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[Video] FAQ: Is online learning right for me?

[Video] FAQ: Is online learning right for me?

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Most online students are in the exact same position as you.

It’s been a long time since they were in a classroom, completed coursework, wrote a paper… and it can feel intimidating to think about doing any of that again.

But with online programs, it doesn’t have to be!

One of the best things about online learning is that some of the typical classroom pressures and anxieties are not present in an online environment.

Learning online allows to think, work, share knowledge and experiences with professors and peers in a non-judgmental environment that is highly conducive to collaboration.

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Blackboard: Courses Designed With You in Mind

Our classes use an internet-based platform called Blackboard, and our team strives to make the course layouts as user friendly and intuitive as possible.

Right within the tool you’ll be able to review course materials like your syllabus and some readings, watch videos and interact with your classmates and instructor through forums, posts and more.

Best of all, since you can complete the work on your own time, whenever it best fits your schedule, the pressure of having to be in a specific place at a set time is alleviated too.

You can take the time you need to learn the tool at your own pace.

The other thing is that the faculty and staff of an online program are prepared to help you through. They know the struggles you’re probably facing, have had a student with the same concerns in the past and understand that there are going to be unique circumstances that may make you hesitant in the class room.

GET STARTED TODAY!

Ready to take advantage of these great benefits?

If online learning seems like it would be a good fit for your life, take the next step with confidence at UofL. We offer more 40+ online bachelor’s, master’s and certificates across a variety of fields and industries, all designed to help you take the next step in you education with confidence and ease. Visit our site for more information and to get started today!

HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS?

We’re producing FAQ videos like this one on a regular basis to address some of the common questions we see from prospective online students. If there’s a question you’d like to have answered and/or see addressed in a future video, please comment below and let us know, or reach out to the online enrollment team at online@louisville.edu.

[Video: Check out our first FAQ video, which answers the question “What is online learning?”]

WHO IS MACY BUNN?

Featured in UofL’s new online programs FAQ video series, Macy Bunn is a Recruiter for online programs at UofL, part of our enrollment team. Macy’s dedicated to establishing connections and building relationships with prospective online UofL students.

[Blog: Find out more about Macy in our first FAQ blog post.]
UofL expands esteemed online bachelor’s completer program with early childhood education track

UofL expands esteemed online bachelor’s completer program with early childhood education track

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One our most popular programs for students who have some college credit but no degree, the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Learning (BS OLL), has recently launched a new track in early childhood education (ECE). This track was specifically created to address an important population of professionals who need to earn or complete their bachelor’s degree to go further in their fields.

The BS OLL program is often sought by experienced, working professionals who have a lot of knowledge about their industry but lack the educational credentials needed for promotions and higher paying positions. Students in this program can be awarded up to 48 college credit hours (a savings of up to $24k in tuition) through the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) course. Transfer credits from prior intuitions are also accepted.

[Blog Category: Read recent posts related to our online BS OLL program.]

Ideal students for this program are childcare professionals, preschool teachers, infant-toddler teachers, teaching assistants, Head Start teachers, center directors, or those in other interdisciplinary early childhood education areas. Specifically, this program is very well suited for those individuals who would like to work with at-risk learners in low-income or impoverished communities.

Excel as a leader in early childhood education.

This new program track can help students achieve their career and educational goals by developing their core early childhood education knowledge and communication skills—allowing them to work with children as well as children’s families or caretakers.

“This program creates an important pathway for professionals in early childcare education to complete their bachelor’s degree and receive college credit for their work experience and knowledge.”

Lori Norton-Meier, Ph.D.
Program Director

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Learning Early Childhood Education track will have the ECE credentials needed to reach the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s level 3 status, for exceptional teaching practices and leadership.

Earning your
bachelor’s degree can also prepare you as a leader in your organization and
provide you with access to higher pay, greater job security and a path to
teacher certification. Graduates of this program can earn teaching
certification by completing their Master
of Arts in Teaching at UofL.

This degree
program is comprised of 120 credit hours, which includes 12 ECE credits.

If you’re interested in taking on leadership roles in a higher ed organization, or know someone who might be, learn more at the BS OLL ECE program page.

Offered
through UofL’s College of Education and Human Development.
[Video] FAQ: What are the benefits of online learning?

[Video] FAQ: What are the benefits of online learning?

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ONLINE LEARNING BENEFITS

Online learning actually has a lot of benefits for students, but the most obvious one is that you can further your education from wherever you are, whenever it’s most convenient to you–while raising a family, working full-time or dealing with any circumstance that makes commuting to campus or being in class at a set time difficult or impossible.

But it’s more complex than that too. Let’s talk a bit more about the key benefits of online learning at UofL.

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WORK-LIFE-EDUCATION BALANCE

You really CAN have it all...

As mentioned, online learning allows you to work full-time, take care of your family and attend to all your other priorities while going back to school.

How’s that possible? Well, with almost all of our online programs offered through asynchronous courses–meaning there’s no set class time–you complete your coursework whenever it best fits your schedule, from wherever it’s most convenient to you.

Don’t sacrifice time with your family or friends to sit in a classroom when you’d otherwise be at dinner or attending your kid’s t-ball game. Don’t choose between going to class or wrapping up that big project at work. With online programs, you really can do it all.

Online learning offers the balance, flexibility and convenience you need to integrate education into your current work-life balance, juggling all your responsibilities and priorities while also earning a degree!

