Online Learning is the Best

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I might have mentioned that I work for a highly acclaimed, number one ranked distance education program that has an almost 100% retention rate.  When students come into the program, they come to campus for ten days of orientation, tech training, and one intensive course.  We give them an overview of "live sessions", the synchronous class time that involves listening to the instructor on a real audio broadcast stream, interacting with the instructor and other students in IRC-based chat, and viewing "slides" sent out by the instructor.  Many of the students freak out at this point, asking "how am I going to manage all of this and still take notes?!  how am i going to pay attention and still learn?"  We assure the students that by the end of their first semester, they'll be folding laundry, eating dinner, petting the cat, watching TV, AND doing all their class stuff.

My boyfriend is taking two online courses this summer.  THIS is what really goes on during an online class - drinking PBR, eating homemade sushi, and relaxing on the bed.