Ashford EXP 105 Text Book Chapter 3
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CHAPTER THREE:
FINDING AND USING SUPPORT RESOURCES
To succeed you have to believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a reality—Anita Roddick
CHAPTER CONTENTS
• The Essential Learning Support Sources
• Course Design Resources
• Evaluating Research and Reference Resources Learning can be informal or formal. When you return to university as an adult, you are getting involved again in a formal learning environment. At the moment of reentry into your online program you may have—and should have—a passionate commitment to the goal ahead, but you need to give careful attention to underlying supports that are essential in sustaining your intentions. You’re beginning a challenging journey alone, in many ways! Give careful attention to shaping it for personal success. Because it’s easy to overlook the importance of support factors, we are providing an overview in this chapter of
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things you need to have in place, and able to count on, as you begin and continue course‐by‐course in classroom‐based learning activities.
The Essential Learning Support Sources
I was trying to daydream but my mind kept wandering
—Steven Wright
Convenience is considered the greatest advantage of studying online. The fabled e‐learner is a person with a laptop logging into a course discussion board from anywhere in the world—or sitting quietly at home in front of a computer screen in pajamas, completing assignments in the evenings or on weekends—and still showing up during the workweek at a regular job.
But, beyond the flexibility and the ability to study anywhere, at any time in a “virtual classroom,” there are
“realities” that must be encountered and a range of demands, unique to the online learning environment, to be faced. You can’t afford to overlook them. A major demand in e‐learning is accountability. Fascination with the Web’s endless resources, for example, can add complexity to your research
CHAPTER THREE:
FINDING AND USING SUPPORT RESOURCES
To succeed you have to believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a reality—Anita Roddick
CHAPTER CONTENTS
• The Essential Learning Support Sources
• Course Design Resources
• Evaluating Research and Reference Resources Learning can be informal or formal. When you return to university as an adult, you are getting involved again in a formal learning environment. At the moment of reentry into your online program you may have—and should have—a passionate commitment to the goal ahead, but you need to give careful attention to underlying supports that are essential in sustaining your intentions. You’re beginning a challenging journey alone, in many ways! Give careful attention to shaping it for personal success. Because it’s easy to overlook the importance of support factors, we are providing an overview in this chapter of
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things you need to have in place, and able to count on, as you begin and continue course‐by‐course in classroom‐based learning activities.
The Essential Learning Support Sources
I was trying to daydream but my mind kept wandering
—Steven Wright
Convenience is considered the greatest advantage of studying online. The fabled e‐learner is a person with a laptop logging into a course discussion board from anywhere in the world—or sitting quietly at home in front of a computer screen in pajamas, completing assignments in the evenings or on weekends—and still showing up during the workweek at a regular job.
But, beyond the flexibility and the ability to study anywhere, at any time in a “virtual classroom,” there are
“realities” that must be encountered and a range of demands, unique to the online learning environment, to be faced. You can’t afford to overlook them. A major demand in e‐learning is accountability. Fascination with the Web’s endless resources, for example, can add complexity to your research