Linette Garcia | Staff Writer Taking exams is already anxiety-inducing, but having the Respondus Lockdown Browser monitor my every move only increases the stress. Online courses commonly use this program to prevent access to other applications during exams. Some professors even require students to keep their laptop and computer cameras on to minimize cheating. Before […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer As someone graduating this spring, I’m haunted by the thought of what I will do after I toss up my cap. Of course I want to travel, have a career and move out of my parents’ house without sacrificing the benefits of being young. But it seems that the closer […]
Megan Long | Contributing Writer The human touch is disappearing before our eyes as we grow dependent on technology. If you’re anything like me, you already see how the lack of human connection affects our daily lives. Something as normal as online classes gives us no chance to create bonds with others. Offering tons of […]
Ariana Rodriguez | Staff Writer With housing being borderline impossible and little to no parking, it’s clear why online course enrollment has increased. Aside from the impact of COVID and students getting comfortable with fully online-type courses, attending FIU can be borderline unachievable for many students. It’s easy to see why people choose online courses […]
Jeffrey Steele/ Contributing Writer Textbooks shouldn’t be online only. This isn’t the smartest idea being that not everyone likes having textbooks online. I included sometimes. Yes, I could save money but that’s not always the case. When one must use a textbook online, they must rely on technology and internet access. Many people don’t have […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director The University has plans to make fully online therapy sessions available to all students– not only to fully online students that currently have access. Counseling and Psychological Services currently employs five counselors that are available to fully online students, but more are being trained as plans to expand online […]
Image by puck90 via Flickr Jessica Soler | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com The popularity of social media can be credited either to society being so bored that anything will entertain them or, perhaps, that there really is some visceral connection created through computer screens. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, the list goes on. There are so […]
Image by -Abhimanyu via Flickr Amid Bennaim | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com While some might automatically relate millennials with hipsters, Facebook and oversized eyeglasses, the truth is that our generation is about so much more. Millennials like to enjoy the simpler things in life as much as any generation before them; with the added benefit that we […]
Alyssa Elso/Staff Writer Online courses through the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will become more interactive with the construction of the new Learning Object Development Environment room. Located on the third floor of the Kovens Conference Center, the Learning Object Development Environment room will give professors a quiet space in which to develop, […]
