This
Guide proposes
Seven Habits of Highly Effective
Distance Learners. It was developed
by building on what we know from the
literature and the results of a research project
on the experiences of first-time distance learners
in two major university-level distance education
providers. The research studied how institutions
support distance education and used video diaries to
capture the experiences of twenty distance learners
over the course of their first semester. Student
reflections, recorded in their own words, have been
used to provide real examples of insights gained
from the sample of first-time distance learners.
These insights are presented using the
well-known habits of effective people
proposed by Stephen C