Guest Author - Sanita Salter
Learning online has many aspects it can take on. When researching for a degree program its best to seek out specifics concerning the program. Recently, I found out about a networking group consisting of alumni as well as current students of colleges I attend(ed). A great place to start researching your school is through networking since you will most likely find out about jobs or directions to go after you complete your program.
Types of training available for distance learners exists at the K-12 level also. They are called virtual schools and are accredited and fully accountable to public school systems for which they claim to service. In my state of residence, there is a virtual school, which purports to have free tuition, books, learning and visual aids, as well as assessments. The teachers are state certified and highly qualified according to current No Child Left Behind standards.
As for other types of online learning, I found a site, which offers free guitar lessons spanning Blues, Country, Rock, and other methods. Bonus lessons are offered free if you register with the site, which is also free. A subscription is offered for a fee, which increases access to multiple other aspects of guitar playing.
I found another avenue to free online learning through a company, which sells beauty products. After you sign up to become an independent representative, for which a small fee is required, you get to take free training courses to become a certified beauty advisor with printable certificates.
Who says nothing in life is free anymore! I am sure with more searching I can locate some free programs for all types of online learning. Trades such as HVAC & CR, writing a business plan, proposal writing, and I’m positive there is more free online training available.
What a great invention the computer is and who would have thought we would be able to learn so much without leaving our homes. Today it is possible to run a business entirely online while you work a day job online and acquire certifications, degrees, learn to knit, and do yoga all by utilizing distance learning. Way to go green! Ebook's and online publishers are limiting the need for the “printed word” also furthering the purpose and benefits of distance learning.
Doctoral programs, and programs once believed to require the presence of the student/learner are now being replaced with webinars, webcams, headsets with microphones and earpieces built in them and James Bond’s technology is not all that unbelievable anymore. Lets figure out what else we can learn from a distance, knowledge is truly at your fingertips in today’s world. How exciting!
