Web-Enhanced reading and Studying Strategies

Online study tools and readings can be extremely useful to college students if used properly. These tools and readings can be used on computers, tablets and phones allowing students to access them from anywhere, at any time. It is important to use these resources properly in order to get the most out of them. For example, when using a tablet to read a chapter in a textbook,  highlight important information and make notes in the margins. This will help with reading comprehension and allow you to come back to these notes for a quick overview of what you read. This same method can be used when listening to a podcast of a lecture, for example. Class discussion boards are useful online tools because they allow students to contact each other outside of the classroom and get feedback from their peers. Sometimes students can learn just as much from their fellow classmates as they can from their instructors in these discussion boards. Finally, there are many websites out there that are designed to aid students with time management and studying. Some websites can help you manage how much time you spend on social media sites to help you avoid wasting more time than you had intended while on your computer. Other sites have planners and to-do lists to help keep you on task during the day. There are also many sites that are used to help students with their studying by providing flashcards, quizzes and games on common college subjects, even allowing students to upload their own information. If used properly, all of these online tools and readings can make studying and managing time easier for college students and I would encourage the  use of these resources to anyone.

(Tips retrieved from: Watkins, R. & Corry, M. (2014) e-Learning companion: a student’s guide to online success. (4th ed.). Chapter 1 Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.)

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  1. Hello, I greatly enjoyed your post. I believe that using fellow students is a great way to enhance learning. Contributing thoughts and ideas to a group can help further your understand of a subject of idea. Also, highlighting your online readings is a very helpful tip that I have recently used in my own studies. It is a great way to keep track of ideas and key points to study later.

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