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While I was researching how to be successful in an online class, I came across a really cool site that gives tons of information to help students. It goes into detail about following directions, meeting deadlines, managing your work wisely (by naming files systematically and backing up your work), asking appropriate questions, checking the web and e-mail daily, and participating. These are all the things a student needs to know in order to be very successful in taking online classes.

Here is the site: http://vccslitonline.vccs.edu/vcsucces.htm

Post 2

Another way to be successful in an online or hybrid class is to keep all assignment due dates in a calendar. Many students think they can just try to remember when things are due, and some write the due dates on their hand. But the problem with doing this is that 1) they forget, and 2) the writing washes off their hand after hardly even a day goes by. From just two semesters in a few online classes, I have come to find out that calendars and planners really aren't that corny after all. Right when the semester begins, I go through the syllabus and write down all of the due dates, and if there is a change during the semester, I write a note that there is a change. Keeping a calendar or planner really comes in handy when it comes to due dates for assignments.

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From what I have leaned in my time in college so far is that you must be able to accept change and be able to change and go with the flow. That's what has to be done with the online hybrid classes, I know that at first it seems demanding that you must be own your own and make your own decisions and set out your own time to do your work. But as you get more and more use to it, hybrid classes should become easier. The number one thing to do everyday is to just check your angel account because that's where you can check all of your assignments, you can check your emails, or if you have question you can email your instructor if you are not going to see them in class the next day. I admit at some times the hybrid class is tricky but with just pay attention a little more you will find it easy to succeed in an online hybrid class.

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I have learned to be successful in a hybrid class, not only do you have to be well organized, you also have to be self motivated. You have to keep in mind all the due dates for your work and make sure everything is done in a timely manner. Also you have to always have access to the computer and internet and if your computer fails you, you have to make sure to sue a library computer or use a friends. I find myself some what successful in this hybrid class and catch myself late on some of the work and i have to constantly keep checking the due dates for all of the assignments.

Post 2

From my experiences in Hybrid classes, I have taken on more responsibility for myself to get things done. Not only have hybrid classes made me more responsible in the class, but in other classes and events in my life. Constantly checking email and ANGEL, is a necessity, just like in everything else. Staying on top of things and being sure when things must be done is most important. Allowing yourself time to complete assignments or to get to certain appointments in class and in life are key to success. Like leaving extra time to get to class on Wednesday's and being prepared for class is one's best friend for the duration of a hybrid class, because that is where you get concrete information and deadlines in which you are able to fully understand information and deadlines on ANGEL. Also, try your best to not to get lazy, it helps.

Post Three

When researching for information to “succeed in a hybrid class,” I stumbled across this website: http://www.edudegreedirectory.com/hybrid/. The homepage gives you the basis of what a hybrid course entails. It also provides a section that can help determine if a hybrid course is right for you. Some of the skills they recommend and mention are: internet access, good reading and writing skills, self-motivation, managing time wisely and be on schedule! Even though most of it reiterates what I recommended in my previous posts, it just makes the ideas I mentioned more concrete. This website also weighs the advantages of taking a hybrid class. One of the reasons you may decide to enroll in one of these classes would be because it is easier to get “a college education because of the limited on-campus attendance.” Another advantage is the accessibility of completing material that is assigned. As long as you have an internet source, all work can be completed in a timely manner. One of the advantages that I found interesting, but believable, is the increased percentage of class participation; since students are not required to speak in front of a group, the participation in the hybrid course is greater than in an on-campus class. The website even states: “Even though the Hybrid method is fairly new, professors are reporting a high rate of success.”

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I did at http://www.gcccd.edu/online/tips_success.htm to look over tips for doing well in a hybrid class. The website made a good point. The only difference between a hybrid class and a regular class is that a student can do work any time of the day any time of the week. Which if you think about it, it is actually a lot better. You can do work at your time you do not have to worry about finishing during an allotted time. Some students may not like this if they prefer people to push them to do work. I call those students lazy. I also found information regarding whether or not hybrid classes work. I at http://www.ascue.org/files/proceedings/2003/p54.pdf
that "Faculty participants in hybrid course instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee “almost universally report their students learned more in the Hybrid format than they did in the traditional class sections." They also said they found that hybrid enrolled students wrote better papers, did better on exams, and were capable of having a better discussion. Similar outcomes were found at the University of Central Florida. They too found that students in hybrid classes got a better grade. In each study, they found that hybrid classes also had a lower withdrawal rate.
With all this information you would think more schools would be converting more courses to hybrid!