My Life as an Elearning Open University Student

I am really thankful that Open Universities are making it more convenient for working professionals like me to finish a degree. Because it’s elearning, I am not obliged to spend so much time attending classes. Instead, professors provide modules and videos for me to learn the lesson. It is so convenient because I learn on my own pace and I’m not forced to learn in the same manner as others. If I don’t get the lesson, I can always go through the materials they have provided. If there are some points that are hard for me to grasp, I can always email my professor or contact my OU classmates on Twitter for support. In my years of studying, this OU program is definitely the best I have taken.


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I only need to finish a few more modules to finally get my management degree and honestly, I would not mind enrolling in another program at OU. If given the chance, time, and resources, I would like to take a teaching program since it is offered as one of their elearning courses. It’s a good degree that I can put to use in the future. When I suddenly feel tired and jaded of managing my business, I would want to teach and share what I have learned through my stay at OU. Aside from that, teaching is also a marketable skill that I can use to earn extra dollars.

On the other hand, being an OU student is not always easy. Although, we don’t have to go to school physically every day like others in the mainstream programs do, we still have hurdles to overcome. Poor motivation is one. I have always believed that being in this program requires determination and intrinsic motivation. It would be almost impossible to finish a degree or achieve qualifications if you are not driven to finish reading the modules and working on the drills, especially that you are the one monitoring yourself. That’s why I am pretty proud of myself for having gone this far. I know that when I finally receive my diploma, the fruit of my labor, I would be more motivated to reach for higher goals and more elearning courses.

Elearning—Review of “If Instructional Designers Ran the World”

I came across an interesting web blog that talked about what would happen to the world if instructional designers ran it. Some would think that it seems like a crazy idea, but in my opinion, it is not entirely impossible considering how far the arms of elearning have extended. In fact, elearning has become so popular that diverse kinds of industries have started to implement its use in their businesses since it provides them with the benefits of ease, convenience and inefficiency. In addition to that, there are now so many software and applications available to almost everyone from all over the world thanks to the internet. So not only has elearning gone far enough to transcend the boundaries of industries, but of nations as well.

Now, the entry was not strictly formal—that is to say, it actually came across as something quite comical. However, one cannot deny that every point is actually plausible no matter how funny it sounds. What I liked about this entry the most was how it gave insight on the simple truths behind elearning. Here were the author’s points on what would happen if instructional designers ran the world taken from theelearningcoach.com:


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(1) All highway and road signs would make sense because they would be constantly revised until they are perfect.
(2) Everyone would know their objectives because if instructional designers ran the world, the analysis and identification of personal objects would be a requirement before doing anything at all.
(3) Every device would have an instructional diagram on its surface.
(4) There would be job aids or manuals for every life situation.
(5) Statistics will no longer lie because it is not instructionally appropriate. Lying about statistics violates the ID Code.
(6) Multimedia incompatibility issues would be outlawed. If instructional designers had their way, there would only be one video format and one audio format.
(7) If children misbehave, they would be required to get online attitudinal training.
(8) Instead of saying “There’s an app for that”, people would say, “There’s a course for that”.