Table 4.

Selected responses from surveys after synchronous sessions in an online introductory nutrition course

Survey Number	Survey Items
	What aspects of the session helped you to participate and/or learn?	Was there anything about the session that made it difficult to participate and/or learn?	What suggestions do you have for improving this session?
	Selected Responses
Session 1 Survey	The collaborative aspect is very helpful. I liked that we got to talk to other students and the professor. The microphone and the chat was really helpful for me, and having our teacher there actually talking was nice.	The session froze on me so I had to exit and enter again during the discussion time and missed out on part of the discussion. The computer kept crashing and it was so slow.	I would rather type in the chat box than have to speak. More participation.
Session 2 Survey	Being put in groups to discuss questions and hear other people's opinions.	Something that was difficult was to wait for other people in your group to respond to what you post or say. Some people don’t want to respond and just want to sit around and listen.	So far everything is easy to access. More participation.
Session 3 Survey	Discussion questions helped me go into specific details about vitamin deficiencies and gave me the chance to participate with my classmates. Group work and polls are very helpful.	Breakout sessions. Some of my members were not participating. When my wifi stopped working a few times it made me a little confused as I missed getting put into a group during a breakout session.	Nothing. This session was great! Even better than the last one. More! I enjoyed this session.
Session 4 Survey	Being able to communicate with my fellow classmates. The professor gave feedback herself about the discussion topics.	Only about two of us participated in the main room discussion.	More participation from students in the discussion.