Distance Learning Resources
On this page you'll find all sorts of resources to help you with your studies or your change in careers. Links to online resources and articles will attempt to address some of the more common problems encountered when taking an online course or earning a degree long distance - or going back to school after having been away for a while.
If you're interested in having your own school, education or career link listed here, please feel free to contact us. We will also consider adding new categories related to education.
GED and Online Diplomas
Its Never Too Late To Go Back To School
Motivation for the Online Student
Obama's Moms Return To School Program
Online College - A Derogatory Term?
Preparing For Online School
Long Distance Learning
Choosing the Right Degree
Finding The Right Online School
Correspondence Schools and Distance Learning
Top of its Class - The University of Phoenix
Time Management
Is time your biggest enemy? Time management is a big problem whether you're old or young. Procrastination or uncontrolled time can be your greatest obstacle to getting ahead in your career if not your life. A sign of bad time management is a lack of motivation. If you're having trouble concentrating or sticking with a plan, its probably because you're not motivated.
In order to manage your time more effectively, start by identifying how you are currently using your time. Start by breaking down each day in terms of activities that occur every day and then break down your week and month into tasks that have to be performed once a week or month. Once you have the entire year down, try transferring all the data to a chart so that you can get an idea of how your time is spent at a single glance. The secret to including your studies is to find those portions of the day, week or month that could be used for studying.
Learning any subject, especially long distance without any support in the form of a teacher, parent or friend, requires a motivation to learn for the sake of learning itself. And that includes learning how to learn. If you love cars, and are interested in learning how they operate, then it is not enough to simply have a rough idea about how they operate. Learning often means that you understand something so clearly that you could help others to understand.
When you're planning your study schedule, try to incorporate the following rules:
1. Don't overdo it. Try to make your study periods long enough, but not too long so that they wear you out and adversely effect all future study times.
2. Plan for the times likely to be the most productive, i.e., when you're alone.
3. Don't time share study periods.
4. If you're an older student returning after years away from school, try to start with short study periods so that you can get used to studying and avoiding all the distractions that normally take away from your studying time.