Tips for Online Learners
As you facilitate an online course, it is important that
you clearly communicate your expectations to your students. It's easy enough to
provide online courses, but how do you make sure learners finish what they
start? Here are 10 Ways to Motivate Online Learners http://www.trainingsupersite.com/ittrain/pastissues/February00/feb00feature4.htm
Here are also some very important tips for your students
to use to help them be more successful online learners. They are found at this
University of Illinois site
http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/model/tips.htm
and are highlighted below.
- Take full advantage of online conferencing.
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- Participate!
- Take the program and yourself seriously
- Make sure you have a private space where you can
study.
- Become a true advocate of distance learning.
- Log on to your course every single day. ….or a
minimum of 5-6 days a week.
- Take advantage of your anonymity.
- Be polite and respectful.
- Speak up if you are having problems.
- Apply what you learn.
Here is an annotated bibliography of resources available
on the Web that will prove very useful for learners wanting to access online
courses. http://www.ctt.bc.ca/edtech/rol/resources.html
