The My Jotter Social Network has been specially developed for you so that you can interact with other students and educators, reaping the benefits of their knowledge, insights and advice.

This network should help you enormously when you are trying to digest information and ideas and should help you to prepare for your assignments and exams.

All you need to do is get involved.  If you have a specific interest or are currently studying a particular topic you can join the specific group to share experiences.

There are many benefits

• Speaking with students who are studying the same course can be a great motivation if you feel a little overwhelmed with things, or if you’re feeling a bit stressed out with the workload.  You’re never alone and getting involved can give you that ‘boost’ and encouragement to go the distance.
• If you are stuck on a particular issue, you have a network of ‘friends’ to whom you can turn to for help and advice.  They will be able to share their thoughts and help set you in the right direction, by sharing course notes and information. They may also suggest ideas which you had not previously considered! Likewise you can do the same for them!  Explaining a concept or knowledge of a specific subject matter to others helps reinforce your own understanding of it – this is a great confidence booster.
• Your study ‘friends’ can help you to adopt good study habits which you will find very useful.
• Interacting with others who are studying the same topics can make the course much more enjoyable – let’s face it, studying in isolation can be a little boring.  It’s great to meet like minded people and get inspiration from them.  You may end up becoming life long buddies with some of your study group members, and perhaps stick around to assist the next wave of students coming through.

We hope that you make the most of this unique network and that you reap all the benefits for becoming a member!

Balancing life and work is tricky in itself, however many people find that signing up to complete studies via Distance Learning helps them to achieve that balance.

When thinking about selecting your Online college, here are a few things to consider to help you make that decision.

1. Do your research.  Use the web to find information about the subject you are looking to study and spend time looking at the various options available.  Many Distance Learning institutions include comments left by students who have recently completed their courses – their feedback will be invaluable as they can rate the course, the materials provided and the support given. You should also research the sites of industry bodies who govern that particular subject area as they often include recommendations about options for study or may run their own courses.
2. Make a shortlist of the institutions that you are thinking of and get in touch.  You need to check their credentials and find out if you can obtain any credits for a particular because of your qualifications and/or work experience to date.
3. Its also worthwhile asking them if there is financial assistance provided, what level of support is given, how course work will be delivered, what the timeframes are, how work will be graded, any technical requirements and indeed any further student testimonials.  All of this information will allow you to make an informed choice based on your own requirements.
4. It might be worthwhile asking them if they organise any study groups where students can meet face to face – interaction with other students studying the same topic can be beneficial.

If you bear all of these tips in mind, you should get the most out of your Distance Learning course.