TEL Learning Resources
Resources for online learning success and updates on our courses.
5 Time Management Tips for Students Earning Dual Credit
Time management is crucial to the success of both high school and college students. This can look like time blocking, having an effective study schedule, and a good system for keeping track of assignments And all are important in order to pass your classes. The...
New Courses: Music Appreciation and New Testament Options
Three new courses are making their debut on the TEL Learning site this month: Music Appreciation, Stories of the New Testament, and Survey of the New Testament. We’re also launching Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship in the next few weeks as well. In...
On Being a Good Citizen: Foundations of U.S. Civics Badge
Pop quiz: What are the three branches of the U.S. federal government? In the late summer of 2016, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania released the results of an annual survey conducted on Americans’ civic knowledge. It found that only...
Finding Extra Challenges: Dual Credit Courses for Gifted and Talented Students
Students enroll in dual credit courses in high school for a number of reasons. Cost is a popular one. Dual credit courses are typically much more affordable than traditional college credit, so successfully completing one dual credit course can shave hundreds of...
Four Note-taking Styles To Make Online Studying Easier
For 99.9% of people, memory is unreliable. Otherwise, a phenomenon such as the Mandela Effect wouldn’t exist. That’s why taking notes is crucial for academic success. All students know the struggle to find the balance between recording the main ideas of a reading or...
New Courses: Research & Composition and Old Testament
You have more options for earning college credit. TEL is launching two new courses this month as we work to build out our associate degree catalog. Research & Composition TEL is expanding our English catalog with a more traditional Composition II course. A great...
Why Dual Enrollment Courses Are Great For Homeschool Students
As a parent of a homeschool student, caring for your child’s education becomes more nuanced as they get older. When your student enters high school, there is more flexibility in how they approach subjects. They’ve moved from understanding concepts to applying them in...
Finding Motivation In Online Learning
There was a time when distance learning meant books were mailed to students, students mailed their papers and exams back, and the whole process took months longer than usual. This was long before The Easy Button. Online learning has come a long way. From video...
How Student-Led “The Next Step” Helped TEL’s Social Media Strategy
When we started building our courses, we knew we needed to do more than help students understand US History. We needed to give them tools that would be valuable in real-world situations. This year, we had the opportunity to provide those real-world experiences to a...