NC School Of Science And Mathematics

 

According to our Distance Education Faculty: "A successful distance learner is ................ "

• enthusiastic about the subject matter

• willing to learn and is motivated to study

• a responsible independent learner - requires maturity and self-motivation

• interested in making connections to their own lives

• confident enough to speak up! -not shy about asking questions when they don't understand
  (including outside of class) and volunteering ideas and solutions when responses are solicited by
  the teacher in a very public and uncomfortable (at least initially) forum

• willing to take "learning risks" including sharing work over the air or to engage in hands-on
  classroom activities that he/she might not feel comfortable with

• hard-working and takes pride in doing excellent work - student is willing and has the time
  available to prepare carefully before class and to complete their homework assignments, about 30
  minutes a night

• self-disciplined and has the study skills (including time management) necessary to learn without
  the physical presence of the instructor

  • one who has the prerequisite preparation for the course

• able to use basic PC technology - e.g. search for academically appropriate web sites, add
  attachments to emails, navigate web sites, mark favorite sites

• honest - many times students are trusted to complete their own work and to NOT share their
  work on various assignments

  • patient with technology - it breaks, sometimes often

• respectful of the other students in their 'joint" classroom (especially in the multi-school courses)
  and show understanding of the problems other sites have, knowing that their site will have their
  own problems eventually

  • willing and able to come to all classes! - it's very hard to make up missed DE classes

  • able to pay attention to a monitor

  • able to work without letting other students distract them