Re: Online Universities

2004-10-30 Thread dana tierney
nor to "attend" the class: > > > How does that contrast a classroom? plus same question as above. > or is that a gap in how educational programming is delivered? > > Eric > > -Original Message- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent:

Re: Online Universities

2004-10-30 Thread dana tierney
don't forget that in real life there are students willing to pay a premium for them. Dana On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:49:06 -0500, Eric Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am thinking of getting an MBA - too cheap to pay for it though. My mindset > has always been --- get it online. I think the onl

RE: Online Universities

2004-10-30 Thread Eric Dawson
w does that contrast a classroom? plus same question as above. or is that a gap in how educational programming is delivered? Eric -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 28, 2004 4:51 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Online Universities I do know peo

RE: Online Universities

2004-10-30 Thread Eric Dawson
I am thinking of getting an MBA - too cheap to pay for it though. My mindset has always been --- get it online. I think the online medium for education will become an essential component --- even in the bricks and mortar classrooms. >> extroverts learn better that way? learning styles. tailored ed

RE: Online Universities

2004-10-30 Thread Eric Dawson
=== Eric -Original Message- From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 28, 2004 2:44 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Online Universities I think it depends on the person. I personally prefer online classes. I am taking a couple classes this semester and fin

RE: Online Universities

2004-10-28 Thread Ian Skinner
I do know people who agree with Ian though. Certain discussion classes are probably better taken at bricks and mortar classrooms, and probably extroverts learn better that way? Dana I'm glad, because I agree with you as well Dana. I think on-line classes are great, if you have the discipline

Re: Online Universities

2004-10-28 Thread dana tierney
I think it depends on the person. I personally prefer online classes. I am taking a couple classes this semester and find the class time annoying. I am much more advanced than many of the students, ask questions that confuse them, get distracted in lab sessions and usually have to do the work over

RE: Online Universities

2004-10-28 Thread Tangorre, Michael
> Having said that, I want to add, that in my experience, > on-line course are much harder to stay focused. It takes > much more self-discipline to do the work and put in the > attendance. Much too easy for someone like me to > procrastinate and get distracted, especially with work and > fam

RE: Online Universities

2004-10-28 Thread Ian Skinner
I'll just add that I think on-line courses are loosing their stigma of being sub-par. Our local California Community and University institutions are adopting more and more on-line classes. So if you look around I bet you could find as reputable a school as you want that offers at least some of

Re: Online Universities

2004-10-27 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Michael, You may also want to look at University College, University of Maryland, or other schools within the UMD system. They have a very good online program - they are contracted to provide the same services to overseas armed forces bases. larry On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:05:23 -0400, Michael T.

Re: Online Universities

2004-10-27 Thread Gruss Gott
es. For example, Johns Hopkins offers Masters programs that can be completed mostly online although they require 2 weeks during the summer. If your goal is education then pick the program that is the best muse. That having been said, for online universities I

Re: Online Universities

2004-10-27 Thread Charlie Griefer
tending an online program through a well known university vs. > attending a non-traditional school like Phoenix, National ... > > -Original Message- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:17 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject:

RE: Online Universities

2004-10-27 Thread Ken Ketsdever
M To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Online Universities I went to Univ of Phoenix for my bachelor's (not online...B&M). Towards the end, we did have one class that was online. I was looking forward to it for the obvious reasons (no commute...learnin' in my jammies, etc). I was really di

Re: Online Universities

2004-10-27 Thread Charlie Griefer
I went to Univ of Phoenix for my bachelor's (not online...B&M). Towards the end, we did have one class that was online. I was looking forward to it for the obvious reasons (no commute...learnin' in my jammies, etc). I was really disappointed in it. Found that without a live class around me, it

Online Universities

2004-10-27 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
How do you feel about online degree programs such as those at Strayer University, Phoenix Online, and the numerous better known universities beginning to offer degree programs online? The reason I ask is that I went to Alfred University for my undergraduate degree (Computer Science) and decided to