Interesting new site (maybe too much like this one though!), highlighted in this story at Yahoo News via Distance Educator ...

EducationforAdults.com, an online directory of nontraditional education programs for busy adults, has created a blog in the hopes of making adults' transitions back into the classroom easier.

The aim of the blog is to form a community where adults contemplating going back to school can interact with people in similar situations and hear stories about other adults who are returning or have returned to school.

"One of the major reasons adults never go back to school is because they don't want to be the only ones," says Tara Longo, manager of EducationforAdults.com. "They don't realize there are thousands of people in the identical situation they are. When they meet these people and hear their stories, it makes them feel better about themselves. It makes them realize they can do this. It gives them hope. That is the aim of our blog."

The blog, run by Mike Doolin, seems pretty good so far (it looks like it's only a few days old) and you can find the direct link here. Here's a post from a few days ago about distance learning vs. traditional learning.

Distance education allows you to learn from home, the library, etc. rather than going and sitting in a classroom. As a busy adult, this may be a great alternative if you don't have a school around you that offers the program you want or if you don't have the flexibility in your schedule to go and sit in a classroom. However, distance education requires a great deal of self-discipline and just as much work and time commitment as a traditional classroom. If you are not good at scheduling study time and keeping yourself on track, you may want to avoid distance education options.