Online Learners Visit Derby To Connect At Residential Event
24 May 2013
Charlotte Miller and Ben McCluskey at the event earlier this month.
So far I've found online study really beneficial, I was stationed in Kenya for two months recently and as all course content is accessible online, I was still able to complete modules and continue my studies!
”Charlotte Miller, online Environmental Health MSc student.
Over 50 students who study from their homes around the UK with the University of Derby Online Learning visited the University's Kedleston Road site to meet fellow students and academics from their course for the very first time.
The cohort of students attended the Environmental Health MSc residential week (May 13 - 17) to complete a range of group based projects as part of their masters degree. While in Derby the online learners had an invaluable opportunity to network with other students and apply the theory they had learned to their area of professional practice.
Charlotte Miller, 22, who travelled from Shrewsbury, where she studies towards the MSc online, added: "This week has been a fantastic opportunity to meet other online students, swap ideas, stories and share experiences.
"So far I've found online study really beneficial, I was stationed in Kenya for two months recently and as all course content is accessible online, I was still able to complete modules and continue my studies!"
Julie Stone, Head of the University of Derby Online Learning, said: "It's extremely rewarding for us to meet our online students in person and welcome them to Derby.
"This course continues to grow from strength to strength with our highest ever number of students both on the course and in attendance at the residential. With more than a decade of high quality experience, we continue to lead the way in online learning within the UK through structured and supported learning."
For more information about the online Environmental Health MSc visit, www.derby.ac.uk/online
