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I don't understand schools claiming that self-paced means doing the lessons whenever but you still have deadlines. That's self-study or something like that but it's not self-paced.
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(03-07-2021, 04:00 PM)rachel83az Wrote: I don't understand schools claiming that self-paced means doing the lessons whenever but you still have deadlines. That's self-study or something like that but it's not self-paced.
Exactly. I don't think there are any true self-paced archival/library science degrees sadly
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Maybe one day! Self-paced seems to be gaining traction as a popular option. As universities realize that they can do self-paced for a lower cost and with wider profit margins than a lot of "regular" degrees, I think we'll see wider availability.
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(03-07-2021, 12:18 PM)Alpha Wrote: (03-06-2021, 04:19 AM)eLearner Wrote: Most programs that claim to be self-paced really mean that you can log in to classes whenever you want and study whenever you want, but you still have set deadlines for handing-in papers and taking exams, and to me that's not self-paced that's just flexible. Self-paced to me means totally asynchronous and no deadlines.
For me this is worth a bit more discussion because when I think of "self-paced" I think of the student having the ability to either accelerate or decelerate the course. Some people use the term self-paced as being synonymous with accelerated. Personally, with my life as it is, I find it useful to be able to slow things down as other demands on my time increase. I know I don't finish as quickly as someone else might but I can control my level of stress better and my attitude towards the entire experience improves as a result.
In independent study and also competency-based programs, nothing stops a student from decelerating whenever they choose except for maybe finances since you'll keep paying the same amount of money regardless of the amount of classes you take.
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