#learning-centered

While I was a student in the OLIT master’s degree program (2007 – 2010), I discovered that online learning is particularly well suited to my personal learning style and preferences.

When I began the program, I had no interest in online courses, and in fact, I was quite skeptical about their effectiveness. I thought that learning occurred best in person, with an instructor who lectured and students who took notes.

However, in 2008, due to scheduling conflicts, I enrolled in my first online course. I felt immediately at ease in the online learning environment, and I enjoyed online learning so much that I took the remainder of my course work online (except for one that wasn’t available online).

I believe that I became a better student while working online, mainly because the online environment shifted the emphasis of learning for me from a social‐centered experience to a learning‐centered experience.