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Excelsior College Offers Decades of Experience in Online Learning

/February 11, 2021

Excelsior College Offers Decades of Experience in Online Learning

This year Excelsior College is celebrating 50 years of offering non-traditional learning to adult learners across the United States and the World. As a leader in the online college community Excelsior has awarded over 197,000 degrees ranging from areas of study in Liberal Arts, Technology, Public Service, Business and Nursing. The college has developed successful online degree programs with faculty and staff that understand the challenges related to teaching and learning online and how to overcome those challenges. With so many schools shifting to online learning, Excelsior recently compiled a list of tips and resources to help students be most successful in online learning.
  1. Create a Study Plan: A study plan keeps you grounded and focused to meet your goals/targets. This involves making a chart or schedule of where you need to block out time each day to accomplish your tasks.
    1. Take routine breaks
    2. Create mini deadlines for projects
    3. Manage your time
    4. Identity and complete the most important work first
  2. Improve Time Management: online learning requires discipline and time management skills help to achieve daily tasks.
    1. Create a time log
    2. Identify time eaters
    3. Avoid perfectionism
    4. Adjust if current routines aren’t working
  3. Avoid Procrastination: online learning makes you accountable to timelines and deadlines, don’t wait until the last minute to complete assignments.
    1. Track excuses
    2. Breakdown projects
    3. Monitor your work environment for distractions
    4. Set reasonable goals

For more information about getting started with Excelsior College and the academic partnership with DAU, visit https://www.excelsior.edu/partner/defense-acquisition-university/ or call (844) 843-929