Start Learning Online Right. Now.

Online learning is the trend for busy adults who want to continue to learn without having it sacrifice time at work or with their families. In this course learners will be introduced to instructor-led online learning in the Interactive Online Classroom. Learners will navigate the classroom activities, develop good online study habits, discover what it means to be an active participant in their learning, learn what type of learners they are and prepare themselves to succeed in any online course. This short but intensive course will help you to discover that no matter who you are or what background you have, you can succeed at learning online.

To get started:

• Click on the Syllabus link below to find information about the course and the book
• Click on Introductions link to meet your instructor and introduce yourself
• Post any questions you have in Questions and Comments

The Interactive Online Classroom

This lesson will allow you to become familiar with the Interactive Online Classroom environment. You will learn how to find out what has happened in the course since the last time you logged in, how to find out what you have completed and what you have left to do and you will learn to post messages to a discussion board, complete quizzes, practices and assignments

Skills for Learning Online

Learning online, like many things in life, requires you to master a set of skills in order to be successful. Most of these are skills you already have, we are just teaching you to use them in the online environment.

Good skills to have online include time management, good communication, the willingness to ask questions and receive feedback.

Your Learning Styles

Everyone has a different way of viewing, perceiving, processing and organizing the information that they come in contact with each day. These prefernces help to determine your learning style and can affect how well you learn in a given environment.

Looking Ahead

I ask my kids each day what they have learned in school and I usually get the response, "Nothing". I know they are learning something but sometimes it is hard to see a day at a time, but if you can look back to where you started and compare that to where you are now, you can usually see a greater change.

That is what this lesson is all about - a chance to look back over what you have done in the last few weeks and to see where you have grown or changed.