How To Be A Successful Online Student

While regular schools still exist, the virtual classroom plays an important role in today’s learning community. More students are aware of online learning that allows them to study at home.【小题1】

Be able to communicate through writing

In the virtual classroom nearly all communication is written, so it is necessary for students to express themselves in writing. Some students have limited writing abilities which need to be improved. This usually requires more practice from these students. Whether working alone or in a group, students share ideas on the subject being studied, and read about those of their classmates.【小题2】

Be willing to “speak up” if problems arise

Remember that teachers cannot see their students in an online course.【小题3】If they face technical difficulties or problems, they MUST speak up; otherwise there is no way anyone can know something is wrong. If one person does not understand something, possibly several others have the same problem. While explaining something to others, students strengthen their own knowledge about the subject.

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Online learning is not easier than study in regular classrooms. In fact, many students say it requires much more time and effort. Requirements for online courses are not less than those of any quality program. Successful students, however, see online learning as a convenient way to receive their education — not an easier way. Many online students sit at computers for hours at a time during evenings and on weekends in order to complete their assignments.

Be able to think ideas through before replying

Providing meaningful and quality input into the virtual classroom is an essential part of online learning. Time is given to allow for careful development of answers.【小题5】Many times online students will not always be right, they just need to be prepared to accept a challenge.

Habits to Avoid Before Exams

Habits play an important part in our life. So it’s necessary to know the bad habits before we kick them off. Here is a list of habits you must avoid before exams.

1. Multitasking.

【小题1】 Or you will end up being less productive. People who keep changing from one task to another have a hard time recalling or gaining anything. Concentrating on one task at a time helps get better results.

2. Skipping classes.

Many students often skip classes and study at home.【小题2】 You will finally end up spending double the amount of time you would have spent in school copying notes. You have to make additional effort to understand what was taught in school. Learning everything from the beginning takes up a lot of your time.

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When you don’t understand or you can’t get the hang of something, you may give it up and go on with the next. But leaving the problem and moving to other questions isn’t the right way. Instead, ask the teacher or a friend to explain it to you again.

4. Being disorganized.

With so many things to do and think about, being disorganized will only make studying much hairier. Don’t just take notes or keep reminders in certain places. Keep a notebook where you set down all study-related things.【小题4】

5. Worrying about small failures.

If you mess up once or a few times, the worst thing you can do is lei it stop you trying.【小题5】 And making a mistake and learning a lesson often give you a better understanding of how to succeed.

Are you the kind of person who hated school? Or are you more like Michael Nicholson, who can’t stop learning? He currently has 30 degrees including 22 master’s and a doctorate! 【小题1】 The word comes from Greek with “phil” meaning “a lover of” and “math” meaning “learning”.

Humans are all philomaths to an extent – our brain is born to be curious. We want to learn and understand, partly to make sense of the world but also because of something called neoteny. This is a term that refers to the teenage characteristics of some animals, including humans, being preserved into adulthood. One of these traits is neuroplasticity, which helps our brains stay flexible. 【小题2】 While creatures like monkeys can’t do this and only learn during their adolescence.

But for every person who loves learning, there are plenty who can’t stand it. 【小题3】 Why is this? Educational anthropologists have suggested that if a concept or idea is too complex or dull, it becomes harder to link old and new ideas together. 【小题4】 This negative experience of education at school may lead to people avoiding learning opportunities in later life.   

【小题5】 Evolution has made us lifelong learners, so take advantage of your biology and discover your inner philomath. Who knows what you could achieve?