Skills Needed by All Distance Education Students
Distance education programs require students to have the following skills:
Time management - Students are encouraged to develop and follow schedules for completing their course(s)
Self-discipline - Students must schedule time each day to work on their course(s)
Resourcefulness - Students are encouraged to use reference materials and to phone or e-mail their teachers for clarification and assistance with assignments
Skills Needed by Online Education Students
In the online environment, the more computer-literate you are, the less time you will spend learning to manage the environment and the more time you will have to focus on the course content. To be successful in an online course, you need to be familiar with:
Sending and receiving email with attachments
Searching the web
Formatting documents
Opening Adobe Acrobat PDF files
Downloading files
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