Learning How to Learn Online: Get Alison Online Free Courses Today!
3rd April 2023
In this article, we will be looking at what Alison Online Free Courses are, the types of courses you can find there, the importance of those courses, how to register an account with Alison.com, how to study online, how to order your certificates and diplomas after a successful completion, personality types and online study, and Alison and you. If you want to study anything virtually, then you are in the right place. This article is your best friend, a tool in your hands. Use it or lose it. Let’s get started!
What Is Alison.com?
Alison is referring to the alison.com website, a platform to study many different courses from different publishers and educators around the globe. The company is based in Duplin, Ireland. I have been and I am still their student. The courses are free; however, you will have to pay after a successful completion in order to get your accredited certificate of diploma.
“Alison is a free online education platform that mostly focuses on job-applicable skills. It was founded in Galway, Ireland by Irish social entrepreneur Mike Feerick on 21 April 2007. At the moment, Alison offers over 2500 free online courses…” ~ bitdegree.org.
The cost will depend on different factors such a format and shipping costs. For example, a PDF certificate will be cheaper than a printed version of the same. This is because of the printing and shipping costs applied to the latter format. A digital certificate can only be downloaded and then printed.
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You might even want to order a T-shirt to show that you have graduated from Alison. I did that back in 2018, and I was happy to post that on social media. I was proud to be holding my diplomas and certificates while wearing a branded T-shirt. I started studying on Alison.com since 2016, but I was not able to order my certification until 2018. The knowledge is free, but the accreditation is not. This is our world.
Course Types on Alison
There are so many course types on Alison.com, and more are being added to the course list from time to time. The best way to find information about current courses is to visit the website right now. However, there are ICT courses, Language courses, self-help or personal and professional development courses, and much more.
There are courses about human resources, financial management, engineering, procurement, sales management, and others. Another way to find courses on the website is doing a web search. You can do this when you are already on the website given above. Besides searching for courses and course categories using the search feature on the website, you can also scroll to the bottom of the page to see more information.
Again, courses can be updated at will, and that means the titles might change. However, you can still find the courses you need. New courses might have been added as I write this article from the time I visited the website. Even new course categories can change and the new ones can be added. Take a minute to look around and you will be good to go.
Lastly, these courses are accredited. The authors and publishers are credible universities and colleges all over the world. That gives you some security, doesn’t it? The courses were designed and published by reliable sources. They are from the best of the best professional educators.
The Importance of Alison Courses
As mentioned above, these courses are very important both for your own knowledge and because they are accredited courses. Even if you don’t have the certificate, the knowledge itself is very important. For example, if you want to learn how to write better articles in English, you can get an English literature course there.
It all depends on your personal objectives and planning. What do you want to achieve with the knowledge you want to get on this website? This is the first question you need to answer yourself. For me, the courses I studied and the ones I am still studying are in line with my career.
I encourage you to do the same thing. Don’t study anything online or offline just for the sake of studying, or because a friend like me told you to do so. This is not good for you. It means you have not yet discovered your personality type. I’ll tell you more on this later in the article.
How to Register With Alison
To register an account on Alison, visit this affiliate link by clicking here. The registration is free, but I will earn a small commission if you complete a course and purchase a certificate or diploma. Sometimes, they will also give you about 20% discount for any certificate or diploma just because I have referred you to them.
That’s a win-win situation, isn’t it? Both of us will benefit in one way or the other. So after you have visited that website, you will have to use your email account to create your Alison account. It’s as easy as creating a new Facebook account or any other account. In case you don’t have an email account, you need to create one by visiting mail.google.com and follow the steps for creating your first Google Mail (Gmail) account. But I assume you already have one, even if it’s a Yahoo! Account or some other webmail account. The most important thing is that you email is working and you have access to it using any device.
Next, you might need to confirm your email by clicking on a link sent to you before you could use your Alison account. When you have done that, you are ready to login and then complete your profile set up. Remember that your full name as it appears on your ID card is needed. This is because that’s the name that will appear on your certificates and diplomas.
Remember also that your profile picture must be your own picture because that also will appear on your academic transcripts. The picture should look professional yet real. You can see mine by clicking here now. Apart from the student picture, your picture, you need to add a short, yet complete biography text.
There are other things such as your country, physical address, and more. You need to fill these fields with the right and correct information. But the most important things are things like your profile picture, correct and legal name, in the correct order and spelling, and a short bio.
How to Study With Alison
This is the heart of the article, isn’t it? It is. This is because you need to know how to go about learning online. As we are going to see in the second last section of this article, your personality type matters a lot when it comes to online learning. However, all the known four types of learning are embedded into the system.
This means whether you learn by watching, listening, reading, or by doing things yourself, you are safe. All these learning methods are included into the online learning systems. However, you still must know how to play with machines such as computers or smartphones.
This is true because if you don’t know how to use a computer well, this will affect your learning greatly. You don’t have to be a computer wizard, but you need to know how to work with the keyboard, mouse, and other parts of a computer so that your study is smooth and full of fun.
I am emphasizing this much because most people don’t enjoy using machines. But there is no way to study online without those modern skills on your side. Competency is key these days for everyone. You need to try your best to learn by yourself, and this is more of a personality type issue because no teaching, and no instructor, can walk you through every point.
