4 Online Study Tips For Online Students

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Nowadays, many people are taking online courses either for self improvement or earning a career credential. But not all will become a success online student and complete the online learning program. You need to be able to adapt to the online learning environment and fully utilize the online resources to help in your online study. Here are 4 online study tips for your reference:

Tip #1: Use Wikipedia As Resource For Reference

Wikipedia can be a valuable resource for online students. There are many topics cover in Wikipedia, find the related articles and information to your subject of study. Because of Wikipedia is a public written encyclopedia, you could contribution your portion if there is any information missing. Keep in mind that all information at Wikipedia is user-edited and it may contain errors, you should double check the information before you memorize it or use it as the references in your online study assignments.

Besides adding information in written format, you could help in recording the read out of the content for Spoken Wikipedia Project. The reading in aloud help you to remember better while the recordings help other Wikipedia users in future.

Tip #2: Join The Discussion Forum

A topic may have different views or opinions from different people; hence you could learn what other people think by joining various online discussion forums for the subject you are learning for. Post your questions to find the answers and answer other people questions will help you to understand better while broaden your view about the topic through the discussion. You could even setup your own discussion forum for the subject of your study and invite others to post their opinion and discuss about a certain topics related to the subject from time to time.

Tip #3: Publish Your Reading Note Online

There are many websites that allow you to share your reading notes with others who are interested or taking the same subject of study as you. Among the popular online notes sharing websites are stu.decio.us and JotCloud.com. Posting your notes online will help yourself to verify the subject you have learned because others who have read your notes will inform you if they found any mistake. In additional, the notes that you posted online will help others in their assignment as well.

Tip #4: Create & Broadcast A Podcast

Learning by creating podcast can be fun and it will really help you to understand the subject of study. There are many sites which you can learn how to create your own podcast; it’s not difficult if you are willing to face the challenge by taking action to create your 1st podcast. The podcast can be shared with others through podcast broadcasting sites so that others who are interested with the topic can be benefited from your production as well.

Summary

Finding new ways of study help you to keep your learning fresh and you will be able to understand the subject of study better. The above 4 tips can help you get started; but there are many other unique ways which you can use to help in your online study.

By: Julie Harvard

Education – The Ultimate Self Improvement Strategy

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:18:45 +0000

Education is the Key

Education:

the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

A prerequisite to self improvement is making a commitment to life long learning, you must be a student of life. Education is the key that unlocks the doors of endless opportunities. When we think of education we often think of schools or college. A formal or conventional education is one way of acquiring knowledge… but learning should not simply begin or end there.

There are thousands of people walking around with degrees, certificates, and diplomas that are clueless. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with a formal education, the point is true education is obtained by those with a passion for learning and growing.

Every day represents a new lesson. To experience life abundantly we must strive to learn something new every day.

How do we learn something new every day?

Look at your life and your daily experiences…the good, the bad, and the ugly. There is a learning opportunity in every situation and/or event that occurs in our lives. Living life abundantly means being proactive in improving your life… this means being self motivated, self determined, self disciplined, and oftentimes self taught.

“None of the world’s problems will have a solution until the world’s individuals become thoroughly self-educated.” – Richard Buckminster

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -Alvin Toffler

“Only the educated are free.” – Epictetus

“The person with the widest variety of knowledge and skill in any area will have the most luck in that area. Expanded knowledge and skill intensify awareness and expand opportunity.” -Brian Tracy

By: Marenda Hughes Taylor

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4 Online Study Tips For Online Students

Education – The Ultimate Self Improvement Strategy