How Distance Learning Can Be a Great Way for You to Get a Degree

How Distance Learning Can Be a Great Way for You to Get a Degree

How distance learning can be a great way for you to get a degree.

Learning at the University of phoenix online is similar to a regular college in many ways. The difference is that my classroom is an online forum. This is where my instructor, classmates, and I login and communicate with one another. We receive our instructor's assignments and topics for discussion forum topics. The students complete the work or discuss the topic giving feedback to one another, For our discussion topics we use whats called thresded discussions. The instructor posts the question and we respond. Each response is placed in an tree format branching off from one original question. This enables constructive critism to take place at any time, with any student and instructor. I post my assignments in my individual forum. My instructor posted my grades in the same private individual forum, in where i posted my homework. The attendance and participation requirements are unbelievable. Expected attendance requires at least one message to one course forum on two seperate days. you required in class 3 days out of the week. If i ever do need to talk to to my instructor outside the forums. I have their email and phone number.

Each class has a course calendar and syllabus that helps keep you on track, so you dont forget what is due and when. All the course materials are available online. "I have enrolled in Axia college to earn my Associates degree". I told my friend Lisa the other day at the gym. Her response was "thats a fake online college". I told her I go online and enter a classroom along with other students. We aren't online at the same time because it is an asynchronous communication. she ask me what did that meant? It means we are all in class at different times.The good thing is I can go online do my work and still maintain my normal everyday life. I explained how convienient and effective the form of communication is for people with extremely busy lives and work schedules. That is...

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