With all that said, let’s see how to study online. This lesson will help you learn online even if you are using other online learning platforms of your choice. Today, there are so many places to learn almost anything for free, online.
First, you need a computer. You also need a good internet connection. I recommend you use a strong WiFi internet instead of the mobile data bundles. This is because most courses include text, pictures, and heavy videos that require a very good and strong internet connection.
Second, you need a good study room or environment. Most people learn well in a solitude place with less noise and disruption. You don’t need your phone. This is because you don’t need calls and social media messages to distract you, do you?
Third, you need to set time each day for your studies. Yes, it’s still a class time even if you study from your own bedroom. You need to respect time even though you are your own teacher and time keeper. You must ring the bell for a break and for a session for yourself if you want to succeed.
Fourth, you need to prepare your mind for study. This would have been the first point, but these points are not ordered because of their importance. You can rearrange them in any way you like. Preparation is important even if it means you do it in your head.
How to Order Certificates on Alison
One challenge after a successful completion of a course or courses of your choice is how to pay for them. You pay for either a digital or print version of your certificate or diploma. But how do you do this? I am here to tell you.
First, you can do it yourself. If you live in South Sudan, especially in Juba, all you need is to open a bank account with Equity bank. You may do this with any other bank, but some other banks disappointed me before, so I recommend the bank that’s serving me well in this business.
Second, this account must be in the USD dollars. Then ask the branch manage or tell him or her the reasons why you need the account in the USD. Then you need a visa card connected with the account, and tell them you will the card for e-Commerce transactions. This must be enabled on their end before you could use the card.
Third, you need to edit your Alison account, especially by adding the payment methods, the credit/visa card option. Add your card number, your name, expiration date, and your security number (three digits). When all these have been added, you are ready to purchase your certificates, diplomas, and T-shirts now.
Finally, make sure you have enough dollars in the account. Then there’s always a link that tells you to get certification whenever you completed a course successfully. Use that link to place your order and choose your credit/visa card payment option. Follow the on-screen instructions, and you will soon see the confirmation message.
The bank will also alert you about the transaction. There you can then download your diploma or certificate in a PDF format if you are buying a digital one. The document will also be sent to your registered email address on file. There you can download and then print it.
Congratulations! You have now an Alison.com graduate. You can even download the academic transcript for your certificate or diploma. You can also share the academic achievements on your LinkedIn profile if you have one. On the transcript, there’s always a link to confirm the authenticity of your certification.
Alison and Personality Types
Your personality type matters a lot here. That means if you are wired somehow me and some other people in that category, you will love the distance learning. However, if you are wired the other way, opposite to that of mine, and that of others in your world, you won’t enjoy it for a minute before giving it all up.
That’s absolutely true.
Do you enjoy learning something alone? Do you feel the need someone else to guide you by the hand? Do you learn best by reading something or by listening to it? Do you learn best by watching someone doing something or by doing it yourself?
These questions are very important here because they define your personality type. This is because people learn in their unique ways because they are especially unique personalities. People combine those learning methods in a unique way.
Some, or allow me to say, most people, want to learn in a physical classroom. This is not because this has been the only way to learn in the past, it’s because of who they are. Even if they can see you on a screen, teaching them something, they still can’t feel the class. They are still detached from you. It’s virtual for them.
However, for a few of us, there is no big difference. There is no difference if you teach me on my screen or in a classroom as long as I can see and hear you clearly. By the way, reading a book on the screen or on paper are literally the same. What we read is not print paper but the words on it. If words are visible, no matter on what, that’s all we need.
Today’s technology has even improved the digital paper, making it resemble the physical and what many people call real book. But does it smell? Do you feel it? What’s its texture? All these are needed by the majority of humanity for their own unique reasons. But I think you get the point now.
To know where you belong, take a mirror and look at yourself. I recommend you take a few courses about self-discovery and self-improvement because they will surely help you locate your exact and unique personality type. This is your identity. People will still describe you by what you own or do. However, you are somebody already, even before having or doing this or that.
You don’t become; you are!
Alison and You
Now, are you convinced Alison.com is a good place for you to study? If not, read again the whole article and see if you now understand more. If you still don’t like it, don’t force it. Even if you like the idea but you don’t enjoy the online distance learning method, that’s a sure sign it is not good for you personally.
But if you like the idea, register for free here (affiliate link inserted) and give it a try. You will never be disappointed. I encourage you to take a minute and read my testimony about it after I completed a few courses with them on their blog here.
You will find other testimonies and reviews written by their alumni and former students on the same blog. Read them and get a boost to study your favorite courses, today. However, if you still find it difficult to study online alone, just don’t force it. It’s not for you and you’re not for it. Find a better way to upgrade your knowledge.
Summary
I know. This is a long article. But there are only eight (8) words to remember from it all. There are only eight points to recall. For example, what are Alison courses? What types of courses are there? Are the courses important? How do you register for a course? How do you study the course? How do you purchase your certification after a successful completion? What is your personality type? What is your take on Alison courses?
Those eight questions are important for you to answer, alone.
Finally, I will be glad to hear from you about this article, and you can do this in many ways. You can start a chat. You can also leave a comment below and I will surely read it. Other readers will love to read your views. Google bots will read it, too!
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Further Readings
- How To Study For Free Online—johnshalom.com.
- What is Alison?—wikipedia.org.
- 7.4 Alison Review—bitdegree.org.
