Distance Education Clearinghouse

Distance Education Student Concerns

• Distance Education: A Primer. Student Issues
  Originally designed for the University of Texas System, this guide is part of their "Distance Education: A Primer" site. The Student Issues section provides insight and research on student development, characteristics for distance learners, and recommendations for what students need.

• Online Professional Development: Suggestions for Success
  This paper looks at the variety of courses currently available for educators and assists in determining what particular individual learning styles and preferences best match the environment of the various online courses. Additionally, it offers some strategies for making the most of online educational opportunities, and suggests questions to ask prior to enrolling in such a course, to ensure a positive experience in the world of online professional development.

• Distance Learning, College Degrees, & Accreditation FAQ
  Written by Vicky Phillips and Cindy Yager of Lifelong Learning, Adult Education and Distance Learner's Resource Center, this FAQ helps determine what accreditation means, and how to go about finding a program which matches the students needs.

• Are Telecourses For You? A Self Quiz
  A quick quiz you can take to help you assess how well telecourses (or other distance education delivery methods) fit your circumstances and lifestyle. Originally developed by Northern Virginia Community College Extended Learning Institute.

• Bear's Guide to Earning College Degrees Nontraditionally
  This book tells how to earn bachelor's, master's, doctorates, and law degrees entirely by distance learning, by home study, by exam, or over the Internet. By John Bear.

• Resources for Distance Learning Students
  Created by the Distance Learning Center at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, this is an example of the type of information which an institution can offer to its distance education students. Although specific to the situation at De Anza, it identifies many of the common questions students have.

• Distance Learning: What's It Really About?
  Articles for potential students written by Marcia Lynx Qualey of the Internet Broadcasting System, located on the Channel3000 news site.

• Study Tips for Successful Distance Learning
  From Peterson's Education and Career Center. Discusses tools, skills, and scheduling tips for students.

• Strategies for Learning at a Distance
  From the University of Idaho, this is one part of a set of guides: "Distance Education at a Glance."

• What Makes a Successful Online Student?
  Outlines the qualites that the online student should posess, and includes links to related resources. From the Illinois Online Network (ION).

• Directories and Lists of Distance Education Program and Course Information
  From the Distance Education Clearinghouse, this is a listing of programs and courses worldwide.

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