Online Learning For Dummies

Chapter 21

Ten Best Practices for Online Learners — Including Self-Care

IN THIS CHAPTER

Reviewing what will make you a standout among your peers

Highlighting sanity savers

If you’re reading this book and you made it this far, we assume that you want to succeed. We want you to succeed, too! In this chapter, we give you some practical advice on what we consider best practice when it comes to being an online learner. We throw in that self-care angle because you’re making an investment in yourself, so show yourself some love!

Treat Learning Like It’s a Job

Learning is work! There’s no way around it. No matter how engaging a course may be or how interested you are in what you’re learning, there’s work involved.

Therefore, look at this as a for-hire situation. Set a schedule for yourself. Clock in and out at specific times, and decide whether this new job is ten hours a week or fewer. That also means you need to figure out a compensation package for yourself. What reward will motivate you to work? It might be as simple as a bubble bath.

For some learners, receiving a digital credential after a course is a bonus and quite rewarding. Especially for professional certifications, these ...