"The online portion of the Professional MA in Computational Linguistics at UW is well organized, attentive to the details of student needs, and seamless in its execution… I have consistently participated in study groups with other students outside of class time, using simple applications with microphones and online whiteboards. These study sessions, combined with almost continuous communication via the class GoPost bulletin board, have given me a real sense of community with my classmates, even from across the country."
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- Trisha from Oklahoma

"Last quarter, I took three classes, including Ling 566. I availed myself on more than one occasion of the ability to attend class from home while caring for my son while my wife was at work. Furthermore, the ability to go back and replay lectures that I attended either in class or from home was a tremendous advantage. I am convinced that I would not have fared as well in the course had these things not been available."
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- David from Seattle, WA

"Great class ...I feel entirely comfortable viewing the class remotely and think this is going to be a wonderful learning experience for me."

- Monica from New York

After Emily Bender received the R1edu award for Distinguished Faculty Contributions to Online Learning in September 2009, a student emailed the following comment:

"Many Congratulations on the R1edu award! I know personally how useful the online option is to someone in my situation who has no choice but to take courses online. I look Ling 473 last year and came away impressed by my near-classroom like experience. Over the next few years I hope to take the remainder of the CLMA program online from India and owe that completely to your initiative in making the entire program online!"

- Raghava from India