Clubs and organizations at TESU

[jch]

I've been searching nonstop for affordable RA credits all over the country, and very few don't have those insane fees. And not even per course... per hour. For services and activities you will never take part in. Distance learning fees and technology fees per hour in addition to doubled or tripled out-of-state tuition fees should more than cover my participation. 

I started a CC class last week that is nothing but auto-graded online quizzes, message board discussions, uploaded video journals and essays/papers. A week and a half and there has been no instructor interaction except to post assignments and due date reminders. She hasn't "taught" us a thing. The course content is entirely an online dump of generic material from elsewhere (even the message board discussion topics). Obviously she'll be grading essays, but other than that, this course is nothing I couldn't have gotten for free on Sophia.

Yep, I'm on the same credit gathering spree right now. I've latched on to ASU EA, as they offer a decent gen ed catalog, the technology platform works well enough, and the pricing right now is amazing. That's the situation that led me to start this thread; when doing college this way, there is essentially no opportunity to form relationships with anyone. Sure there are replies to discussion postings, but most students just write the minimum replies to get the points and move on. You don't actually get to know people.  

FBLA-PBL is actually quite suited to online distance groups. Just about all of the activities could be conducted over some remote means. There's a lot more than just chatting, as there are numerous projects, competitions, and other things to do.