Class Attendance

[TU1NNJ]

Interesting conversation with a friend, his grandson played football at Memphis the past two years and at Marshall the two years before. He transferred to a CUSA school at semester to get playing time. I asked about how he was doing. His response was, “he is having to go to four classes in person this semester, almost all of his classes were online before”. I was surprised by this. I realize this was common during the epidemic but thought things were back to normal now. Are TU’s athletes in live classes or online?

 

[goldenhurricane2]

Live classes.

 

[TU_BLA]

Interesting conversation with a friend, his grandson played football at Memphis the past two years and at Marshall the two years before. He transferred to a CUSA school at semester to get playing time. I asked about how he was doing. His response was, “he is having to go to four classes in person this semester, almost all of his classes were online before”. I was surprised by this. I realize this was common during the epidemic but thought things were back to normal now. Are TU’s athletes in live classes or online?

It's probably a mix. Professors and other faculty actually like the online delivery for certain classes and as they've developed the curriculum to fit this mode of delivery, the class actually becomes more effective for both the professor and student. My son took an online only class in computer programming at TCC when he was still a HS Sr. Online learning doesn't work for everyone and it's not necessarily appropriate for every class or course of programs but I think the pandemic taught every school in the nation that you could offer some classes and even full programs via online delivery and possibly expand your student base.

Online classes also work well for athletes because you don't necessarily miss class when traveling for games and if it includes a video recorded lecture or lesson, you can go back as many times as you need.

 

[HuffyCane]

TU requires all faculty teaching in traditional classes to teach live. There are some limited exceptions if the teacher is ill or traveling on University business.

TU permits athletes to enroll in their online offerings but those course offerings are mostly limited to nursing and cybersecurity.

Athletes can enroll as transient students, typically over the summer, for certain online courses but those credits often have to go through the scrutiny of the clearinghouse.

In the case of football, they don’t miss class typically unless it’s a Friday road game. So we are talking about 4 or 5 missed classes at most, the faculty are notified in advance, and efforts are made to limit the impact of missed classes. When you consider that all other classes are mandatory, most non-athlete students miss more classes than your average football player.

Compare this to multiple current LSU athletes who have publicly stated they have never attended a single class in person and would transfer if they were forced to do so. You wonder if they are learning anything and if they are even doing the work. FSU was famously put on probation, in part, due to allegations volleyball players helped football players complete online tests in the computer lab, some sitting on their lap during the process.

Hope this helps.

 

[TU1NNJ]

TU requires all faculty teaching in traditional classes to teach live. There are some limited exceptions if the teacher is ill or traveling on University business.

TU permits athletes to enroll in their online offerings but those course offerings are mostly limited to nursing and cybersecurity.

Athletes can enroll as transient students, typically over the summer, for certain online courses but those credits often have to go through the scrutiny of the clearinghouse.

In the case of football, they don’t miss class typically unless it’s a Friday road game. So we are talking about 4 or 5 missed classes at most, the faculty are notified in advance, and efforts are made to limit the impact of missed classes. When you consider that all other classes are mandatory, most non-athlete students miss more classes than your average football player.

Compare this to multiple current LSU athletes who have publicly stated they have never attended a single class in person and would transfer if they were forced to do so. You wonder if they are learning anything and if they are even doing the work. FSU was famously put on probation, in part, due to allegations volleyball players helped football players complete online tests in the computer lab, some sitting on their lap during the process.

Hope this helps.

I just thought it was really interesting when he said his grandson had taken only a few courses live before this transfer. Just one more thing these players are missing about the college experience.