Success in on-line learning
By: Candice Kramer
Publisher: Delmar Thomson Learning
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780585408408
Copyright date: 2002
Subjects: Distance education; Internet in education; Adult education; EDUCATION; Non-Formal Education; Fjernundervisning
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1; title: A World of Learning at Your Fingertips -- 4; title: Universal Access to Lifelong Learning is at Hand -- 4; title: Adult Learners Are Different Learners -- 10; title: Learning Journal -- 13 -- Section II; title: Know Yourself -- -- Chapter 3; title: Is On-Line Learning for You? -- 23; title: What Is Distance Learning? -- 23; title: Determining your Potential -- 26; title: Increasing Your Potential -- 30; title: Determining Your Desire -- 31; title: Motivation, Once Removed -- 34; title: Fitting Learning into Your Life -- 36 -- Chapter 4; title: Discovering Your Learning Style -- 39; title: How You Learn Can Determine What You Learn -- 40; title: Learning Theories -- 43; title: Strategies Effective Teachers Use -- 50 -- Chapter 5; title: Of Course You are Self-Reliant ... Right? -- 55; title: What It Means to Be Self-Reliant -- 56; title: Learning How to Learn -- 57; title: Are You a Self-Reliant Learner? -- 60; title: Learner Profiles -- 60 -- Chapter 6; title: Technical Connection -- Requirements and Skills for Distance Learning -- 68; title: Basic Technical Requirements -- 68; title: Getting the Technology You Need -- 69; title: Getting Ready to Surf the Learning Wave -- 72; title: How Searching the 'Net Works -- 73; title: Searching for Learning -- 74; title: Bookmarks and Favorites -- 77 -- Section III; title: Know the Possibilities -- -- Chapter 7; title: Questions Distance Learners Should Ask -- 85; title: Other Questions You May Want to Ask -- 91; title: What You Want to Know -- 96; title: Accreditation and Diploma Mills -- 96 -- Chapter 8; title: Never Been to College? Questions for First-Timers -- 104; title: About Degrees and Requirements -- 104; title: If You Are Returning to College -- 111 -- Chapter 9; title: Credit Where Credit is Due -- The Experiential Learning Process -- 117; title: Credit from Standardized Tests -- 119; title: Team-evaluated Training -- 120; title: Course Challenges -- 121; title: Experiential Portfolio Evaluations -- 121; title: Self-Assessment Questions for Prior Learning Credit -- 127; title: Assessment Questions for Educational Providers -- 129 -- Chapter 10; title: Financing Your Learning Journey -- 133; title: Costs of Learning -- 133; title: Grants and Loans -- 134; title: Devise a Payment Strategy -- 137 -- Chapter 11; title: Choosing an Educational Provider -- 139; title: On-line and Print-based Directories -- 140; title: Learning Portals -- 141; title: Search Engines and Communities -- 141; title: Go to the Source -- 142 -- Section IV; title: Get It Done -- Managing the Educational Project --; title: Preview -- 148 -- Chapter 12; title: Setting and Achieving Goals -- 149; title: Know What Your Goal Is -- 149; title: Goals Are Shaped by Values -- 151; title: Check Your Learning Goal against Your Values -- 154; title: Eliminate Barriers to Achievement -- 155; title: Planning to Achieve -- 157; title: Commit to Your Goals -- 158; title: Manage Time to Meet Your Goals -- 158; title: Share Your Goals -- 164; title: Achievement Requires Motivation -- 167 -- Chapter 13; title: Learning to Study and Studying to Learn -- 169; title: Prepare to Study -- 169; title: Remember What You Read -- 170; title: Learning Journal -- 171; title: Adopt a 'Study Mentality' for Success -- 171; title: Have a Study Plan -- 173; title: Schedule Studying for Learning Effectiveness -- 174; title: Make Note Taking Work for You -- 175 -- Chapter 14; title: Researching and Writing the Research Paper -- 180; title: What a Research Paper Is NOT -- 181; title: What a Research Paper IS -- 181; title: Where to Find Information -- 182; title: Research Paper Process -- 184; title: Fuss about Plagiarism -- 188 -- Chapter 15; title: On-Line Listening and the Educational Community -- 191; title: Critical Listening Defined -- 191; title: Listening Skills for On-line Study -- 192; title: Interaction = Learning -- 197; title: Technology for Interaction and Education -- 197 -- Chapter 16; title: Expecting and Dealing with Changes -- 205; title: Changes to Watch For -- 205; title: Staying Motivated for the Long Haul -- 208; title: Celebrating Your Achievement -- 212; title: Update Your Profile -- 215; title: Renew Your Networks -- 215 -- Chapter 18; title: A Look Into the Future -- 222; title: Future of Learning on the 'Net -- 222; title: Your Future Learning-- 225.