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Is Distance Learning for Me?

Distance learners are people who, because of time, geographic or other constraints, choose not to attend traditional classrooms. They have a wide variety of backgrounds and ages. They turn to distance learning largely for convenience.

Assessment Quiz for Potential Online Students

Click here to take the interactive self-assessment - "Is Distance Learning for Me?"

Summary

The following list describes an ideal candidate for distance learning. If these characteristics describe you, we encourage you to give distance learning a try!

• Highly motivated to succeed and disciplined enough to incorporate study time into a busy life.
• Willing to embrace new educational technologies and adapt to a new learning environment.
• Self-directed learner.
• Has basic technology skills and access to appropriate technology hardware and software required.
• Face-to-face interaction is not necessary for learning

Below are some reasons why students have taken online courses:

• Saves time
• Can participate on their own schedules
• Student-centered learning
• No commute
• No need to find parking
• Solves scheduling difficulties
• Spend more time with families

Taking an online course also requires a certain level of computer literacy. To be successful taking a St. Scholastica online course, you should at least be comfortable performing the following:

• Connecting to the Internet from your personal computer via an Internet Service Provider (i.e. modem or dsl)
• Using MS Word to create and save documents
• Using your computer's operating system to create files, move documents, backup files to floppy disk or cd rom
• Using the World Wide Web for research and to access College resources (i.e. Library, Bookstore, Registrar) and browsing other web sites
  Using e-mail to communicate with your faculty, fellow students, and to send in your homework as an attachment

Go on to Computer Requirements.