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I agree…look at the syllabus. Do you have reading you are supposed to do before the essay question? Are there any zoom meeting you are not going to?
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Look at see what your grades are. Are you only being graded on your essays? Are you supposed to respond to others entries? Are you doing well? (if you are doing well that may indicate that you are correct in your assessment that these are the only assignments…if you are doing poorly then you may be missing some).
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If you find that there is nothing that you are supposed to read or no lectures, Find out the professor’s office hours for this class. Talk to them and ask: “I have checked the syllabus and I want to make sure I am understanding the requirements for this course. It seems to indicate that are only expected assignments are to write an essay weekly in the discussion board. There are no assigned readings. Is this the case?”
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If in fact this is the case, then ask for a meeting with the Department Chair. Tell them that in Professor X’s MTW Basketweaving class, that the only assignments are weekly posts on to the discussion board. You talked to Professor X and confirmed this. That there are no lectures nor readings. Tell them that you don’t feel that you are being taught anything and are wondering if this is meeting the minimum standards for contact hours as needed by accreditation.