Elevator Speech

The other day I went to the hospital to visit my mother in law. When I entered the elevator I ran into my step son. He asked me what I had been up to and I answered "I am going to Axia College." He then asked if that was one of the fake online schools. I explained to him that yes, it is distance learning but it is not fake. His response was "oh really? Tell me about it" I told him I go online and enter a classroom along with other students. We aren't all online at the same time because it is an asynchronous communication. He asked me what that meant and I said " It means we are all in class at different times." I went on to tell him the classroom is called a forum and it has several folders in it where answers are posted to questions , and we discuss each others answers. "Each folder has threaded discussions," I said "that means we have discussions and build on each others responses." "So how do you know how you are doing?" he asked. I told him that the instructor gives us feedback on each discussion question and assignment we do. I could see he was really thinking about Axia and how it worked and was not surprised at al when he asked me "you go to school and still maintain your normal everyday life?" I said, "oh yeah, I can still work, take care of your grandma, travel, whatever I want. That is the best part of distance learning, a person can support his family and still get his degree." He said he would like to come over some evening and check out what it is like. We set up a good time and then he asked me "If I like it, can you help me get started?" I responded with "Of course I will." He asked about graduation next, and I told him that I would be sure to have him there and I would go for his. Axia is going to take my family a long way down the right road.