Distance Education: PArt

Distance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for You?

Part 4 of 4

Emphasis on the Written Word

Most of the communication, as well as the course work, in distance- learning is written. That’s a plus, because the focus on the written  word gives you the opportunity to develop  as a writer- and strong writing skills are essential to academic success. However, if writing serious weakness for you, virtual learning may not be the best educational option until you improve your skills. Yes, most of distance education is the written word; therefore, you need to be a good reader, love to read, and love writing also. Most of your assignments will be and submitted to the instructor in the written format. Your partnership needs to be excellent, spelling great, sentence structure above average, vocabulary extraordinary. You need to have online access with reliable equipment. Of your Internet communications at home isn’t working, you can’t do online education from home and will need to go to someplace where you do have access to the Internet.

  Decide Whether It's Right for you

Distance education isn't for  everyone, but it just might be for you. You really should seek it out and give it a try. You never know until you try. You might even fall inlove with distance education. While distance education may be perfect alternative for some students, it's not the right choice for every one. So carefully consider your unique need and interests and give distance education a try; then, decide if it is right for you.