Being a military spouse and a student comes with unique challenges. From sudden changes of station to handling childcare solo during your partner’s deployment. It can be hard to pursue education and a career on top of these responsibilities but to meet these challenges, online courses allow you to engage with quality, portable educational content in the comfort of your home. 

However, digital learning requires a certain level of focus and flexibility to be successful. Here’s some insight into the online learning challenges you may face and how you can navigate them with help from MedCerts. 

Lack of Dedicated Study Time

Finding quiet moments to focus on your coursework can be tricky. It’s even more difficult when you have kids at home or when your partner is away on duty. Having dedicated study time is associated with lower levels of anxiety and improved academic performance by online learners. 

Start by evaluating your daily routine to create a realistic study schedule that fits your lifestyle. Adopting either a daily or weekly checklist of objectives can help keep you on track and accountable.

You can also communicate with your family about the importance of your study time to minimize distractions. For more time management tips, you can contact MedCerts’ student success team.

Lack of Social Interaction and Isolation

Online learning can sometimes feel like a lonely experience. The lack of face-to-face interaction with instructors and peers reduces the sense of community that’s common in traditional classroom settings. 

To combat isolation, MedCerts offers a robust student support network, providing encouragement and connection throughout your learning journey. If you’re still looking for more connection, you can always join virtual discussion boards and online study groups with other learners working toward the same certifications to help you feel more connected. 

Poor Feedback and Communication

In a conventional classroom setting, feedback from teachers happens instantly. You get answers to questions and clarification on points of confusion. With online learning, however, communication may not happen in real time. 

A delay in feedback may leave you uncertain about your progress and performance. By enrolling in MedCerts online programs, you get to enjoy the variety of strategies we use to improve communication. These include:

• Live chat support
• A student resource portal for accessing study materials, updates and important communication
• Multichannel communication through emails, texts, phone calls and in-platform messaging 
• Feedback surveys

Adapting to New Learning Styles

eLearning has a unique approach to studying that it takes effort to adapt to. This may be challenging, especially if you aren’t proficient at navigating digital learning resources and platforms. The shift may require you to develop new skills like communicating via digital media and researching online databases. 

This can be challenging without the right guidance. At MedCerts, we facilitate your transition to digital tools through detailed tutorials and guides. Our user-friendly learning interface is easy to navigate, allowing you to easily adapt. Additionally, we offer a diverse instructional learning model to meet your needs. Our training programs include:

• Instructor-led videos
• 3D animated demonstrations
• Screen-based simulations
• Scenario-based learning
• Task-based demos

Choose MedCerts

Balancing military life and online learning is challenging, but with the right resources, it becomes achievable. MedCerts understands the unique online learning challenges you face. We’re here to help you succeed with flexible, supportive and accessible online programs.