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Orientation to Distance Learning

Students are often surprised by the depth and rigor of distance courses. Often, they find that they need to be even more organized and purposeful in their time management than those attending traditional face-to-face courses. With this in mind, please complete the Orientation to Distance Learning. In this short tutorial, you will learn about the most important characteristics for successful distance learning, the challenges you may face, and how to overcome them.

Open Orientation

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Note for Students Who are Traveling

It is critical that you have reliable Internet access at all times. If you are traveling outside the United States, some content in this course may be blocked. Reports from China indicate that the government is clamping down on the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that have previously given students access to course materials that would otherwise be blocked. If you are traveling to countries such as Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Burma, you will probably experience similar restrictions. Please contact me immediately if you will be traveling out of the country during any portion of this class.