The Online Student's Survival Guide

About the Book

The Online Student's Survival Guide outlines the considerations that an adult learner must consider when returning to school using the growing trend of online distance learning. This book offers personal insights and experiences as seen through the eyes of an online graduate student who returned to school after a twenty year absence from the world of academia - and a battle with brain cancer just prior to making the commitment to attain an advanced degree through an online university.

This book offers helpful advice for those seeking to begin this academic journey as well as hints and tips to make the process easier to handle and negotiate as the student moves through a program in distance education. It addresses common misconceptions about online learning, offers insights as to what a student can expect to encounter and methods that will aid in not only succeeding as an online student - but to exceed as an adult learner. If you have ever thought of looking into an online learning program, or have the desire to attain a degree, but do not think it is possible because of your busy or hectic professional and personal life, this book will help you examine everything that there is to consider while preparing you to become a strong, dynamic online student.

Written in a straight-forward manner, this first-hand account of one student's online educational journey has been created by a student for students. It honestly offers all of the pitfalls and successes experienced as well as observed by the author.

With literally hundreds of thousands of students enrolling in this new, dynamic and exciting learning opportunity every year - this is the book to read as you make your decision and proceed with making your academic dreams a reality!

About the Author

After twenty five years in the entertainment industry, Nick Pelino Jr. turned his attention back to his scholastic pursuits attending The University of Phoenix Online. He is currently completing his Masters degree (MAEd/AEDL) in adult education and distance learning. "The Online Student's Survival Guide," a resource book outlining the online education experience is his first non-theater related project.

A successful playwright, Pelino's work includes ten full length plays and numerous children's theater adaptations. Within the compilation work, A Trilogy of Mystery, Pelino's popular plays, The Final Word: the Hall-Mills Murders, Lizbeth of Maplecroft and The Watseka Wonder: When Mary Came Home are offered to the reader in novel form. Each play included has been produced to great critical acclaim and is presented in this single volume. Pelino has also been the contributor to numerous theater industry newsletters and columns. His work as a director totals well over one hundred and fifty plays in the NYC and New Jersey area theater scene.

He was cited for Overall Achievement in Theater by the A.C.T. Awards in 1996 for his many contributions to local NJ Theater. As a director he staged the critically acclaimed production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which starred Ron Palillo (TV's Arnold Horshack of Welcome Back, Kotter fame.) in his highly praised turn as George in the leading role. Nick has also worked in the capacity of a casting director (Inner City starring Darlene Love) and Talent Coordination Representative for a number of events which have included Rita Moreno, Eddie Mekka and Jimmy "JJ" Walker, to name just a few.

In July of 1999, Pelino was diagnosed with and operated on for brain cancer. Since that surgery, he has gained two advanced college degrees and continues to study and write in his current home in Forked River, NJ. Additionally, he travels extensively throughout America and abroad.