Is Distance Learning for Me?

Distance learning classes are designed for students whose work and family schedule prevents them from being able to take a class every week from 10-10:50 a.m. If you are serious about your education and wish the flexibility of being able to take a college course any time day or night, then you should consider a distance learning course. You should be familiar with using a personal computer for word processing and connecting to the Internet. If you do not own or have access to a personal computer, CCC & TI also provides computers on campus in the Learning Resource Center in Boyd Library. Distance learning courses assume that you are eager to learn and can motivate yourself to complete the course within the semester or summer session. Here are some additional benefits of distance learning courses, for faculty and students.

  1. Online students gain experience and skills that will make them marketable in the 21st century.
  2. Online learning is active. Students analyze and evaluate independently while reading, writing, and discussing heavily. Because of this, many students find online learning more fun than classroom-based courses.
  3. Online learning is flexible. Based on their preferences and needs, instructors and students can work on a course at 2 p.m. or 2 a.m., at home or at school.
  4. More students participate online because they are less self-conscious and less subject to the time pressure that can inhibit classroom discussions. Instructors, in turn, get enhanced one-on-one contact with students.
  5. Through the Internet the whole world becomes the classroom.

Should I take a Distance Learning Class?

Now that you know what a distance learning course is, how will you know if distance learning is right for you? Distance learning students don't necessarily have to be straight “A” students, but they must have good study habits. The most successful distance learning students . . .