Success in On-line Learning

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Section I Introduction and Orientation......Page 17
Universal Access to Lifelong Learning is at Hand......Page 18
What You Can Expect from This Book......Page 22
Adult Learners Are Different Learners......Page 24
Preview of Coming Attractions......Page 25
To Sum Up. . .......Page 26
The Learning Journal......Page 27
Structure of the Text......Page 28
The Online Resources Web Site......Page 29
To Sum Up. . .......Page 30
Preview......Page 35
What Is Distance Learning?......Page 37
Determining your Potential......Page 40
Increasing Your Potential......Page 44
Determining Your Desire......Page 45
Motivation, Once Removed......Page 48
Fitting Learning into Your Life......Page 50
To Sum Up. . .......Page 52
CHAPTER 4 DISCOVERING YOUR LEARNING STYLE......Page 53
How You Learn Can Determine What You Learn......Page 54
Learning Theories......Page 57
Strategies Effective Teachers Use......Page 64
To Sum Up. . .......Page 67
CHAPTER 5 OF COURSE YOU ARE SELF-RELIANT . . . RIGHT?......Page 69
What It Means to Be Self-Reliant......Page 70
Learning How to Learn......Page 71
Learner Profiles......Page 74
To Sum Up. . .......Page 81
Basic Technical Requirements......Page 82
Getting the Technology You Need......Page 83
Getting Ready to Surf the Learning Wave......Page 86
How Searching the ’Net Works......Page 87
Searching for Learning......Page 88
Bookmarks and Favorites......Page 91
To Sum Up. . .......Page 94
Section III Know the Possibilities......Page 97
Preview......Page 98
CHAPTER 7 QUESTIONS DISTANCE LEARNERS SHOULD ASK......Page 99
Other Questions You May Want to Ask......Page 105
Accreditation and Diploma Mills......Page 110
To Sum Up . . .......Page 116
About Degrees and Requirements......Page 118
If You Are Returning to College......Page 125
To Sum Up. . .......Page 130
CHAPTER 9 CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE—THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROCESS......Page 131
Credit from Standardized Tests......Page 133
Team-evaluated Training......Page 134
Experiential Portfolio Evaluations......Page 135
Self-Assessment Questions for Prior Learning Credit......Page 141
Assessment Questions for Educational Providers......Page 143
To Sum Up. . .......Page 146
The Costs of Learning......Page 147
Grants and Loans......Page 148
Other Sources......Page 150
To Sum Up. . .......Page 151
CHAPTER 11 CHOOSING AN EDUCATIONAL PROVIDER......Page 153
On-line and Print-based Directories......Page 154
Search Engines and Communities......Page 155
Go to the Source......Page 156
To Sum Up. . .......Page 157
Section IV Get It Done—Managing the Educational Project......Page 161
Preview......Page 162
Know What Your Goal Is......Page 163
Goals Are Shaped by Values......Page 165
Check Your Learning Goal against Your Values......Page 168
Eliminate Barriers to Achievement......Page 169
Planning to Achieve......Page 171
Manage Time to Meet Your Goals......Page 172
Share Your Goals......Page 178
Achievement Requires Motivation......Page 181
To Sum Up. . .......Page 182
Prepare to Study......Page 183
Remember What You Read......Page 184
Adopt a ‘Study Mentality’ for Success......Page 185
Have a Study Plan......Page 187
Schedule Studying for Learning Effectiveness......Page 188
Make Note Taking Work for You......Page 189
To Sum Up. . .......Page 192
CHAPTER 14 RESEARCHING AND WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER......Page 194
What a Research Paper IS......Page 195
Where to Find Information......Page 196
The Research Paper Process......Page 198
The Fuss about Plagiarism......Page 202
To Sum Up. . .......Page 203
Critical Listening Defined......Page 205
Listening Skills for On-line Study......Page 206
Technology for Interaction and Education......Page 211
To Sum Up. . .......Page 218
Changes to Watch For......Page 219
Staying Motivated for the Long Haul......Page 222
To Sum Up. . .......Page 225
Celebrating Your Achievement......Page 226
Renew Your Networks......Page 229
To Sum Up. . .......Page 232
Section V A Look into the Future......Page 235
The Future of Learning on the ’Net......Page 236
Your Future Learning......Page 239
A Final Word......Page 240
B......Page 241
D......Page 242
I......Page 243
P......Page 244
U......Page 245
W......Page 246
Selected Bibliography and References......Page 247
Appendix: Forms and Worksheets......Page 249
C......Page 257
F......Page 258
L......Page 259
R......Page 260
T......Page 261
W......Page 262