Debunking Distance Education Myths (Part 1)
Starting today, I will be doing a “blog series” debunking some distance education myths so you can decide whether distance education is for you or not. I am also doing this to increase the awareness of people on distance education and how it actually works/operates.
Myth # 1 – Studying via distance education would be easy, fast and worry-free.
NOT TRUE. Studying via distance education is actually the same as studying via the residential mode. It requires time, effort and money. The thing with distance education is that you’re on your own. You decide when will you read your modules/lectures/readings. I tell you, at UPOU we have tons of modules/lectures/readings that we students need to read and understand. You decide when will you answer your assignments/exercises. But of course, you still need to follow deadlines. Hence, a distance learner should know how to manage his/her own time. At UPOU, we follow an academic calendar just like any other UP campuses / constituent units. Distance education and residential mode are almost the same except that in distance education you are not required to attend face to face classes. At UPOU, yes, we still have face to face classes once a month. We also have weekly online chat sessions depending on your professor. But, you are still required to submit assignment, submit projects and answer proctored examinations just like any other typical university student. So, studying via distance education is not worry-free for as a student, you have duties and responsibilities you need to fulfill.
At UPOU, you actually determine when will you graduate. It’s up to you whether you would take 3 units, 6 units, 12 units, or even 15 units per semester. But of course, you need to take in consideration the time limit for the completion of your degree.
Although, distance education is actually designed for those who can’t be physically present in school (working students, etc), just make sure that you can devote a lot of time to actually perform and fulfill your duties and responsibilities as a distance learning for learning this way would not be easy, fast and worry-free.
Got more questions? E-mail me at agpena@up.edu.ph or comment below and I’ll get back to you the soonest!
Good post on Distant education. Distance education focuses on delivering quality education for students who are not physically present. It enables students to receive education from at far-off places.
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