Sheyla Phillips

Online Distance Learning Columnist

For some people, hearing a text will not be sufficient. The act of reading and taking notes on a text are an essential part of the learning process. For others, hearing the text is both convenient and effective. There are a number of tests available to help you identify how you learn best, so take an assessment or two and let the results direct you toward a particular text. Also consider approaching a course with multiple text options. An audio book can be useful some of the time, but you may