Is online learning for everyone? The answer is unequivocally “NO.” Certainly there are benefits to online learning for the majority of adult learners as related to overcoming the traditional barriers of time, location, and career/family constraints. However, these benefits do not ensure that an online learner will be successful. Although the demographics and learning styles of an adult learner do contribute to patterns of success, I recently read an interesting study on demographics and personality types of distance learners that indicated the following: Read the rest of this entry »
We are about ten days into this new year and I am wondering how many people who put forth a new year’s resolution to go back to school and earn their degree have actually started that journey. I actually posted several times during the holiday season on this very topic. Here are three ”gut-checks” to consider: Read the rest of this entry »