text: One of the greatest benefits of DL is the amount of freedom students have in choosing how they want to learn, which environment they desire to work in, and how they want to pace themselves. During their first few years in school, students are often taught the three types of learning: verbal, auditory, and hands-on. With the comfort of one's own home, or other work environment, they have the freedom to choose how they would like to go about learning without disrupting the rest of the class's progress. Not only can they exercise their own way of learning, but they can also select where they would like to work; those who are introverted may not feel comfortable working in a school or public environment, whereas others may feel the most productive when they are surrounded by people, such as at school or the library. Thirdly, since less time is being invested in maintaining the class's order or learning the material as a group, students can utilize this time to either move ahead of the class or spend more time understanding the material. While conferencing may be conducted at specific times, other assignments can be completed at one's own time and ease. One of the best ways to ensure students' productivity is by maintaining their comfort and willingness to work, and providing them with the freedom to learn in different ways, work in different environments, and pace themselves as they please.