{"id":514,"date":"2016-02-22T15:45:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T15:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/lumencollegesuccess\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=514"},"modified":"2024-05-01T18:23:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:23:27","slug":"introduction-to-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/chapter\/introduction-to-online-learning\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Online Learning","rendered":"Introduction to Online Learning"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: de<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Describe strategies for successful online learning&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4482,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:12507122},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;}\">scribe strategies for successful online learning<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5571\/2021\/04\/07211305\/800px-Contemporary_Computer_Lab.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5571\/2021\/04\/07211305\/800px-Contemporary_Computer_Lab.jpeg\" alt=\"Students sitting together in a computer lab.\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a>\r\n<blockquote>The number-one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2014Steve Ballmer, American businessman and former CEO of the Microsoft Corporation<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to explore uses for technology in education and de<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Describe characteristics of online courses&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4993,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;}\">scribe characteristics of online courses. You will be able to d<\/span><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Describe the basics of getting tech-ready for online and technology enhanced courses&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4993,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;}\">escribe the basics of getting ready for online and technology-enhanced courses and e<\/span><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Explain how you can use technology to stay organized&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4993,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;}\">xplain how you can use technology to stay organized. In addition, you'll learn about<\/span><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Describe good communication practices when using technology&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4993,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;}\">\u00a0good communication practices when using technology.<\/span>","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: de<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Describe strategies for successful online learning&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4482,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:12507122},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;}\">scribe strategies for successful online learning<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5571\/2021\/04\/07211305\/800px-Contemporary_Computer_Lab.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5571\/2021\/04\/07211305\/800px-Contemporary_Computer_Lab.jpeg\" alt=\"Students sitting together in a computer lab.\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The number-one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn&#8217;t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2014Steve Ballmer, American businessman and former CEO of the Microsoft Corporation<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to explore uses for technology in education and de<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Describe characteristics of online courses&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4993,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;}\">scribe characteristics of online courses. 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