Advice

To Baruch College, here is my advice to you…

1) Online classes- Having more online classes enable students who work full-time or lack time in their busy schedules to learn at their own time. They can use blogs and wikis to contribute and learn information. For exams, maybe virtual worlds can be incorporated; setting up a virtual classroom with where avatars of classmates meet to take an exam.

2) Major/Minor Wiki- One thing I always found annoying is going on the Baruch website and having to click on links that takes me to another page ONLY to click on another link. Maybe having a Wiki that lists all the majors/ minors and their requirements and changes would ease this issue. Of course, content would be monitored so that information is correct.

3) Virtual Worlds- As mentioned before, virtual worlds can be used for online classes. But they can also be used in the physical classroom. For example, in an astronomy, they can have a virtual world that looks like space where students can learn about topics by clicking on certain parts of ‘space.’ Or, in a biology class, be able to dissect organisms without actually having to physically do it.