{"id":5098,"date":"2008-09-18T04:08:14","date_gmt":"2008-09-18T09:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/18\/is-distance-learning-for-me\/"},"modified":"2008-09-18T04:08:14","modified_gmt":"2008-09-18T09:08:14","slug":"is-distance-learning-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=5098","title":{"rendered":"Is Distance Learning For Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='italic;' class='uawbyline'>by Gary Pearson<\/div>\n<p>Individuals who are not able to attend classroom or campus learning find distance learning a very reasonable option. It is also a very good choice for people who like to work independently. There are some students who stay near the campus but choose to go for distance learning.<\/p>\n<p>Though distance learning is not suitable for everyone. Some people are just not made for this form of learning and must stick to the traditional means. So how are we to decide whether distance learning is for us or not? This can only be done by checking some of the issues surrounding distance learning.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major factors of distance learning is time as you will need the same if not more time compared to conventional classroom learning. It becomes a problem for people learning online to give enough time to the online class. There is not much of a responsibility and it is possible that you don&#8217;t get the desired grade in a distance program. Although this may not trouble people who are disciplined and can work with responsibility. <\/p>\n<p>The other common problem with distance learning is for those who need interaction and classroom discussion to function at their best academic levels. While online courses do vary in the amount and type of interaction one can have with classmates, it is generally not as interactive as a classroom. If you are okay working independently and with limited connection to the other students, then you are probably okay with distance learning. <\/p>\n<p>So while distance learning may not be for everyone, finding out if it is for you is just a matter of taking into account a couple of factors. Consider your self discipline and your need for interaction. If you can keep up and work on your own, then just maybe distance learning is for you.<\/p>\n<div class='uawresource'>\n<div style='italic;' class='uawabout'>About the Author:<\/div>\n<div class='uawlinks'>Gary Pearson is an accomplished niche website developer and author.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Individuals who are not able to attend classroom or campus learning find distance learning a very reasonable option. It is also a very good choice for people who like to work independently. There are some students who stay near the campus but choose to go for distance learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[97],"class_list":["post-5098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computers-technology","tag-computers-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5098\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}