts to the deadlines.

Maybe have some assignments due on Friday and the rest on Sunday because I do believe a lot of students have work and family related stuff during the week.

The midterm deadline was a little bit weird, but the final was okay. But what annoyed me was that I couldn't look up ahead to the future modules to take a peek at the study guide, etc. Studying should be available from the beginning. 

I personally would have had to drop the class if you did this. 

Would there be a way you could do both? Unfortunately, this would be more work for you, but could you have students fill out a survey at the beginning of the term with both options laid out, and have them pick their deadline choice? I would have probably grasped the course and information better if I had not waited to the last minute to do the MindTap exercises. But I understand how weekly deadlines, especially for online students, might be very difficult. 

no

I support the idea of adding midweek deadlines as someone who works and takes classes, it can be hard to manage my own time, but having specific deadlines helps me regulate my schedule better.

i do not like midweek deadlines because of my hectic life midweek

I am against this because I would have failed the MindTap part of my grade if assignments were due during the week. I am one of the students who only went through MindTap on the weekend, most of the time it was because I had work from my other classes that was due throughout the week already and working a full-time job with 1-2 part time jobs (depending on the week) didn't really give me a lot of extra time during the week. I actually struggled a lot with deadlines this term (my other professors can tell you) and I appreciate the fact that this added stressor was not put on me this term. I think I would have learned better, but I also would have spent a lot more nights in tears and stressing about deadlines than I already did. I know that this is my personal situation, but to be completely honest, the only reason I'm even taking online classes is because my financial situation doesn't allow me to work nights (for less pay) and go to school during the day. I think that if you decided to implement this, you should add some sort of late work policy for students that are truly unable to complete work during the week. 

For me I could see it as something I would struggle with but possibly adapt and ultimately benefit from. However I think it depends on person to person, sometimes deadlines aren't motivators enough for people who struggle with procrastination.

A midweek deadline would help reduce procrastination, but having more than two deadlines a week would be too much to keep track of.

no

I work, have in person classes, as well as 6 year old and a 2 year old at home. Ideally I would like to be able to spend more time during the week studying however sometimes the only time I can is late at night when tired or on the weekends with a fresh mind. Between the two I usually choose the weekend as I am able to retain more. For reference I am now writing this at 8:58pm after my kids are in bed. We do what we must to get our degrees, and I think flexibility is key in supporting that!

I was in high school during the shutdown and never experienced college classes on zoom, so this may impact my answer. I didn't like the use of zoom for school since it was mostly just the teacher talking to a wall of blank screens since almost no one would have their cameras on, and people rarely if ever spoke up. It was somehow worse if the teacher had a requirement to have cameras on, as it put a lot of pressure on looking attentive, having a presentable room, etc. and overall felt like an invasion of privacy. As a high schooler I often thought it would be much better if the zoom meetings were optional or didn't exist at all since there was virtually no peer to peer interaction, I never got anything out of them, and all the actual learning I did was on the canvas courses outside of the class zoom hours.

I feel like for this class it isn't as necessary but can be helpful.

yes.

I specifically wanted an asynchronous course because I was already taking other classes at the Lane campus. I think having the option to meet with you is nice, but sometimes I just want to get the course material and be done. Lectures and the pressure of attendance can sometimes be overwhelming. 

I dont have anything else!

I mentioned this in my previous response, but mandatory Zoom meetings would not have worked with my schedule. I feel that a lot of students who take online classes are doing it so that they don't have to worry about attending a class at a specific time. I think it's taking away opportunities from students who need to work full time but also want to get their education and since the cost of higher education is only rising, attending class (in person or virtually) can be difficult. I also know that some are not as fortunate as myself and having a slower internet may mostly work for a class like this, Zoom meetings would make things difficult and some students might not be able to attend because their internet connection won't allow them to hop on a call.

One of my other professors who is a Physical Education instructor and she holds two meetings a week (where we do workouts). If you attend the meeting and do the workout then, you don't have to worry about anything else. However, she records these meetings so that students who aren't able to attend can still do the workouts, we just have to record ourselves doing it then send it to her. I think something like that would work for this class, but mandatory meetings would not be as accessible. I also think that the videos you give us each week cover a lot of what we might learn in a Zoom class, so it would just be more work for everyone, yourself included. 

