Response Submitted on: Institution Department Course Group ID Full name L-Number Q00 Q00->I felt this course was well organized. Q00->The required reading and assignments contributed to my learning. Q00->I put enough time and energy into this course to meet or exceed the course requirements. Q00->The instructor's feedback was clear and useful. Q00->The instructor provided timely feedback. Q00->The instructor treated students with respect. Q00->The instructor provided opportunities for students to learn from each other. Q00->The instructor was available and helpful. Q00->Overall I would rate the effectiveness of the instructor as: Q00->Overall I would rate the effectiveness of the course as: Q00 Q00 Q00 Q00 Q00->How does this course compare to all other courses you have taken at LCC (including online, hybrid, traditional, and telecourse classes)? Q00->How does this online course compare relative to other online courses you have taken at LCC? 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Q00->How Interesting It Was/What I Learned Q00->It Allowed Me To Earn Credits In A Convenient Manner Q00->I Like The Online Venue For Communicating With My Instructor And Classmates Q00->The James McPherson "Battle Cry of Freedom" textbook Q00->The Ken Burns Civil War series Q00->The weekly video Episode quizzes Q00->The Ken Burns Forum ("Making History" web video clip, articles critiquing his Civil War video series) Week 2 Forum Q00->Creative License (Episode 1, Union Major Sullivan Ballou's letter, and historical truth) Week 3 Forum Q00->Civil War Photography (video clip, website with manipulated photos) Week 4 Forum Q00->Comparing sources forum (Divided Union video clip, Burns documentary, textbook) Week 7 Forum Q00->Petersburg - Death of the Confederacy - Video Podcast and Week 8 Forum Q00->Death and the Civil War - Video and Week 9 Forum Q00->Optional Extra Credit Opportunities (1-3) Q00->laptop computer Q00->smartphone (no if you only have a "dumb" cell phone or nothing) Q00->iPad or other tablet type of mobile device Q00->a Twitter account Q00->an Instagram account Q00->a SnapChat account Q00->a Facebook/MySpace (or other social networking) account Q00->a Flickr/Picassa/Photobucket (or other picture sharing specific) account Q00->Your own online blog Q00 Q00_positive Q00 65673 03/13/2017 18:33:01 HST 209: American History: Civil War W17 (Escobar 31664) Anonymous 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 : 5-6 hours a week 2 : 2-3 times a week 4 : 4 1 : The LCC Online Course Catalog 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 : I Would Recommend This Course I felt the Ken Burns series was very useful during this course. No real recommendations 65486 03/12/2017 04:59:16 HST 209: American History: Civil War W17 (Escobar 31664) Anonymous Stan Cates 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 : 5-6 hours a week 5 : 5 or more times a week 4 : 4 5 : An Instructor 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 : I Would Highly Recommend This Course NA I still think there's potential for subtitles on the video to snuff out silly misinformation like the July 4th not being celebrated in Vicksburg bit.  65867 03/15/2017 17:20:21 HST 209: American History: Civil War W17 (Escobar 31664) Anonymous 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 : 5-6 hours a week 4 : 4-5 times a week 3 : 3 6 : I searched ExpressLane for any available online course 3 4 0 3 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 : I Would Not Recommend This Course It's convenient for me to take online courses, and during my time here at Lane, I've always taken one every term. This course is great for those who truly set time aside to do the readings and study the material. However, halfway through the term, I realized this course wasn't really for me. Just to give my input though, you should continue to bring outside sources. I enjoyed comparing more than two sources because it helped me understand the material better, rather than watching the series and textbook.  N/A 65671 03/13/2017 17:31:32 HST 209: American History: Civil War W17 (Escobar 31664) Anonymous 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 : 3-4 hours a week 4 : 4-5 times a week 2 : 2 1 : The LCC Online Course Catalog 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 : I Would Highly Recommend This Course I think the main strength of the class lies with its primary source of information: Battle Cry of Freedom.It's an absolutely fantastic book, and the weekly readings were my favorite aspect of the class. I also think it worked well in tandem with the Ken Burns documentary.  Also, as someone who prefers to compose their thoughts, I mostly enjoyed the weekly forums. I think it allowed for more constructive and intelligent commentary than what would have transpired in a traditional classroom discussion group. Most of my gripes with this class are largely out of your control, I suspect. I've always preferred traditional classes to the online variety, but I wouldn't say the course's integrity was damaged in any way by the online format. It was as challenging as any class I've ever taken (which is a good thing). The reading was a bit heavy, but I understand the necessity to assign us so many pages per week in order to cover all the material (and, in fairness, we were warned the reading would be substantial). Lastly, the Moodle forum isn't the most well-designed that I've used, but I don't know if it's feasible to switch to a different platform for the discussions. If it is a possibility, I would recommend looking at other options as the Moodle platform can make individual discussion threads hard to follow.