Our department has announced a new, entirely online, bachelor’s degree in computer science which can be completed in one year. Given that we are a public university, this translates to a $17,500 degree*. I will admit, when I first heard the idea I did not have very good thoughts about it. My negative thoughts included [...]
February 29, 2012
Student depression, large classes and online classes
Last quarter, three students I was teaching spoke with me about their depression. Three of the 160 or so students I was teaching. This was the first time a student had spoken with me about their mental health. I was happy that these students felt that they could approach me. I was uncertain of what [...]