2. 1- Establish a regular study routine:
• Chose a place and a time to work on course
assignments
• Develop a time-management strategy
• Balance your workload
• Avoid procrastination
• Plan ahead
3. 2- Have a clear focus:
• Establish a goal each time you log-on to help
you accomplish what you need to get done.
• Avoid distractions
4. 3-Develop online communication skills:
• Compose posts in a word processing program.
Then copy and paste them into the online
environment.
• Practice an informal but organized, concise, and
clear writing style that aids online communication
• Be tactful. Be careful when trying to express humor
or irony. Don't assume that your joking or sarcastic
tone will come through when others read your
responses.
5. 4- Make the most of online discussions.
• Make connections with fellow students and be
an active participant in discussions
– Involvement will contribute to the personality and
warmth of the online community
• Reflect before you post
– Meaningful interactions will lead to a better
understanding of the issues proposed throughout
the course
6. 5- Make the most of groupwork:
• If you have been assigned to an online team
or study group, work with your team members
actively from the start.
– Team members will benefit from
each others' ideas and experiences
and can depend on one another
to complete assigned tasks.
7. 6- Ask questions:
• Don't be afraid to admit you have doubts
• Head off problems early by asking questions
of your facilitator(s) and/or fellow students as
soon as a difficulty arises
• Make questions useful
to your learning
8. Suggestions taken from the sources listed
below:
http://distance-ed.unlv.edu/students/Myths.html
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSE
QuarterlyMagazineVolum/HowStudentsDevelopOnlineLearni/
157435
http://distance.tamu.edu/current/orientation/orientation-
online-communication-tips.html
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