When participating in an online, self-paced university such as University of the People you need to be a self-directed, intrinsically motivated, active learner. In order to be successful at that you need to possess several key character traits. Of these traits two of the most important in my opinion is to have self-discipline and the ability to take initiative. When participating in University of the people, it’s a lot different from a traditional brick and mortar school. At a traditional university or college, you attend class in person, you discuss a specific topic that day, and you are given a specific assignment that may be due the next day. In an online self-paced school such as UoPeople you are given all the material and assignments
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As I discussed in the prior paragraph I like to go through the learning guide first thing Thursday morning and in my calendar plot out exactly which assignments I will do on which nights. I usually start with reading and assessments on Thursday and Friday. Followed by Discussion forums and responses Saturday and Sunday. Then Monday and Tuesday I tackle any written assignments and tests. Then Wednesday I go through my checklist and work on my Learning Journals. My work ethic keeps me very dedicated to my work as well as school work. Unfortunately, my work ethic can also be listed as one of my weaknesses. I say this because sometimes I put in a lot of extra hours at my career, especially if I am involved in a high priority project. As a result, when it comes time to do my school work at night, when I usually focus on school, I sometimes find myself exhausted from the long day’s work that I struggle to focus and put rational thoughts together. Another weakness, and this sounds terrible listing it as a weakness, is my dedication to my family. It sometimes can be very hard for me to tell my children I can’t read to them tonight because I have to get going on my school work. Or to tell my wife she has to go to bed alone tonight because I have an important assignment that I cannot put
As I discussed in the prior paragraph I like to go through the learning guide first thing Thursday morning and in my calendar plot out exactly which assignments I will do on which nights. I usually start with reading and assessments on Thursday and Friday. Followed by Discussion forums and responses Saturday and Sunday. Then Monday and Tuesday I tackle any written assignments and tests. Then Wednesday I go through my checklist and work on my Learning Journals. My work ethic keeps me very dedicated to my work as well as school work. Unfortunately, my work ethic can also be listed as one of my weaknesses. I say this because sometimes I put in a lot of extra hours at my career, especially if I am involved in a high priority project. As a result, when it comes time to do my school work at night, when I usually focus on school, I sometimes find myself exhausted from the long day’s work that I struggle to focus and put rational thoughts together. Another weakness, and this sounds terrible listing it as a weakness, is my dedication to my family. It sometimes can be very hard for me to tell my children I can’t read to them tonight because I have to get going on my school work. Or to tell my wife she has to go to bed alone tonight because I have an important assignment that I cannot put