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Your Brain on Learning Don’t Drop Your Pencil... Making the Most of Online Classes
Most people have a preferred way of learning. Use your technology to help you study. Capturing notes in class with your laptop is faster Students who’ve taken
than writing and lets you record what the teacher is online classes agree
Visual - You need to SEE the material saying. Yet researchers have found that students who that the most important
View any supplemental videos available from the instructor or book. take handwritten notes actually get better grades. ingredient for success is
Use mind-mapping software to visually connect ideas in your notes. time management. Here
Use your phone to take pictures of key diagrams. It seems that writing notes by hand requires different are ways to have a good
types of brain power than taking notes on a laptop.
Auditory - You need to HEAR the material When you can capture every word, you don’t tend to online class experience.
Record lectures and play them over again. give as much thought to the content. When you have Test your connections. Make sure you have all
Listen to podcasts and videos for more information. to listen, think about it, and summarize the materi- the software and hardware to access materials.
Participate in discussion groups where you can verbally talk with others to review the material. al while writing it down, you use parts of your brain Add all tests and project due dates and
Use text to speech software and be able to listen to your own typed notes. that make the connection between understanding discussion times to your calendar.
Kinesthetic/ Tactile - You need to be TOUCH and MOVE while learning and memory. When reviewing notes before a test, the Set up a specific place and time for doing the
Type notes during class. handwritten notes can remind you of how you felt and classwork where you won’t be distracted.
Do any online simulations available. thought at the time they took the notes, making even Put away your cell phone and resist the
Use flash card apps and online note taking tools. stronger connections to the material. temptation to do something else online at the
Check out the gym for treadmill desks where you can move while working on your laptop. same time.
Transcribing your handwritten notes to electronic
form can be a good way to review the material. It’s easy procrastinate and put off work until
Staying Connected later. Be sure to complete all assignments on
time.
With WIFI and our mobile devices, there are more ways to connect and stay in
touch with classmates and professors, share information and study with group Participate in discussions and online
members. Backing Up Your Data connections. Take notes and ask questions of
the instructor.
Use your school’s LMS - A Learning Management System (LMS) is a centralized system for managing There’s nothing quite like the feeling of losing the Make sure the people around you know this is
online classroom resources. Blackboard, Moodle, Edmodo, and Canvas are just a few of the systems your file for your big report or notes before a test. Make study time, even if you aren’t in a classroom.
school may use to provide class information and assignments, message boards and chats for connecting sure your data is safe and protected.
with classmates and teachers, turn in assignments, and view additional material. Check out the current
features of your LMS system and use them to connect. Have several flash drives for easily transferring files between computers.
Conferences and webinars – You can setup or join online meetings to participate in a live presentation Use cloud drive storage – Your information is stored online and can be accessed on any device with a
or conference with other people. You may be able to ask questions through text, or you may just watch and WIFI connection. This is great for being able to review notes, reading textbooks, etc.
listen to the session. There are many free programs like JoinMe.com, Blackboard Collaborate, and Google Check if your school provides data storage space for students on the network.
Hangouts where you can set up instant meetings online with smaller groups of 2-10 people. This is great
when you need a group meeting, or you want to talk and share information with others. You can pass Back up your hard drive and USB drives to an external drive or a cloud drive weekly.
around control to participants so you can see and interact with other people’s computers. Close out all programs before doing a backup - open files don’t get backed up.
Skype is a program that allows you to make calls on the Internet. You can chat live using a microphone Periodically save a copy of your project files so you always have backups you can load if the file is
and your web-cam. You can also add multiple people into the conversation and transfer files. This is accidentally damaged or deleted.
another great tool for group meetings and exchanging information without having to meet in person. Back up frequently!
