“I'm Deborah Delsie Duku a DE student of UEW reading BEd Basic Education under the CODeL. The journey so far as a DE student has been a challenging one but I must admit that the success and the wonderful experiences so far outrun every challenge I have encountered. The misconceptions surrounding distance education are one that everyone will be tempted to believe and fall for looking at the gravity and the price perpetrators pay to make something untrue true but believe me they are all false. One of these misconceptions is the validity and weight of certificates awarded to individuals who complete the degree requirements of the various programs pursued under the distance program. I want to state emphatically that there is nothing one can use to establish the difference between certificates awarded to distance students and degree students who completed the same program. Having said that, the desire to work and study alongside to acquire a straight degree without obtaining a diploma and afterward a degree was a challenge until I discovered the opportunities available to the DE Student at the University of Education Winneba. I know some people are worried about this same thing because in other jurisdictions you need to go through the diploma program and come back for your degree but at the University of Education Winneba, you are offered a similar opportunity available to the regular students who study for their degrees. The opportunity to work and study for my first degree is a joy I will want all who want to obtain various degrees but wish to do so in the comfort of their homes working and also taking care of their families to go all out and buy the UEW admission forms to actualize their goals and dreams. I hold no regret having enrolled in UEW as a DE Student through the CODeL because it is the best thing that has ever happened to me”