Online Learning

Online Learning

Part 2

More tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

·         Read the website’s home page and the About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.

·         If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author’s  education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the web.

·         Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.

·         Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well- organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

·         Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below bar, suggestive, and falsifying

CHOOSE THE RIGHT

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RECITE

AT THE END OF EACH SECTION, LOOK UP FROM THE TEXT AND IN YOUR WORDS RECITE AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THAT QUESTION FOR THAT SECTION. THEN WRITE DOWN YOUR ANSWER. BE SURE TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES THAT SUPPORT IT.

NOW THAT REPEAT THE QUESTION, READ AND RECITE STEPS FOR EACH SECTION OF THE CHAPTER. FIRST ASK A QUESTION FOR THE NEXT SECTION. THEN READ TO FIND THE ANSWER. FINALLY, RECITE THE ANSWER IN YOUR WORDS AND JOT IT DOWN. THE WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CAN HELP YOU STUDY IN THE FUTURE.

REVIEW

AFTER COMPLETING THE CHAPTER, REVIEW YOUR NOTES. IDENTIFY THE MAIN POITS BY LOOKING FOR THE MOST IMPOTANT IDEA IN EACH SECTION. RECITE, OR WRITE, A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ASSIGNMENT.

REVIEW YOUR STUDY NOTES EVERY WEEK TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THE INFORMATION. WHEN IT’S TIME TO PREPARE FOR YOUR TESTS, YOU’LL FIND CREATED AN INVALUABLE STUDY GUIDE.

Choose the right

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Question

As you survey the text, ask a question for each section. Ask what, why, how, when, who and where questions as they each relate to the content. Here’s how you can create questions.

·         Turn the title, headings or subheadings into questions.

·         Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own questions

Write down your questions. Questions help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easily later on.

Read

Read one section of the chapter at any time, actively looking for an answer to your question for that section. Pay attention to bold and italicized text that authors use to make important points.

Be sure to review everything in the section, including tables, graphs, illustrations- these features can communicate an idea more powerfully than written text.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!!

Distance Education: PArt

Distance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for You?

Part 4 of 4

Emphasis on the Written Word

Most of the communication, as well as the course work, in distance- learning is written. That’s a plus, because the focus on the written  word gives you the opportunity to develop  as a writer- and strong writing skills are essential to academic success. However, if writing serious weakness for you, virtual learning may not be the best educational option until you improve your skills. Yes, most of distance education is the written word; therefore, you need to be a good reader, love to read, and love writing also. Most of your assignments will be and submitted to the instructor in the written format. Your partnership needs to be excellent, spelling great, sentence structure above average, vocabulary extraordinary. You need to have online access with reliable equipment. Of your Internet communications at home isn’t working, you can’t do online education from home and will need to go to someplace where you do have access to the Internet.

  Decide Whether It's Right for you

Distance education isn't for  everyone, but it just might be for you. You really should seek it out and give it a try. You never know until you try. You might even fall inlove with distance education. While distance education may be perfect alternative for some students, it's not the right choice for every one. So carefully consider your unique need and interests and give distance education a try; then, decide if it is right for you.