This course offers guidelines for receiving and giving support while pursuing online studies. Its goal is to provide you with tools that will help you develop a positive mutual support system in your life.

You will learn how to:

  • Delineate the types of support that you will need during your educational experience.
  • Identify people who might be in your support group.
  • Determine the types of support that your support group will need from you.
  • Identify feelings and attitudes associated with a return to school, especially those associated with an online learning situation.
  • Recognize the four types of communication requests as you learn to give, receive, and respond to requests appropriately.
  • Negotiate for special circumstances and needs.
  • Formulate mutually satisfying techniques for sharing the online learning experience with your home and work support groups.

The course consists of online readings and online assessments.

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