All that extra time I save I can put into other aspects of my life or into the class. But professors say on-line classes require more work for them. Classes have to be extremely clear and direct, said Richard Clark, professor of educational psychology and technology at the University of Southern California. Still, on-line classes can generate more interaction among students and their teachers. Discussions typically are recorded on an electronic bulletin board for everyone in the class to see and respond to.
Students use e-mail to get individual attention from their instructors.
On Saturday, I logged off the computer at 6 p.m. You have to be very responsive, which means you need to be on e-mail more frequently than you perhaps want to.