Priorities? UMD is clearing the campus of academic activities to make way for football games....

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Anonymous wrote:Many Friday classes are already conducted online.

Really? Why?

Not sure what pp was referring to but it’s not true.

My husband is a professor there. It is certainly true for many humanities department classes for all but 400-level classes. Typically the class meets 3x per week; 2x in person and 1x online. Strong pressure on faculty to include the online component in his department. Faculty handle it differently.

Some post a brief video and then students react or discuss via a Facebook-type interface. Others use it to reinforce subjects students may have struggled with in a recent exam.

The online bit is probably due to all the $$ they save by not running facilities. UMD has already made a ton of money out of University of MD University College (their open enrollment online campus kind of like University of Phoenix) now they want to expand to the flagship campus. Huge red flag.

Every school is offering classes online... even top 25 schools... wake up old people.

My kid (rising junior) has never had a single one.

Oh ... then it must not be true. Did you even attend college?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Professor’s spouse lady is not doing UMD any favor. Are you sure this is not your DH’s Dept only?

My spouse has tenure, so I could really care less. And yes, I am sure that his department isn't the only one.

This isn't just happening at UMD. Not defending it, but doing some portions of classes online saves the university money by conserving energy and class space.

Examples outside of DH's department:

English 101 https://www.english.umd.edu/academics/academicwriting/BlendedLearning
Psych 100: https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/201801/PSYC/PSYC100
Health 301 https://sph.umd.edu/sites/default/files/files/BCH/BCH%20Syllabus%2017-18/DBCH_HLTH301_Fall2017_Slopen.pdf

Online teaching resources for faculty --
https://tltc.umd.edu/event/moving-online-course-design-and-development-retreat
https://tltc.umd.edu/options

Sigh lady.. hope your DH cares at least.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Professor’s spouse lady is not doing UMD any favor. Are you sure this is not your DH’s Dept only?

My spouse has tenure, so I could really care less. And yes, I am sure that his department isn't the only one.

This isn't just happening at UMD. Not defending it, but doing some portions of classes online saves the university money by conserving energy and class space.

Examples outside of DH's department:

English 101 https://www.english.umd.edu/academics/academicwriting/BlendedLearning
Psych 100: https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/201801/PSYC/PSYC100
Health 301 https://sph.umd.edu/sites/default/files/files/BCH/BCH%20Syllabus%2017-18/DBCH_HLTH301_Fall2017_Slopen.pdf

Online teaching resources for faculty --
https://tltc.umd.edu/event/moving-online-course-design-and-development-retreat
https://tltc.umd.edu/options

Sigh lady.. hope your DH cares at least.

My DH cares a lot about his students, his teaching and his research. He has done extensive training and worked to redesign classes and make this format work. He offers more office hours than he used to (or are required) to ensure students have opportunities to ask questions or just talk about the class. He was very skeptical about this shift but decided to use it as an opportunity to learn new skills and find new ways of presenting the material and making time for class discussions.

What neither of us cares about is whether we make the university look good by informing people of how some courses are conducted.

It is what it is. If you don't like it, there are thousands of other colleges you can send your kid to, or you could try to lobby the UMD-CP president and deans to disallow any online teaching.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Professor’s spouse lady is not doing UMD any favor. Are you sure this is not your DH’s Dept only?

My spouse has tenure, so I could really care less. And yes, I am sure that his department isn't the only one.

This isn't just happening at UMD. Not defending it, but doing some portions of classes online saves the university money by conserving energy and class space.

Examples outside of DH's department:

English 101 https://www.english.umd.edu/academics/academicwriting/BlendedLearning
Psych 100: https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/201801/PSYC/PSYC100
Health 301 https://sph.umd.edu/sites/default/files/files/BCH/BCH%20Syllabus%2017-18/DBCH_HLTH301_Fall2017_Slopen.pdf

Online teaching resources for faculty --
https://tltc.umd.edu/event/moving-online-course-design-and-development-retreat
https://tltc.umd.edu/options

Sigh lady.. hope your DH cares at least.

It's not about not caring. My son prefers online classes because he can watch the lecture twice or stop and rewind if he misses a point being made.

Not everybody likes the lecture model of a professor. It's about providing the right education to all kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever - I'm not the teacher in the family.

But you can learn, right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever - I'm not the teacher in the family.

But you can learn, right?

Maybe you can learn when you’ve been pw3nd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many Friday classes are already conducted online.

Really? Why?

Not sure what pp was referring to but it’s not true.

My husband is a professor there. It is certainly true for many humanities department classes for all but 400-level classes. Typically the class meets 3x per week; 2x in person and 1x online. Strong pressure on faculty to include the online component in his department. Faculty handle it differently.

Some post a brief video and then students react or discuss via a Facebook-type interface. Others use it to reinforce subjects students may have struggled with in a recent exam.

Interesting..my DD is about to apply. Not exactly a plus..

Something to ask about on tours, particularly at large universities. This doesn't happen at my kid's LAC.

I'm the UMd prof's spouse. One thing to consider - in this scenario, the student is getting content from the actual professor 3x per week. In the past, that 3rd class was be a discussion section led by a graduate student TA.

Well I have to say the discussion sessions I had with my graduate TAs in college were some of the best I had. So perhaps it depends on the quality of the graduate students.

[Anonymous]

This school is no elite, don't know why yall are acting surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many Friday classes are already conducted online.

Really? Why?

Not sure what pp was referring to but it’s not true.

My husband is a professor there. It is certainly true for many humanities department classes for all but 400-level classes. Typically the class meets 3x per week; 2x in person and 1x online. Strong pressure on faculty to include the online component in his department. Faculty handle it differently.

Some post a brief video and then students react or discuss via a Facebook-type interface. Others use it to reinforce subjects students may have struggled with in a recent exam.

The online bit is probably due to all the $$ they save by not running facilities. UMD has already made a ton of money out of University of MD University College (their open enrollment online campus kind of like University of Phoenix) now they want to expand to the flagship campus. Huge red flag.

Every school is offering classes online... even top 25 schools... wake up old people.

Not sure what schools you're thinking of....

[Anonymous]

I get it. It's an easy thing to criticize. On balance, though, the cancellation is a quality of life boost for both UMd students and employees.

Given all the debate about the merits of the online courses, I just want to add that UMD students LOOOOVE them. In the programs I know best, online and blended courses routinely fill first and get the longest waitlists.

[Anonymous]

I guess this is what happens at state schools