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E 4 ME is the Ohio Learning Network’s (OLN) free online course designed to introduce e-learning to Ohioans. The goal of the course is to offer e-learning as a viable option for potential students looking to start or continue their education. To achieve a course objective of taking students through an e-learning experience, the content is presented using e-learning delivery methods.

OLN staff, as well as staff from other organizations associated directly or indirectly with higher education in Ohio, are the instructors for this course. This training is designed to assist non-OLN staff, who may not be familiar with the general context or specific information pertinent to advise students in this course about e-learning options.

The course consists of an introduction and 5 units that address:

  • Introduction to Course: Course goals
  • An Introduction to e-Learning: Value of acquiring more education; Definitions of e-learning; and Course technical requirements
  • Is E-learning for Me?: Students’ fit with e-learning; e-Learning and higher education vocabulary; Students’ time for e-learning; and Time management resources
  • Planning Your Education: Navigation of OhioLearns! catalog to see courses, certificates, and degrees available through Ohio higher educational institutions; and Choosing an Occupation
  • Assessing students’ interests and skills
  • Reviewing the relationship between education and careers
  • Enrolling in a College or University: Home institution choice and course registration; Financial aid information; and Transfer information
  • Next Steps: Students’ feedback of information learned during the course; and Course evaluation

Units in the course serve as the central organizing component for this manual. They are integrated with the training schema proposed by Wes Habley (1995).
Habley’s training schema includes three major areas for training.
  1. Concept components: These topics encompass what instructors need to understand about the students and their environment
  2. Information components: These are topics that the instructor needs to be knowledgeable about, including familiar items, such as institutional objectives and goals, program and course offerings, referral sources and services.
  3. Relationship components: These are behaviors that the instructor needs to demonstrate in order to be effective in teaching students, including demonstrating an attitude of warmth and welcome, asking questions that invite students’ involvement in discussion, and helping students use effective decision-making strategies.

Habley, W. “Advisor Training in the Context of Teaching Enhancement Center” In R. E. Glennen and F. N. Vowell (eds.) Academic Advising a Comprehensive Campus Process. National Academic Advising Association Monograph Series, no. 2. Manhattan, KS: NACADA, 1995.


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