• When I first started this course, I loathed you and everyone around. I swore … that I
would never take another online course again. Well as my Grandmother used to say it is time for me
to ‘eat crow.’ Once I was able to navigate around the course schedule (as I was to
independent and stubborn to consider bothering the professor) however once I did, as you were
‘here’ for us, things went much smoother. … once I understood, the stars were in
alignment and I was able to write with feverish fluidity and have enjoyed every minute of doing so.
I believe I retained most of the information because of the constant redundancy of it
all, … Your methods are the key to my success. (Smile.). And, although, I would never presume
to tell a professor of your stature what could be improved, I would have very much liked to have read
your lecture for nutrition supplements that are given via tube feedings either IV or other
non-gastrointestinal route … as you would have explained this in great detail and with no doubt
complete understanding.
Thank you for preparing me for my next nursing class, I would not have done it any other
way and would recommend you and this course highly to anyone.
• I think future students will really like this course.
• I also enjoyed reading your lectures, and the subtle humor they possessed.
Thank You!
• …the notes were understandable … and specific on what you wanted
us to know.
• I enjoyed and learned from most of the content and those which I felt were a
bit obscure … actually has found it’s way into many a conversation with others in my profession
and outside! I guess that means, I did learn from it in the long run.
• I feel like I am walking away with some valuable information that will help
me as a nurse.
• In fact, I seemed to have mastered a lot of the information, making me feel
like I am knowledgeable enough to continue my education towards a nursing degree. I benefited, as
well as my future patients.
• Honestly I enjoyed the course very much. By forcing us to write papers over
the notes you gave us, I feel that I have retained more information in this class than any other of
my classes.
• … and instead of making us regurgitate the information, you were unique
in your quizzes, and helped us to use the information we have learned.
• …how clear the instructions were for writing your essays. It gave you
clear cut, exactly what was expected for all of the essays.
• I also enjoyed all of the quizzes [which] were set up in a very unique way
to make us think through things. They were also all related to the medical field. This is the field
which I have chosen to go into, so these quizzes will help me out in my future career.
• However, even though I thought doing essays was going to make the class much
harder, I think I learned a lot by having the assignments this way. I had to look more for my answers
and put a little more thought in to it than I have with other online courses and I think it helped me
to remember what the information I needed to learn. I had no problem remembering topics from
nutrition when it came up in my nursing classes.
• This course is time consuming but in a good way. I really liked this course
and I hope that I have more courses like this one. It was not too easy, but it was not too hard
either. Thank you for being a really good instructor.
• The immediate feedback after the first submission was the key in putting me
at ease that I could proceed with the essays to follow.
• The feedback was another important aspect of this class. When I had
questions, your response was very expedient via email and really provided a lot of help to me on some
of the essays in which I had questions.
• Rarely do you find a professor/instructor who keeps you well-informed of
your grades and provides you with a current and up-to-date grade after each assignment. This was
very valuable to me and something that I really appreciated and thought was above and beyond how
classes normally operate.
They can't all be positive, can they?
• The course was great the material was great but online courses are not for
me. Like I said before this was my first and last online course I plan to take. I guess I just
like to be able to sit down and ask a question person to person and not thru e-mail. I guess
that’s a little old fashion but it seem to work better for me.
• However, as an independent study course I don’t agree with being marked off a
percentage if the assignments are done late. I should be be able to complete the assignments on
my own time as long as everything is turned in by the end of the semester.
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