The best part–our faculty and staff get it. We’ve been offering education online at UofL for over 20 years. Our student support teams and instructors know how busy the average online student is, and they also know that even with the best laid plans, life happens. They’re always willing to work with you if anything unexpected comes up.

ACCELERATED TERMS

5- or 8- Week Courses

Traditional terms are 15 to 16 weeks long, and typically require a student to take two to three classes per semester to graduate in the standard amount of time (e.g., four years for bachelor’s degree, two years for master’s degree). While part-time options are available through a lot of online programs at UofL, allowing students to lighten their course load as needed, a lot of programs have also moved to offering accelerated courses. 

What’s an accelerated course? Well, taking place over either shorter 5- or 8- week terms, accelerated courses allow you to take just one course at a time but still complete your degree in the same speed as a standard 15 to 16 week program.

To break this down, in a traditional semester, you complete two to three classes over 15 to 16 weeks. With accelerated courses, you’ll still complete two to three courses a semester, but you’ll do just one course every 8 or 5 weeks.

This is another great benefit of online learning that allows you to better balance all the things you’re trying to accomplish, without extending your degree completion time!

REAL UOFL EDUCATION

Wherever You Are

Finally, here at UofL, there’s one other great benefit of online learning: you receive the SAME exceptional UofL education as on-campus students—from wherever is most convenient to you.

Our bachelor’s, master’s and certificate programs are based on the same standards, taught by the same faculty and strive for the same educational experience as our on-campus programs.

[Blog post: Read about our “Wherever You Are” campaign and how it reflects the benefits UofL delivers through online learning.]

You get flexibility and convenience without any sacrifice. You may earn it online, but it’s still a UofL degree. Plus, there’s no indication of whether you completed the degree online, on-campus or through a combination of the two. 

A degree from UofL is a degree from UofL, no matter how (or where!) you earn it.

GET STARTED TODAY!

Ready to take advantage of these great benefits?

If online learning seems like it would be a good fit for your life, take the next step with confidence at UofL. We offer more 40+ online bachelor’s, master’s and certificates across a variety of fields and industries, all designed to help you take the next step in you education with confidence and ease. Visit our site for more information and to get started today!

HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS?

We’re producing FAQ videos like this one on a regular basis to address some of the common questions we see from prospective online students. If there’s a question you’d like to have answered and/or see addressed in a future video, please comment below and let us know, or reach out to the online enrollment team at online@louisville.edu.

[Video: Check out our first FAQ video, which answers the question “What is online learning?”]

WHO IS MACY BUNN?

Featured in UofL’s new online programs FAQ video series, Macy Bunn is a Recruiter for online programs at UofL, part of our enrollment team. Macy’s dedicated to establishing connections and building relationships with prospective online UofL students.

[Blog: Find out more about Macy in our first FAQ blog post.]
[Video] FAQ: What is online learning?

[Video] FAQ: What is online learning?

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DEFINING ONLINE LEARNING

In a purely Webster’s dictionary sort of definition, online learning is an alternative or non-traditional format for receiving formal education, delivered through the internet.

Here at the University of Louisville, we look at online learning like this: it’s a way to extend the renowned education opportunities UofL is known for beyond just the traditional college student.

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Through online programs, we are able to reach potential students who otherwise wouldn’t be able to make it to campus. This includes working professionals and anyone with multiple priorities, such as families at home or community responsibilities, who can’t set aside the time to sit in a physical classroom 2 or 3 times a week.

This also includes those outside the Louisville metro area who want to receive a UofL education but live too far to be here. Through a combination of online and on-campus classes, UofL actually educates students from 119 counties across Kentucky, 52 other states and territories, and various countries.

In other words, with online programs, anyone can become a UofL Cardinal–no matter where they are or what other priorities they’re juggling. We deliver online programs that provide the same esteemed education our university is known for, with the added flexibility and convenience of being able to complete your coursework from anywhere in the world, at any time of day.

Ultimately, the best way to define online learning is a way to extend our university to those outside our local communities and create educational opportunities for busy working adults who otherwise wouldn’t have the time or means to go back to school.

advance your future and career with an online program

SO, WHAT IS ONLINE LEARNING, REALLY?

ANSWER: Your best next step.

If online learning seems like it would be a good fit for your life, let us help you take the next step. UofL offers more 40+ online bachelor’s, master’s and certificates across a variety of fields and industries, all designed to help you take the next step in you education with confidence and ease. Visit our site for more information and to get started today!

HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS?

We’re producing FAQ videos like this one on a regular basis to address some of the common questions we see from prospective online students. If there’s a question you’d like to have answered and/or see addressed in a future video, please comment below and let us know, or reach out to the online enrollment team at online@louisville.edu.

[Infographic: We’re also creating resources to help you through the entire enrollment process. Check out our Transcript Retrieval Guide.]

WHO IS MACY BUNN?

Featured in UofL’s new online programs FAQ video series, Macy Bunn is a Recruiter for online programs at UofL, part of our enrollment team. Macy’s dedicated to establishing connections and building relationships with prospective online UofL students.

[Blog: Read a short note from our online enrollment team about how they’re helping students navigate decisions about the future during the current national pandemic.]

Macy travels throughout theMacy Bunn, UofL Online Programs Recruiter local community spreading the word about the online programs offered at UofL, and helping others understand what online learning is, what value it can bring to the lives of the adult learner or non-traditional student and assists those ready to take the next step in their education to find the right program for them. 

Macy’s goal with this FAQ series is to address common questions prospective students have and hesitations they feel about getting started in an online program—and encourage them to move forward with confidence.

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