City Tech is a DC I am apart of. Many students as well as me have been affected by the current Pandemic. It has had a major impact on my DC in the short term and will impact us in the long term as well. We have had to adjust to fully remote online classes and can present challenges due to the fact that their is no face to face in person interaction. In an article it states, (seatlepi.com) “…it negatively impacts a student’s ability to interact with professors, ask questions and get immediate help.” This shows a challenge students now face in my DC as we have to wait to get an answer from a professor via email which can take up to 24 hours to receive a message instead of receiving an answer in matter of seconds. Online classes rely heavily on time management because you can fall behind really fast if you do not stay on top of things. In another article (usnews.com) it states, “Students should also try to identify a quiet time and place in their house to complete their coursework, if possible – even if that time is late at night, Smith says.” This reveals that being at home and trying to learn remotely can cause concerns to students that do not have the luxury of a quiet room like we used to have in classrooms. Furthermore, some professors are unreasonable as they expect students to do work remotely almost everyday, this can be another challenge to students that work full time. According to a study online classes can increase the chance of a student dropping out (Settlepi.com) it states “A study revealed in July 2011 by the Columbia University Community College Research Center indicated that Washington community college students were more likely to drop online classes than traditional ones.” This proves how the Pandemic can impact students in the long term. Students are getting overwhelmed with all the work they have to do and with poor time management, it explains why they dropout. On the bright side, people in my DC should not be too concerned as in person classes are expected to return in the not too distance future.
References:
https://education.seattlepi.com/negative-effects-online-courses-1094.html
Hi, Rex!
I agree with you about the online course. Besides, time difference is also a problem. I have a friend who moved to California from New York because of the COVID-19.She has a class at 8 am New York time. Because of the three-hour time difference, she have to get up at five o’clock for class. This is also inconvenient for online courses.
Hey Rex,
I totally agree with you about classes being remote because it can be a struggle for certain students. It’s really not the same of having in person courses for example lab classes how do teachers expect to teach that with out being physically there.