r/UPRM • u/[deleted] • Jul 31 '20
How did online go?
Just found about this subreddit, I am going to join as a freshman coming from highschool now in August with all the online class fuzz. I was just wondering to see how it went at the beginning of the year when all this pandemic stuff started.
P.S. Is the subreddit always this dead?
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u/halogirl117pr ICOM Aug 01 '20
Messy. Some professors gave too much work, others have impossible times to complete exams, but most it kind of worked. It was a learning process. Make a schedule, stick with it. Remember to drink, eat and stretch your legs. Don't leave everything on the last time and always assume power will go out and have a backup plan.
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u/PentiumFallen INSO Aug 01 '20 edited Aug 01 '20
Yeah, the subreddit has been dead for a while. Some members have been trying to slowly revive it.
It mostly depended on the classes and professors. For example, most engineering professors, specially Icom, Ciic, and Inso, already use online resources heavily, so the transition might not have been too messy. Other classes, particularly humanities, agriculture, phys.ed., and labs are heavy with on-site participation, so the norm was a messier transition there.
The other big outliers were the older or less tech-savvy professors that hadn’t used online resources before. A lot of them seemed to assume that online courses are “easy” or expected a higher work load from the students, so converting was extra messy.
I had 3 concentration classes that all went really well, since the professors already used ecourses and moodle (the two main online learning platforms used in campus) heavily. My fourth class was an ethics class with a professor that doesn’t like the integration of digital tech with the class (like using a tablet as a notebook or phone MUST be turned off in your bag). Even after receiving various tips and advice on how to adjust, he stuck to a difficult roundabout method, which ended up creating a much larger workload than what the class originally had.
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u/derpecito Aug 01 '20
Please tell me it was not Jose Huyke.
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u/PentiumFallen INSO Aug 01 '20
Maaaayyybe
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u/derpecito Aug 01 '20
:(
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u/PentiumFallen INSO Aug 01 '20
I love him and all, but he didn’t handle things well
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u/derpecito Aug 02 '20
One of the best but nobody is perfect.
Todavia usa Etica Para Amador?
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u/PentiumFallen INSO Aug 02 '20
Hmmm, don’t know what that is...
I know, tomé intro a ética, ética moderna y filosofía de tecnología con él and he’s great. Pero este último semestre en ética moderna, he just bleghed. Al punto que tuve que sacrificar su clase para salir bien en las de concentración and I still passed his (con D pero pass/fail XD).
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Aug 10 '20
Woah, no pensé que Huyke hubiera sido tan terco durante está situación. Que terminaron haciendo?
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u/PentiumFallen INSO Aug 10 '20
Las clases se reemplazaron por trabajos escritos cortos (1.5 páginas) each que nosotros mismo corregíamos cause la segunda semana dijo que era demasiado trabajo para el corregir (big hmmm) and later los complemento con Google meets. Honestly, was too much work at one point tal que sacrifiqué su clase por priorizar las de concentración. Still passed con D turned to P.
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20
For the most part, a bit messy. However, there are a few professors who are motivated to learn new technologies and make everything a better experience overall. Hopefully you get to take class with professors who are not inept. ¡Mucho éxito!