Table 5.

Selected responses from week 8 survey in an online introductory nutrition course

Survey item	Selected responses
What do you like best about this course?	I feel like I'm learning and with the discussion posts its fairly interactive for being an online course. I like the weekly discussions and sessions that we have as a class because it gives this distance education course the chance to actually interact with my fellow classmates. I also like that even though this is a DE course I can still receive the help that I need from the professor. I like that this course is online. I have the power of when I can work on the assignments and study each module. Knowing what types of foods that I need to eat more and less of is exceptionally important to me and this course helps me to decide that and choose what nutrients I need.
What do you like least about this course?	I would have to say the sessions that we have to do on line. I feel that they are sometimes counterproductive because not everyone participates when we are discussing. Sometimes when we break into groups only one person will discuss the question. There is not much interaction between my peers since it is an online class. I tend to be more engaged in a subject when I am around my peers. I think that what I like least is not being able to attend synchronous sessions
Please give suggestions on improvements for this course.	More supplements, active discussions, etc. to engage people in the online course. Easier quizzes and shorter synchronous sessions. Have more synchronous sessions. I feel that I learned a lot in the last one.