I think discussions can be a great way to delve more into material and further understand the weekly topics, especially when the workload is heavier.

Haven't had a class with Zoom.

I would love an opportunity to be able to discuss chapters and questions with peers and hear their perspectives and insights on the weeks learnings. I think this would help with my understanding as well.

This is probably the most organized course I've ever taken, online or not. I had no issues with any of the organization choices.

I think it was well organized and easy to do the readings and turn stuff in.

Moodle was organized but please switch to canvas. 

yes.

I loved the organization of this course. I think it was really user friendly and made things easy to keep track of. 

It was organized. The calendar was especially helpful in knowing due dates and things. The moodle was easy to follow and to fine things. 

This course was organized perfectly for me. Once I read the syllabus at the beginning of the term to be clear on what the weekly assignments and tasks would be and where they would be located (and in the same place every time), I was able to easily navigate Moodle for this course and get everything done without missing anything. I actually really appreciate how this course was organized and wish that all of my professors this term (and in general) had done it this way. 

I felt like it was organized well

This course was organized far better than some of the other classes I've taken; I liked the format of Moodle.

This was probably the best organized moodle class I have taken in the two years I have been at Lane, no complaints. 

• Most other classes I have taken explicitly did not offer extra credit
• I can't remember the last time I did any extra credit since most classes haven't offered it, and the ones that do make it a practically insurmountable feat (drawing a comic for each day throughout the term and turning it in at the end, for example). However, the extra credit options you offered here sound feasible and like something I would enjoy doing and get something out of.
• Usually just one, or sometimes one per unit
• All of the above have been extra credit offers I've had. Usually what it does depends on the difficulty of completing it on top of regular course work

In my other classes I had instructors offer no extra credit but I had one professor over a lot of extra credit for doing readings, and reflecting on what they read.

How much did those extra credit assignments count?  Did they replace a missed assignment?

My classes this term were a bit low on extra credit. I think a final survey is a great way to offer extra credit, my other online course this term offered extra credit if we turned the final in early. Another way my classes have offered it is just more assignments. My psych instructor allowed us to turn in 3 - 5 assignments of the same category. The idea is that 3 are required but the extra 2 are available to make up missing points. My biology instructor from fall and winter term allowed extra credit in the form of a species analysis. You had to pick a species of marine animal and write a report and label a picture. It takes around 2 hours to do and I believe you can do up to 2, for 10 points each. 

A few of my previous classes have offered extra credit. They were very helpful and offered many opportunities to learn other angles on the topic while helping my grade 

Only a few of my classes have offered extra credit opportunities and for one of them, it just replaces a workout (P.E. class). Another one of my classes offers extra credit on Unit tests, and the questions cover material from the previous unit. With this class, you could lose up to three points if you got the questions wrong and so extra credit was completely optional if you didn't want to risk it, but you could gain up to 9 extra points (almost a letter grade and it saved my grade on one specific text). I don't remember what any of the others were, but there were only one or two extra credit opportunities available. 

My psychology, ethnic studies, and global health offered extra credit. In my psychology we had an option every couple of weeks and I believe it was 10%-15%, the deadline for those was at the end of the week which it had become available. Ethnic studies had just three options we could do any time up until finals and each was 10%. Global health had them spread out throughout the term and those were 10%. They didn't replace assignments but I found them helpful. On my final in ethnic studies we were also given extra credit if we submitted our exams early.

I haven't had any extra credit opportunities in my other classes.

I feel like an extra credit question on the mid term or final, or one assignment (like watch a whole documentary and answer some questions about it)offered for the term might be nice but as a rule of thumb I try not to rely on extra credit and instead due the work. I am however trying to make it a habit to always evaluate my courses so this was a nice option.  I imagine as far as how much credit it would be given would depend on the amount of work put into the assignment.

Some classes have had a course discord server, usually reused across terms so previous students can stay updated and weigh in if they want, for students to discuss the material, plan study groups, etc. 

