{"id":198,"date":"2020-03-16T15:33:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/2020\/03\/16\/tips-for-students-to-prepare-for-online-learning\/"},"modified":"2020-03-16T15:33:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:33:47","slug":"tips-for-students-to-prepare-for-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/web-platform-free-tier\/2020\/03\/16\/tips-for-students-to-prepare-for-online-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Students to Prepare for Online Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article written by Teaching Assistant Professors Melissa Ramirez<\/a> and Claire Gordy<\/a> from the Department of Biological Sciences<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Over the past week, faculty at universities across the world have been preparing to take their courses online. For many, this will be the first time they are considering how to adjust their courses to this new format. Universities have stepped up in big ways to support their faculty in this tremendous undertaking. Groups like DELTA have quickly put together numerous workshops, webinars, and training, and have made themselves available to help in any way they can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And soon faculty and students will be together again (virtually anyway!) as we continue our semesters. How are we preparing to be successful in the new online environment in which we find ourselves? With much work happening behind the scenes on the faculty side, we want to be sure that students are preparing on their side too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We enlisted students to give us their best tips and tricks for success with online course work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Schedule and Routine<\/h2>\n

You\u2019ve probably already worked out a routine for your semester based on your class schedule, work responsibilities, and other activities. Now that your classes have gone online, your schedule is suddenly more flexible. Try not to let time get away from you, though — if possible, try your best to stick to the same class schedule as before, logging into your course website when you would have been in class to watch lectures or do other activities that your instructor has added to replace in-person lecture time. That allows you to save the time you normally used for homework and studying — because you\u2019ll still have to do both of those things.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take Breaks<\/h2>\n

Now that you\u2019re learning at home, it can be easy to find yourself working or studying for long periods of time and losing focus. Here are some suggestions from your fellow students about ways to build in breaks. (You can read more about why taking breaks is critical for learning here: https:\/\/www.onlineschools.org\/science-of-study-breaks\/<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n