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Date: April 21, 2005

Are Online Courses For Me? Self-Assessment Tools for eLearners
By Chip Donohue

Being a successful online learner takes a combination of technology skills and learner dispositions and abilities. Many colleges and universities that offer online courses provide a simple self-assessment tool for students to help the learner decide if who he/she is and how he/she is as a learner is a good fit for online learning. Here are a few samples to give you some ideas about the types of questions students need to consider before enrolling in an online class.

Self-Evaluation for Potential Online Students, Illinois Online Network
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/selfEval.asp

What Makes a Successful Online Student? Illinois Online Network
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/StudentProfile.asp

Am I Ready for Distance Learning? Florida Distance Learning Consortium
www.distancelearn.org/readyDL.cfm

Are Online Courses For Me? University of Central Florida
http://learn.ucf.edu/1intro.html

Are Distance Learning Courses for Me? College of DuPage
www.cod.edu/dept/CIL/CIL_Surv.htm

Are Online Courses for Me? North Iowa Area Community College
http://www.niacc.edu/progserv/distance/onlinesurvey1.html

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