☛ Understand the time commitment involved in online education

☛ Create a work-space that is conducive to learning

☛ Make a daily routine; Study at the same time every day

☛ Analyze your time-wasting tendencies

☛ Use online tools for better time management

☛ Prioritize work to avoid procrastinating. Try tackling harder subjects first.

☛ Schedule study time around your professors' online office hours

☛ Take notes, participate and speak freely in classes

☛ Find an online study-buddy in your program

☛ Ask a friend or family member to volunteer as the "learning police"

☛ Know your goals: take your online education and yourself seriously

☛ Use financial aid resources

☛ Carefully plan your study time

☛ Interact with other adult students

☛ Set some time aside for yourself