Persona characteristic Barrier or challenges Face-to-face environments Distributed environments Open environments
Need to increase interest in his major to keep his GPA He has no interest in his major. Traditional face-to-face class may not stimulate his interest in Economics efficiently. He can have asynchronous courses online. This can help him watch the professor’s recording video. He can communicate with his classmates online, so he will not feel anxious when he communicates with others.  

Open learning allows him to learn as he wants. With some videos, real life events can increase his interest in economics. He can also review course materials anytime and anywhere.
He is not sociable It is hard for him to participate in-class discussion and if the professor chooses to do group assignments. He may not find his group mates easily unless the professor assigned. A solitary personality may prevent him from fitting in well with other students, and the lack of communication skills may prevent him from participating well in group discussions in class. As I mentioned in the previous scenario, online courses can help him speak with other students. Asynchronous learning method can let him ask questions and make friends easily. The open learning environment avoids too much interaction with others. Jakson can still communicate online with other students and teachers, such as comment replies to get more advice.
Needed to enrich his skills in journalism and sociology to achieve his dream job as a journalist He is an economics student and he can take online courses in his spare time. Although he can choose relative courses as electives, he still can’t learn the relevant knowledge systematically. Distributing learning is a good way to help him enrich his knowledge about journalism. He can take online courses from Royal Road University. This can also save plenty of money. The open learning platform can provide him with additional knowledge and guidance. Online quizzes can also help him consolidate what he has learned. He can also rely on free course videos on platforms such as YouTube to gain more relative knowledge.
His part-time job requires him to work online He may not be able to communicate with his clients online. Face-to-face instruction is less flexible, so when faced with time conflicting between work and study, he has to reduce his work hours to keep up with his studies. While he is distributing courses, required courses and working together. He needs to arrange his time properly. Only time conflict may be his working time and required work time. Open learning, especially asynchronous  classes, allows him to schedule his work and study time flexibly. Since there are no fixed class times for asynchronous courses compared to synchronous lectures, students often learn independently by watching course videos uploaded by the instructor.