by Colleen Glenn, Business Lexington
Biology professor Ruth Beattie remarks that the popularity of online learning has steadily increased since she started teaching them 10 years ago. “A lot of students like working on their own,” says Beattie. The class she is teaching this summer, Principles of Microbiology, is filling up quickly. “This particular course is required by the nursing program so a lot of the students who take my online course are in the nursing program or are thinking of joining it. It’s a way for them to take the course without actually being on campus.” Beattie is quick to point out that online courses are not easier versions of regular courses. “It’s the same course,” she states. “The learning objectives are the same. They’re doing the exact same thing. The only thing that’s different is the format for the classroom presentation.”
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