This chat room was a good idea. It was a nice change of pace. I definitely wanted to type things that other people beat me to -- bastards! Ha...kidding. I just need to work on my speed (if anyone's interested in daily keyboard excercises, let me know, I take this stuff seriously). Our 3 pm chat got fairly involved while discussing the slavery issue. Later, ryan

i was panicking at first because before I had a coherent argument thought out, my last sentence was cut off. There were so many people making comments at the same time I didnt know if it was rude to cut someone short of his/her argument. Other than that, the chat made the class discussion relatively quick since instead of waiting politely for somebody else to finish in class, we all pretty much spoke at once. It was a good discussion, considering most of the people I chatted with was not of my class. Made it quite interesting.

I thought this live chat session was a great idea. It allowed everyone to talk openly about the articles, without hesitation. I thought it was easy to keep up with everyone else, and that we accomplished a lot in such a short time. It was a great idea, and worked out well. I would definitely do this again!

Wow, that went by quick! Some of you guys type really fast! I thought I did, until we did this chat. Well, I agree with most of you that it did make it very difficult to discuss the topics because some people were able to get their opinions sent faster than others. There were a couple of times when someone beat me to it. It was definitely very different and did present a very different atmosphere, but I would not be opposed to doing this again. Thanks to Christina for letting us do this. And to everyone, have a happy Thanksgiving! Snow turkeys. LOL :)

In the beginning there were so many people talking at once that i could not get a word in edge-wise. In class we all talk one at a time but in the chat everyone can just talk whenever and all at once and it was hard to keep up with what everyone was saying. But all in all i felt more free to say what i wanted to say b/c i didn't have people staring at me and i didn't feel so inhibited in my speech. Overall i think it was a fun change of pace and i would definitely do it again!

Wow! That was fast, but fun! It allowed everyone to get involved and participate in the discussion. We had more discussion in 30 minutes than we get in our whole 8:30 class period! I definately think it is worth doing again.

Overall, I felt the chat went well. I had a hard time keeping up with some people---I'm technologically defunct. But other than that, it was similar to a classroom discussion--you had your usual group of people who always participate in class take command of the chat session, and the usu. group of by-standers remaining fairly idle in the chat........a common trend??

i felt that the chat room was a fine substitute for a class period. the pace was brisk and exciting. i would definitely support another chat room class time!

I really liked this format for discussion. It let everyone voice their opinions and a lot more was discussed this way. It was hard at times to follow though cause there were so many people talking at the same time and sometimes about different things. A very good idea though.

i didnt like it i couldnt type fast enought

I thought the chat was gonna be boring...but i really liked it even though it moved kinda fast at times...but it was still a great idea

This was a great idea. I feel that it gave everyone a chance to say what they were thinking, rather than having to wait (until the comments were already outdated so-to-speak). The chat is definitely something to repeat! : )

This was an excellent idea, Dr. Fisanick. We definitely covered a ton of issues; the only real trouble was keeping up with everyone else typing. I had a good time and this is a great idea for future classes.

The chatroom was fun and easy, and many issues were discussed in a short period of time. Ideas can be said faster in this kind of setting, rtaher than a raise your hand setting.

I liked how convenient it was and how I have an extra holiday to spend with my family!
THANKS!

I agree, the chat was very convenient, but hard to stay on topic. Class discussions are more organized. I think the chat also allowed all of us to be a little more free with our thoughts, maybe because there is some sense of anonymity. It was definitely a nice change. Thanks Dr. Fisanick for letting us do this rather than having class on Tuesday!

I enjoyed the chat session and feel that we should do it again. I found that I was much more attentive than I perhaps would have been in a classroom setting. The only thing that I disliked was that the postings went by too fast for me to think about them and respond intelligently to.