e-INSTITUTe

Education learning online, or "e-learning", allows those with time or lifestyle constraints to further their education without having to attend classes at physical campus locations. E-learning allows you to schedule your education around YOU.

No more long-distance commutes to a school or workshop, no more scheduling conflicts between work and school, no more sacrificing time with family and friends. E-Learning and distance education is truly flexible.

An e-INSTITUTe course is similar to a traditional certificate course/workshop in that:

Students all have a particular amount of time to finish the course (usually 2 weeks).
Review information and quizzes are part of the learning process.
Students can visit e-INSTITUTe and log in to find class-related materials like glossaries, projects (if required), printouts, and discussion threads.
A certificate of completion will be issued at the conclusion of the course.

e-INSTITUTe classes do not meet at specified times or locations, so students need to be self-motivated to complete their course on time.

Students taking e-INSTITUTe courses have access to and can communicate with trained instructors and other students via e-mail and forums. Sometimes live chat sessions are available. In fact, it is often advantageous for students to schedule regular interactions with their instructors and classmates to maximize the online education experience -- it's the closest e-learning gets to live classroom interaction.

As you may have guessed by now, the average e-INSTITUTe student is fairly comfortable browsing the web and not intimidated by common distance education course technologies:

threaded discussion areas (forums)
chat rooms
file transfer areas (FTP)

That being said, the average participant in an e-INSTITUTe course is not a computer genius, and many courses offer a substantial amount of online help.

In the end, e-INSTITUTe's courses are about convenience and flexibility, and in that sense e-INSTITUTe offers tremendous advantages over traditional classroom/workshop education.