Attributes of Successful Distance Learners

1. SUCCESS AS A
DISTANCE LEARNER
WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE DISTANCE LEARNING
TABLE?
ANSWER: YOU!!

2. EXPERIENCE
What You Bring
As Distance
Learners
Life
Experiences
Prior
Learning
Ability to
Analyze
Ability to
Research
Questions &
Answers
Prior Job
Experiences
Your Morals
& Values

3. SUCCESSFUL DISTANCE LEARNER’S
TAKE INTEREST IN WHAT
THEY ARE LEARNING! HOW
DO YOU LEARN?!
New
Technologies
Ways of
Communicating
Problem Solving

4. AS DISTANCE LEARNER’S YOU MUST BE
WILLING TO ASK QUESTIONS.
Reach out to your facilitators and classmates.

5. LEARNING
MODALITIES
It is important for a successful
distance learner to understand
the way that they learn best and
through which mode of learning.
I have provided a quiz for each
of you to take that will assist
you further in understanding
what sort of learner you are.
Click Video
Below

6. WHAT SORT OF LEARNER
ARE YOU?
By now you should have an idea of the sort of learning category you fit
into. Most learners don’t fit into one particular category but more than
one.
Visual learners: The visual learning style, often referred to as the
spatial learning style, is a way of learning in which information is
associated with images. This learning style requires that learners first
see what they are expected to know (Spanella, T., 2003).
Auditory learners: you learn by hearing and listening. You understand
and remember things you have heard. You store information by the way
it sounds, and you have an easier time understanding spoken
instructions than written ones.
Kinesthetic: or tactile Learning is a learning style in which learning
takes place by the students carrying out physical activities, rather than
listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations.

7. ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CHANGE
• You might find yourself
dealing with changes in
technology requirements.
• Resulting in course changes
• Know that it is inevitable in
this sort of learning
• You can do this!

8. FOCUS ON THE GOAL AHEAD
• Why am I here?
• What do I hope to gain?
• What’s my motivation

9. PERSISTENCE IS KEY
• There will be challenges
• Engage In support networks as needed

10. RESOURCE SLIDE
• Gutierrez, K., (2014). eLearning vs classroom training- How
different are they?
• Neuhauser, C., (2010). Learning Style and Effectiveness of
online and face to face instruction. The American Journal of
Distance Education

11. TIME MANAGEMENT
• Self direction
• Self efficiency
• Stay on schedule

12. TAKE INITIATIVE
• Utilize the services available from your program
• Resources support your efforts

13. KEEP AN OPEN MIND
• You will encounter a world of ideas and perspectives
• Embrace diversity represented by classmates and
facilitator
• Respect everyone

14. CONFIDENCE AND HUMILITY
• Both traits work in balance
• Put your best foot forward
• Don’t be afraid to ask questions
Confiden
ce
Humili
ty
Confiden
ce
Humility

15. ONLINE PRESENCE
• Development comfort level with sharing information
about you
• Share with your facilitator and colleagues
• Consider your story. Everyone has one

16. RESPECT THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
• Know the benefits
• Know what to expect
• Be ready to get involved
• Be active in your learning!

17. KNOW THAT THE BEST SKILL AND
KNOWLEDGE YOU BRING IS YOURS
Successful distance learners bring
Respect
Open Minds
Knowledge
Motivation
Confidence
Humility
Initiative