Characteristics of Successful Online Students Essays
Identifying Characteristics of Successful Online Students
James Holcombe
Liberty University
201520 Spring 2015 INFT 101 B69 LUO
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help
you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Taken directly from God s Word, I was
reminded by my Professor this week of one of my favorite verses from the book of Isaiah.
Interestingly enough, before I began my venture into higher education, I was scared: scared of
failure, scared of the commitment it would require, and even scared of the possibility that I just
might not be cut out for the task ahead. This verse, Isaiah 41:10, along with several other
Scriptures, helped to assure me that ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Just as 1 Corinthians 13:11 reminds us, When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a
child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things, even my style of
learning has changed. Until this semester, I would say that of course I had the characteristics to
be a successful online student; how hard could it be? But, ironically, during the same week that I
first read Taormino s article, I began to fall behind in my classes. As I write this paper, I m
juggling extra duties at home while my wife and I both recover from a nasty car accident.
Fortunately neither of us were seriously hurt, but because my wife already suffers from a chronic
autoimmune disease, even her minor injuries were enough to throw her into a painful exacerbation.
What does this have to do with my online education? Well, everything, to be honest. All of the time
I normally had set aside for my coursework must now be devoted to the daily management of our
home (things that my wife usually takes care of). It s astonishing how quickly time gets away from
us! I ve learned through this series of unfortunate events that I must take control of my time, rather
than allowing it to take control of me. As Taormino asserts, Students need to plan their time
accordingly to have sufficient opportunity to complete assignments and work iteratively based on
feedback. Without time
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