This section is designed to be more than a one stop destination. It contains a wealth of resources that you can use when taking an online class. You might want to add this one to your bookmark or favorites list. Feel free to come back and visit often!

Research Tools for Online Students

This page contains links to several Internet libraries as well as to links designed to help you get off to a running start as an online student. Included on this page are links to Search Tutorials and several lists of Search Engines. A must place to visit that will save you immense amounts of time down the road.

Communication Tips

This page offers suggestions and advice on how to communicate online. Remember, we can't see or hear the person we're communicating with, so we lose the visual and aural hints that are so essential when speaking with others. A stop here may keep you out of hot water when posting to discussion areas or when involved in an online chat.

Being a Successful Online Student

Here you'll find hints and tips that have been collected from successful online learners as well as a list of links on developing study skills and identifying your learning style.

Netiquette

A must place to visit if you hope to avoid the dreaded FIM (Foot In Mouth) syndrome.

Writing Skills

If you'd like to make sure that your writing skills are up to snuff, this is the page for you! You'll find links to online writing workshops, style manuals, and information on everything from basic punctuation to dangling unidentified participles.

Technical Skills

Are you a bit nervous about your computer skills? This page has links to online tutorials that cover everything from Using a Mouse to Downloading Software. True, some of the links are more effective for particular operating systems, or versions of a particular system (W98, W2K, XP), but they still can be of great benefit

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