distance learning

Distance learning is a great way to get a degree and still stay in the comfort of your own home. It is easy to work into your hectic schedule because there is no set time that you have to be online and all you need is a basic knowledge of the internet. There are a few basic requirements, such as participating in threaded discussions and giving feedback to your fellow students. Threaded discussions take place thru what is known as asynchronous communication. Asynchronous communication is defined as a “Form of communication in which participants use technology to share communication, wherein each participates at a different place and time, and face-to-face interaction does not occur. Often refers to distance learning interactions, e-mail, etc.” These discussions are part of your participation grade, and are led by your instructor. You will also have weekly assignments to complete and post on the electronic forum for your teacher to review and grade. All of your assignments are on the University website and broken down into what you will be doing week by week. There are other great features to the online campus at University of Phoenix. You have access to the student library, student labs, workshops, and community forums all which are geared to help you succeed. If you want to send a private message to your instructor you need to send it under your private message tab under the discussion menu. Here is where you will communicate with them. And if you are wanting to respond to a classmate message or bio just hit the reply arrow on the top left hand corner of the screen, and you will be able to type your message. And then they will see you have replied to the messages. If you are replying to a discussion question or a discussion thread you will do the under the learning activity tab on the right hand side of the Class room home page hit this and you will see all the discussion that are being talk about. If you are want to talk to a class mate about