{"id":220,"date":"2016-08-26T16:34:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T23:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=220"},"modified":"2024-04-02T15:10:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:10:31","slug":"advice-from-instructors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/advice-from-instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice from Oregon State Ecampus instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intrinsic-container intrinsic-container-16x9\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"744\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HB76xKiiLAA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><em>By <a title=\"All stories by Heather Doherty\" href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/author\/turnehea\/\">Heather Doherty<\/a><\/em> \u00a0<a title=\"Contact Heather Doherty\" href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/staff\/bio\/turnehea.htm\"><em class=\"icon-user osu-gray\"><br \/>\n<\/em><\/a><em>August 26, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re thinking of attending Oregon State Ecampus, have just started taking classes or have a few years of coursework already under your belt, these snippets of advice from Oregon State Ecampus instructors provide insight into how you can be successful in an online learning environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>Oregon State Ecampus instructors provide insight into how you can be successful in an online learning environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[673],"tags":[26,25,24],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-distance-education","tag-online-education","tag-online-learning"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Advice.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-3y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":818,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/teaching-online\/","url_meta":{"origin":220,"position":0},"title":"Exploring the world of teaching online","author":"Julie Cooper","date":"March 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Through Ecampus, instructors provide learners across the globe with access to the high-quality courses and programs they\u2019ve come to expect from the nationally renowned online education program. 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