As I once again, sit here in my pajamas enjoying the glory of a “free day” snow day, I begin to think about Distance Education (because, well, why wouldn’t I?).  This is my 6th snow day this school year, all of which have come during this, my first term taking online courses.  Which makes me think about the idea of distance education and the many benefits.  I have gotten so much of my course work done during these snow days.  Days that, were I attending in person, would have been without benefit.  One of my other courses is an online course at UMBC.  The instructor in this course has asked us to follow him on twitter.  The majority of his twitter posts have been to the “in-person” section of the course, informing them that the campus is closed.  I don’t believe that their work load will be altered as a result of the many missed classes.  They are going to have to figure out a way to make up missed time, while those of us in the online section are getting ahead.  Nice.  I just hope that my summer session has a few snow days as well!