Overcoming Isolation in the Virtual Business Degree Lounge

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Overcoming Isolation in the Virtual Business Degree Lounge

Deciding to work toward a business degree or diploma online is often an easy decision to make, especially when you consider the alternatives: quitting work and possibly relocating to the geographical location of your chosen school/field. The one thing people don't often think about is the isolation involved.

While some training offers a blended delivery approach (where there are some face-to-face classroom meetings), there's still the problem of isolation. This becomes particularly problematic when faced with curriculum-based or course-based issues. A typical classroom setting involves a great deal of informal conversation, discussing problems and best-practices. With virtual training, some of that interaction may be lost. The solution? A virtual student lounge. Before signing up for an online course, you might want to ask about virtual lounges, and what restrictions (if any) are tied to them.

By having regular access to a virtual student lounge, students can post questions and offer advice, solutions, etc., to their peers. Yes, with limited or no restrictions, the discussions can veer dangerously away from anything related to course work. On the other hand, there's a lot of insight to be picked up from informal conversation. This is where the problem-solving really begins.

   

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