Tips and Tricks to Complete a Successful Online Learning Experience
Advice From Other Students
Start by watching this 5-minute video made by a student at another school. She gives some great advice!
Resources for Online Learning Readiness
Check out a series of Online Readiness Tutorials. If you are new to online or remote learning, pay attention to these in particular:
- Online Study Skills and Managing Time Links to an external site.
- Online Reading Strategies Links to an external site.
- Communication Skills for Online Learning Links to an external site.
- Organizing for Online Success Links to an external site.
Tips to Deal With Distractions While Learning Online
- Use earbuds or headphones, even if you are not listening to a lecture or watching a video. Play music with no lyrics--such as classical music or instrumental music--to act as "white noise" to cancel out distracting noises from where you live.
- Create a study schedule and share it with whoever shares your living space--your family, your roommates, etc. Ask if it's possible to create periods of "quiet time" that will allow you to focus.
- Avoid multi-tasking: Create a schedule of when you'll work on each class, and schedule short breaks throughout the day. For example, use the Pomodoro method Links to an external site.--study for 25 minutes, break for 5 minutes--and set timers for yourself.
- Turn off potential distractions: When you are scheduled to study, set your phone to "do not disturb" mode and close browser windows not related to your classes.