Convenience and flexibility: Online learning is particularly beneficial to adult learners, with multiple responsibilities and highly scheduled lives, that otherwise could not fit face-to-face course schedules into their daily routine.
Cost savings: Distance students save on travel costs (gas, meals, parking, etc.), childcare expenses, and money from hours they would have given up at work. Increased learning options: Some students take a distance course because it is a practical option that meets the requirements of their educational program. Accessibility: Distance classes hold great potential to help students who could not otherwise attend face-to-face classes on campus due to geographic locations and/or physical limitations: for example, limitations in note-taking or mobility. However, this doesn’t suggest that distance learning is the answer for all students with disabilities. Personal comfort: Some students enroll in distance courses as a personal learning preference. For example, distance learning lets them attend a class when fully awake and attend in increments of convenient time blocks. Equal participation and thoughtful contribution: Distance learning students often feel that they can better listen to the questions or comments made by their peers, take time to digest the message and provide thoughtful responses. Students may ask for clarification of any comments that are unclear, and everyone has an equal chance to contribute. Career skill-building: Students learn to be courteous and respectful to others. They improve writing and technological skills through constant communication and interaction with technology-enabled content. These are critical skills to the workplace of the 21st century.
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Learn to use the basic features of Microsoft Word 2016, Microsoft Excel 2016, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, three of the most fundamental software programs used in educational and professional settings.
Whether you're new to managing employees or are a seasoned pro, these courses will help you brush up on your leadership and interpersonal communication skills, to help you lead your team to success.
If you're interested in increasing your financial awareness while also gaining a marketable skill, this series of courses is perfect for you. You will learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, while also learning how to analyze and record financial transactions, as well as prepare various financial reports at the end of the fiscal period.
Create your own webpages and websites after learning everything from web design layout to CSS3/HTML5 and JavaScript.
Learn to use basic, intermediate, and advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2016.
With the Speed Spanish course, you will immediately start creating sentences and conversations in Spanish. Each lesson will introduce new techniques to increase your fluency quickly and allow you to start speaking Spanish right away.
Gain a marketable new skill by learning the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, financial reporting, and more.
Learn to use QuickBooks Online to record income and expenses; enter checks and credit card payments; track your payables, inventory, and receivables; and much more.
If you work with data of any kind, knowing how to create a spreadsheet is key to effectively managing and organizing information. This course will introduce you to Microsoft Excel 2019 and teach you how to use this powerful software.
(10 contact hours) Foundations 2 explores Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, spirituality, and meditation, blending ancient healing with modern practices.
(9.5 contact hours) Foundations 3 includes humor, music, sound, energy healing, and therapeutic massage, merging creative and energetic healing with conventional medicine.
(14.5 contact hours) Foundations 1 covers stress management, physical activity, nutrition, and healing environments, integrating traditional healing with modern healthcare.
Learn how to make a mask in Photoshop and use the selections features to enhance your creative works.
This course will provide you with a close look at the scientific investigation process as you work to plan for lab activities in your classroom. You will learn how to construct pre- and post-lab activities that align well with a lab experiment that follows the scientific method.