Distance Education, studying online or by correspondence ... it has many names but ultimately means the same thing ... completing your studies at home ... or wherever you happen to be. Distance education allows you to arrange your study around your work and family commitments. Distance education is a great options for At Home Mums that would find it difficult/impossible to find childcare for classtimes but have some freetime at home when the children are asleep (or otherwise occupied).
How does distance education work? While there are some differences in the physical delivery of the materials in general
- You’ll receive all your study materials - this may include printed study notes, online information, texts, CD-ROMs and DVDs, by mail before your course begins.
- You can connect with lecturers and fellow students via email, online forums, telephone tutorials, videoconferences, on campus residential schools and weekend schools.
- You complete your studies and assignments in the time it suits you around your commitments.
Some options you may what to consider are ....
- OTEN (http://www.oten.edu.au/) - OTEN delivers Nationally Recognised Training from the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). OTEN offers around 200 qualifications and courses flexibly and by distance, giving individuals the opportunity to study at a time and place that best suits them. Counselling and careers support is available for FREE before and after enrolment. A range of support services such as, recognition of prior learning and support services for special needs is available to enrolled students through OTEN or TAFE NSW colleges. In addition, online services are easily accessed through the DET Portal and the Online Learning Support websites.
- Charles Sturt University (http://www.csu.edu.au/study/distance-education/)- Charles Sturt University is Australia’s leading provider of distance education. Every year, over 21,000 students around the world study undergraduate and postgraduate courses or single subjects through their world-class distance education program. At CSU, they view our distance education and on campus students as equal, with both receiving the same globally-recognised, quality education. And as a distance education student, you still have plenty of opportunity to connect and communicate with lecturers, tutors and fellow students – online, by phone, and through residential schools. I have studied at CSU via distance and can recommend them as a distance learning provider.
- University of New England (http://www.une.edu.au/about/off-campus-ed/)- UNE has a long history of teaching in this via distance education so their programs are successful because they understand the problems and needs of off-campus students and provide extensive support systems to overcome those challenges. I have also studied at UNE and can also recommend them as a distance learning provider.
- Open Univeristies Australia (http://www.open.edu.au) - Open Universities Australia is owned by seven leading universities and is Australia’s fastest growing online higher education service. Most of OUA’s undergraduate first level units have no entry requirements so it doesn’t matter who you are or where you are - you can be a student online. They also offer bridging and preparatory units to help with the transition to higher education. OUA has several study periods or sessions each year, so you can fit study into your life. You can start in March, June-July, September or December. Unviersities offering courses as part of OUA include Curtin Unversity, Griffith University, Macquarie University, Monash University, RMIT, Swinburne University and the University of South Australia.
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