Category: Success in the Online Classroom

Be Nice to Your Online Instructor and Expect All the Help You Need!

24 March, 2010 (16:39) | Success in the Online Classroom | By: Sandy

You don’t have to do a cartwheel to get the attention you need, just read your directions, analyze assignments carefully, ask questions when you need to and everything should work out fine between you and your online instructor.

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Eight Tips For Making New Friends in Your Online Classroom

22 March, 2010 (07:46) | Success in the Online Classroom | By: Sandy

If you’re considering an online degree, start by exploring the directory of online colleges and universities offering online degrees in today’s most sought after fields at Accredited-Online-Colleges.com.

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Participating In the Online Classroom Can Be Less Intimidating

18 March, 2010 (10:18) | Success in the Online Classroom | By: Sandy

One of the greatest advantages of the online classroom is that you can remain kind of anonymous. Your classmates and instructor know your name and what state you’re from, they know your time zone, but the only other information they know is what you share with the class.

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How Do Your Grammar Skills Rate?

16 March, 2010 (09:57) | Success in the Online Classroom | By: Sandy

How long has it been since you thought about verb tense, subject-verb agreement and other specific rules of grammar? If you were asked to write an essay today, you would definitely need to make sure you to use the correct form of verbs for each sentence. And guess what? Even if you never write another essay in your whole life, you still need to know how to make your subjects and verbs agree so you don’t look like a dummy to your boss or clients.

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Identifying Your Strengths and Weaknesses

15 March, 2010 (08:06) | Success in the Online Classroom | By: Sandy

Most of us can identify a few strengths, but are often unsure about how to state our weaknesses without appearing inadequate. So it is worth the time to consider your answer to this question just in case you are put on the spot.

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Getting Organized Makes Life Run More Smoothly

11 March, 2010 (13:37) | Success in the Online Classroom | By: Sandy

My online students tell me that this is one of the most important requirements for staying on track and successfully incorporating going back to school into their already busy lives. What works for one person may not work for everyone else, but here are some of the ideas my students have shared with me to help them stay organized for their classes:

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