Student Resources

Try a Course Free!
Visit the following URL to take a one month course to get an idea of what online learning is like: http://www.e4meohio.org/

Guide to Success in Online Learning
Do you know what to expect from distance education? Check out the Guide to Success in Online Learning. This little guidebook contains valuable information about studying at a distance. Topics include student readiness for online learning, motivation and self-discipline, navigating an online course, communicating with instructors, reading, writing, and study tips, as well as online resources of interest to anyone interested in lifelong learning

The Guide to Success in Online Learning is available in a 16.8 MB PDF format. To view it, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htm.

Study Guides and Strategies
Visit the Study Guides and Strategies Web site at http://www.studygs.net. Here you’ll find dozens of study tips in a variety of topics:

Preparing
Learning
Studying
Learning with Others
Online Learning/Communicating
Classroom Participation
Project Management
Research
Reading Skills
Preparing for Tests
Taking Tests
Writing Basics
Writing Types
Vocabulary/Spelling
Resources
Math
Science and Technology

The New GI Bill
Visit the following URL to learn about the new GI Bill effective August 2009, and its potential affect on students that study entirely online.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/23/gi

Want to Get a Degree Online? Get Ready to Work Just as Hard.
Visit the following URL to read an online article that gives tips to pursuing a degree program online.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/31/AR2009013100098.html?referrer=emailarticle

Managing Time and Staying Motivated: The Starting Line for Academic Success
Distracted Distance Learner! Learn about 25 ways to break your online procrastination habit: http://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/25-ways-to-break-your-online-procrastination-habit

For great tips for distance learners dealing with online distractions go to the following URL to complete a form to find out where your time goes:
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/TMInteractive.html

The Excellent Inevitability of Online Courses
Visit the following URL to read The Chronicle of Higher Education online article that list 8 good reasons why an institution of higher learning should offer online courses: http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=GnGtvG2QCJscyK4Y4gCtp9yw4tHvVYrs