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If you’ve decided to take an online course in summer, you surely know about all the advantages of doing it. Yes, you have more freedom, it’s cheaper than college courses and you can take a load off yourself during the next semester. However, you still have to study while taking the online course. Let’s figure out how you can do it!
Tips to Succeed while Taking Online Courses
Note all the Due Dates
The meaning of these due dates will vary depending on the course you’re taking. It can be a test or an exam, a paper you need to write or a discussion board where you need to participate. It’s essential for you to know when you have to do all these things. You can find all the due dates in your syllabus. The easiest way is to print the syllabus out and highlight all the due dates on paper. If you’re more a device-person, put all the crucial dates into your planner on your phone. Be sure to do either of those because you won’t have a professor who will remind you of what’s coming.
Create a Study Schedule
When you feel like you don’t have to get out of your bed and study, it’s so easy to procrastinate. You think that you have plenty of time and will do everything later. But then, suddenly, it turns out that you have only a week left before an exam and you haven’t done anything yet. To avoid such a situation, it’s crucial to set priorities and arrange schedules.
Don’t Hesitate to Ask Questions
Unlike college, while taking an online course, you won’t get to meet with your professor every week. You’ll be communicating through emails and discussion boards. However, being unable to meet in person doesn’t mean that you can’t reach out to your professor and ask a question. So, go ahead and do it whenever you need help.
Know Your Technology
Since this is an online course, you have to know how the technology at your disposal actually works. It means that you have to know how your computer functions (isn’t it too slow, or can you open all the required programs with it?) and how your wi-fi works. Remember that excuses like “I have a bad internet” or “My computer is slow” won’t sound good to your professor.
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Focus on Your Studies
As you won’t have any lectures here, your textbook and additional readings will be the principal information source for you. So, read your textbooks and memorize the information from them. When a quiz is coming, you might have no time to look up each question in your book, so better study it in advance. Avoid any distractions (turn off your phone and log out from Facebook) and focus on your studies. In this case, you will better retain all the information you’re reading.
With these tips in mind, you’re bound to succeed in taking your online course!
