| I remember back in College I had a Korean | | | | these will suit your educational needs. All activities |
| classmate. He was a bit shy and his English is a bit | | | | of online courses are done in the internet |
| awkward. His parents did not want him to finish | | | | environment while Telecourses are composed of |
| his college in their country so they sent him here | | | | videos and textbooks and does not have online |
| in the U.S. He had a hard time fitting in but he | | | | component. Telewebs has video component of |
| managed to blend in with the crowd eventually. He | | | | Telecourses but has internet based content. |
| was really good at math which made him a bit | | | | Hybrid Courses combine on campus and computer |
| popular; he gained a few friends because of his | | | | based lessons. Each type has its own pros and |
| math skills. Moving to a new school can be | | | | cons, carefully choose which one will fit your |
| stressful; you will always have the feeling that | | | | schedule and capabilities. |
| you are alienated. What if you are moving to a | | | | Know the Language |
| different classroom? What if you moved into a | | | | Well you are not going to study other languages |
| place where you can not personally interact with | | | | since most online learning systems are in English |
| your classmates and professors? What if you will | | | | but what I am referring to are the terms used in |
| be studying not in the real world but in | | | | the cyber learning environment this includes |
| cyberspace? | | | | acronyms and abbreviations. Be familiar with the |
| The Virtual Classroom is where most students | | | | terms commonly used in this new learning |
| and learners nowadays study their lessons. After | | | | method. Terms like CSCL, LMS, TEL are some of |
| the birth of electronic learning students begin to | | | | the terms that should be part of your vocabulary |
| see the potentials of this new education platform. | | | | while taking your courses online. |
| According to a study report of the Ambient | | | | Basic Troubleshooting skills |
| Insight Research, 81 percent of post secondary | | | | Knowing some basic troubleshooting knowledge |
| students in the USA will be taking this computer | | | | could come handy while taking classes via the |
| based learning by the year 2014. Why is that? | | | | computer. Familiarizing with basic problem |
| Unlike the traditional campus-based learning, post | | | | situations and studying the solution to these |
| secondary students can work while studying | | | | problems will be an asset while studying online. |
| because this modern study system can work | | | | These are few of the things you should consider |
| around family and work schedules. This type of | | | | before taking online learning courses and it will help |
| modern teaching system is growing immensely | | | | you blend and fit in with other learners in the |
| and as its popularity soars, e learning tools are | | | | virtual classroom. Various e learning tools have |
| continuously being developed to provide better | | | | been developed in order to create user friendly |
| learning content for the growing number of online | | | | learning content however it is still highly advisable |
| learners. | | | | to be familiarized with more than just the basic |
| Know which one is for you | | | | computer skills before packing up and venturing in |
| There are many different types of this computer | | | | online learning environment. |
| based learning and you should know which of | | | | |