1. University 101 Topic of Study: Time and Stress In this Course You Will Discuss essential elements that concern online education Students will discuss time and stress and how it affects effectiveness in online learning. Adult motivation will be discussed with reading selections as learners are exposed to different strategies that are useful to address this concern with participating in online education.

2. University 101 How to be In control of your learning activities and of your success Learning to select strategies for a successful learning experience. Making connections to your previous knowledge and skills. Keys to a successful distance learning experience Identify what is your best time of the day for learning. Keys to stay focus on learning and sharing their new findings Set short term goals for your short term assignments. Organize your daily learning activity. Keys to stay focus on learning and sharing new findings Keep a log of your achievement Organize your files and keep them accessible to you in a format of your choice. Log into your student page at least once a day. Communicate with other students your ideas and your concerns in a regular basis. Keys to be an active learner

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4. As an Active Learner you Should This course requirements and expectations are designed to help students become successful online learners. Challenges I might face as an instructor of online learning are: 1. Lack of experience in the use of technology and applications software required for this course. 2. Students with very busy schedule and not time for actively participating and completing assignments on time allotted. Learning Strategy to use: Using Cognitive Learning Theories to design learning objects should provide opportunities for making connections to previous experience for every one in this course. As the population of this course is 60% women, and 40% men, the challenge for this instruction model is to provide enough material that are appealing to both gender and that target both realistic previous and current experience.