The one I'm in that I like the set up of is actually a department/ major discord server with channels for different class sequences. Overall server is just for any chemistry students, and then there are channels for general chemistry, organic chemistry, etc. Teachers in the chem department are the moderators

A Quizlet study guide would have been helpful because, honestly, there was no way to effectively prepare for studying. Even now, studying for the final with a class like this being online, there needs to be a proper study setup with relevant questions, not just names. 

Quizlet deck of note cards and share the link. 

I have not used any other apps, and cannot currently think of a useful addition. 

None that I can think of, google doc seems to be the preferred tool of many of my peers so it seems fitting.

Most textbooks are at least upwards of $100, and often a couple hundred more. Because of this, I typically end up buying them from used textbook sites, eBay, or renting them for a marginally lower price. Sometimes I can find them on the Internet archive for free. Regardless, I end up getting it if it's required for the course, so I'd say I'm very willing to somehow get my hands on whatever textbook is needed.

I am willing to use many different websites and read online for courses such as this one. I don't own a printer, but the Eugene public library has cheap (dime per job) printing services that I've used, and I think students can also print at the LCC library for a low price. I have had courses that only used free online materials, and had no issue with them. I think having many different free online sources rather than one central textbook might generally make things easier for students, but harder for teachers. A trade off, since it's the other way around for students trying to access expensive or hard to find textbooks in classes that only use those.

Buying textbooks can be a hassle sometimes just because they could be hard to find and be pretty expensive to buy and for a student like me I rather have a free online text book so I didn't have to worry about buying a text book on time.

it works better when its free

yes.

I have had a few classes that use a free textbook called openstax, my Psy 101 and ASTR 123 class used this textbook cite. I think its nice, but you would not get the convenience of having the activities and textbook readings split up and together. I think this course is at a level where you should be taking it for the purpose of being interested in the material and therefore, willing to pay for the textbook. I realize not everyone can afford a $95 textbook, but if a student is paying attention in week one they can drop the course before purchasing MindTap. 

I  think it depends on the course for me. I am more willing to buy textbooks if I am interested in the course, and/or we actually use them. 

To be completely honest, the only reason I read the textbook for any class (besides a math class where the homework is in the textbook) is to find answers to specific questions. I rarely actually spend time reading through a textbook because I find it incredibly boring. This class made textbook reading an integral part of the class and so I actually read the thing. I am prepared to take the bad with the good and spend money on a textbook if it's actually going to be beneficial. This class is a great example. The textbook has information that is relevant and it's honestly more intriguing than other textbooks I've used. I like the way it's set up. I only ask that any fees needed after actually paying for the class itself are mentioned in the course description as it's frustrating to get to a course and realize you need to spend another $50+ on a textbook. This class is a good example of a class that should have a dedicated textbook and it's easier to take notes on and digest. 

I also know that trying to find links every week is an added and unnecessary stressor that this class doesn't need. One of my other professors uses a textbook that you can purchase a downloadable copy for $15 online and I really don't like it. The Table of Contents doesn't have the right page numbers because of the way that it's formatted and navigating takes forever because it's just one document. One of my professors last term had a textbook for the class but I only used it for help finding answers on quizzes (open note/book) and her video lectures that she posted were the only source of information I used weekly for that class.

I think a free textbook could work for this class, but you've got a good system going right now and I think it's alright to have to pay a bit more money for such an awesome resource. LCC should consider putting fees like this as part of the cost of the course so students aren't finding out about it later. 

I think it depends. For a history class like this I see a textbook as being a source I'm willing to pay for. However my global health teacher did a great job at utilizing academic websites as our sources along with films to provide thorough knowledge on our weekly topics. However that covered various topics so I think for a history class focusing on a specific time in history a textbook would be the best option, especially an interactive one like mindtap.

I haven't had a class that used only free materials, and I wish I did. I dislike paying for textbooks and do all my reading for my courses online anyway, so for me, online-only material would be a sufficient replacement for my textbooks.

