Online School
It's not that easy; and I haven't even started yet.
I registered for two classes this past week. One seems to have gone through difficulty free, though the example of the second causes me alarm. Two separate phone calls at 1:30a, got me registered and paid up (my online pin did not work, precluding the easy method--will this be a recurring problem?) Emails and web searching found my books (during which one stock of half-priced used books ran out) They are usually shipped in 24 hours, but Friday morning's devilish powers ran interference and I received an email saying they would be shipped on the twelfth, still 50-some odd hours hence. Even express takes a long time to get here. 50$ gets me 14 business days, which gives me my books, hopefully, the Monday of the second week of classes. The email also informed me of unnamed tariffs I may be subject too upon arrival. Maybe the books will be held in some warehouse for another week while I sort out where they went. And now I get an email from one of the Profs saying I will have 4 proctored exams. The websites didn't mention proctored exams, only that I needed to be able to use certain software on a daily basis.
I was under the impression that many foreign teachers in ROK went to school online while working. If two classes for me is this onerous, what type of horsecrap do people have to go through to get a degree this way? And who are the people who get online degrees anyway? Are the majority students who live just down the road from the University but are unable to make the class times?
Aside from hoping that pans out without much difficulty, it's a nice day today--somewhat clear, with large white, grey and silver clouds rolling across a vivid blue sky. I was going to ride to Daegu to fix the seat on my motorcycle, but I'm not feeling it.
I registered for two classes this past week. One seems to have gone through difficulty free, though the example of the second causes me alarm. Two separate phone calls at 1:30a, got me registered and paid up (my online pin did not work, precluding the easy method--will this be a recurring problem?) Emails and web searching found my books (during which one stock of half-priced used books ran out) They are usually shipped in 24 hours, but Friday morning's devilish powers ran interference and I received an email saying they would be shipped on the twelfth, still 50-some odd hours hence. Even express takes a long time to get here. 50$ gets me 14 business days, which gives me my books, hopefully, the Monday of the second week of classes. The email also informed me of unnamed tariffs I may be subject too upon arrival. Maybe the books will be held in some warehouse for another week while I sort out where they went. And now I get an email from one of the Profs saying I will have 4 proctored exams. The websites didn't mention proctored exams, only that I needed to be able to use certain software on a daily basis.
I was under the impression that many foreign teachers in ROK went to school online while working. If two classes for me is this onerous, what type of horsecrap do people have to go through to get a degree this way? And who are the people who get online degrees anyway? Are the majority students who live just down the road from the University but are unable to make the class times?
Aside from hoping that pans out without much difficulty, it's a nice day today--somewhat clear, with large white, grey and silver clouds rolling across a vivid blue sky. I was going to ride to Daegu to fix the seat on my motorcycle, but I'm not feeling it.
posted by The Principal at 12:48 PM
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