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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many Friday classes are already conducted online. [/quote]

Really?  Why?[/quote]

Not sure what pp was referring to but it’s not true.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

Every school is offering classes online... even top 25 schools... wake up old people. [/quote]

My kid (rising junior) has never had a single one.[/quote]

Oh ... then it must not be true.  :roll: Did you even attend college?[/quote]

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