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Is that about all people or only about young people?
All people.
In my online doctoral course, we are discussing how adults “re-tool” or learn a new skill needed for job change or advancement. What are your thoughts on this topic?
Thanks,
Sandra
Sandy, my thought is that self-motivation plays an immense role in this. For instance, take your online doctoral course. You want my thoughts. I’ve been putting my thoughts online for more than ten years. I have written and spoken extensively on this topic. There’s a search engine on board to help people find what they are looking for.
I don’t want to sound nasty about this, but God helps those who help themselves. Do your homework before asking for help.
Do this: read How to Ask Questions the Smart Way by Eric Raymond. http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
You could even summarize a few pages of Eric’s wisdom to pad out your dissertation.
jay
Reading the postings it sounds like many are taking an online higher education course and must blog asking the following question, “How do adults “re-tool” or learn a new skill needed for job change or advancement? I have to follow an educational and international blog of interest and having difficulty finding one. Is this a blog that would qualify for such an assiggnment? Maureen
Maureen, wake up and smell the coffee. I can give you the answers — and that would deprive you of the learning you’ll get by doing your own research. You have several hundred blogs to choose from. Why don’t you check out what’s been going on here for the past five years? See http://bit.ly/bWSOB4
Hi all,
About online learning, I totally agree with you Jay, it’s all about self-motivation. You need enough self-motivation to set up a personal learning set of mind and to create your own learning environment. I believe that some program offer better online content to create and motivate this self motivation. For example the online education program from Phoenix University are proven to be some of the best in the country. (http://www.univphoenix.com/online/). Check it out, it can be helpful.
Alex
Alex and Jay,
Hi, I agree with you that self-motivation plays a very important role in studying online.However, I also believe that for you to survive jiggling the demands of studying online with your job and family commitments requires that you receive support from your instructor and your colleagues.At Walden where I am pursuing an online Doctorate in Education, I do not think that I could survive it if my colleagues and my instructors were not supportive.I honestly learn more from the discussions and the feedback that I receive from them more than our assigned textbooks.