I would readily spend $100 for the textbook (especially when it comes with MindTap) instead of learning off YouTube like I have in some of my past classes with the OER resources. Nothing makes me more frustrated than paying for an online class to learn off to then essentially learn off YouTube. I'm sure there are some free resources that can help contribute, but personally I understand the need to purchase textbooks and being notified well in advance of class I can make sure to budget for it. 

• I consider online classes to definitely be more convenient than in person classes, though it's hard to say they're "just as good" when they are more of a means to an end. I remember in person classroom teachings years later in a way I don't for online classes.
• Yes. Even in online courses that have required discussion forums, unlike this one, many fellow students clearly copy and paste other students' posts into ChatGPT or other AI and ask these LLMs to write required responses to said posts, sometimes even doing this for main posts which makes it impossible to respond to them since they have said nothing of substance. Engaging with others is a box to be checked off rather than a means of exchanging true perspectives characteristic of organic debates that happen in person. The character of the teacher is also important and isn't as obvious/ is forgettable in online courses.
• Yes, I have
• I don't care which days of the week they're on. I'm an insomniac so 10am or earlier classes are hard and I sometimes end up not signing up for them for that reason alone. I'm aware not every class can be held in the afternoon though.

I do suggest enrolling in a in person class room based class because then you can see if online is better for you or not because for me I'm better online because I have sports, work, and a family to attend too. But I take both in person and online classes.

its a little less put together compared to in person

yes.

I prefer in person, I took this fully online course because winter term, I was taking 4 classes all in person, while working 40-50 hours a week. I work pretty late into the night and had to take 9ams to accommodate my schedule. It was a lot of not being home and it was really hard to maintain. I chose to take two in person and two online because I thought my attendance to in-person classes would be better if I could sleep in a little and also be full-time. I think online classes are helpful for this and many more reasons, but you also have to be extremely committed to the course work to actually learn something. 

I  dont have anything really 

I think, that when done right (like this course was) and when the professor is actively engaged with students that reach out, a fully online course can be just as good and helpful as a classroom-based course. Everyone learns differently and I actually prefer in person classes, but so far the online courses I'm taking/have taken do a great job.

I despise the social element in any class. I don't mind presentations, but I don't like group projects and I don't like any activity where I have to interact/rely on other students to get my own work done. I like being able to speak to my professors in person, but over email or Moodle is just fine as well. I don't think that the social element of an in person class is necessary and discussion forums can be helpful for interacting with fellow students on your own time and without having to actually speak to anyone. I think social interaction can be good, but in my opinion, it's not necessary for any class, besides maybe a communications class.

I would consider enrolling in almost any classroom-based course at LCC if night classes were actually at night and not at or before 5PM. I don't get off work until 5 most days and I live about 20 minutes from campus, so any class after 6PM would work great for me but LCC doesn't offer any (at least not that I've seen and I've been through the ringer trying to find classes that work with my schedule and fit into what classes I need to get my transfer degree. 

If I enrolled in a classroom course, I don't care what day(s) it would be, as long as the class didn't start until after 6PM. 

I like having the option, I currently have been taking two in person classes and two online. I work part time throughout the week and volunteer so being able to spend a little less time on campus has helped my schedule be more manageable.

I do consider online classes to be just as good as the classroom courses. I don't think the social element is very important to the learning of students. I prefer my in-person courses to be earlier in the day.

If this class was offered at a time that did not conflict with my other courses that I could not take different terms I would have absolutely taken an in person class. I think online courses are great for classes that you may already have a good footing of understanding in, but for new to you material in person is far more effective at learning. Being able to discuss and work with classmates I miss the most when taking online courses and this one was no exception. 

I appreciate the professors flexibility when a in person test conflicted with my sports competition. 

I think I do better with a lecture style course, I am curious if it would be possible to cut out some of the documentaries and you provide lecture videos of yourself teaching the topics. 

I dont think anything!

I don't think I have any questions, but I really appreciated everything that I learned in this class this term and I appreciate your promptness in communicating with me. Thank you!

I think this was a good course, my only recommendation would be opportunities for discussion!

I dont have any recommendations for improvements, this course worked well for me.

The only suggestion I have is with the user ability to MindTap which I don't think you can fix but needs help from Cengage to fix the timing on the read to me ability. Thanks for a great term!