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An 8 page paper offering time management advice for distance education students, specifically those attending school in the online environment. The best advice for online students is time honored: find a quiet place to work; adhere to a predetermined schedule; disallow interruptions that can be controlled; stay organized; and concentrate on the task at hand all will positively contribute to achieving time-related goals in a timely manner. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSeduDistTimeMg.rtf
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again leaving work. As she waits in traffic for the interminable light to change, the harried mom ruefully acknowledges that were it not for the need to pick up
her son from daycare by 6 pm at the latest, she likely would be late in leaving work nearly every day. It takes little time to collect her son
and go home to the task of making dinner for everyone. She cleans up the kitchen after dinner while the boys retire to the tub, thinking about and trying
to remember what it is that she needs to do that night for class. After a bedtime story the boys are off to sleep and mom finally has time
to go to school. She does that by means of a computer and an Internet connection, completing her interrupted degree while her children sleep.
Online students come from varied backgrounds and cultures; they represent a wide range of life experiences and stations. One thing they all have in common is the
difficulty of fitting school work into already-tight schedules. Often, a fresh look at time management can provide the necessary encouragement that the distance student needs. Time Management and Learning
Beyth-Marom, Saporta and Caspi (2005) undertook a research study seeking to determine factors contributing to the success of online students and understanding their
motivations. The researchers asked students whether they were more successful with synchronous or asynchronous settings and schedules, and whether they preferred managing their own schedules or having specific times
they are required to virtually meet with other students or have specific assignments due at assigned times. Researchers equated individual preference for autonomous
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