thing 22 Online PD

I have been exposed to the Michigan Learnport during PD days at school. They look great in theory. There are a lot of choices of classes, anyone should be able to find something of interest. Unfortunatly, I am motivated by deadlines and don't do so well with unstructured coarses. Like this class (I am doing the last 5 things the night before they are due) I would probably drag my feet on getting things done. The amount of time spent on the online classes I have taken at the Graduate level (and this class) seem to be more time consuming than just driving to campus. I prefer the human face to face connection and seeing the people I am conversing with. Also, this class had a lot of information, I could have spent 10-15 hours on each "thing." I feel a little overwhelmed by all of it and am afraid I will forget what and where all the great ideas were. I would probably take another online class if it had more of a timeline with regular due dates. A hybrid might be best for me where I could meet with the group every so often and complete most of the lessons on line. I would love to take any math, science or best practices classes to continue to improve my teaching.