Learning online is a good way for a student to study at their own pace. For me, as an international student who majored in history and minor in comparative studies, I need to follow my professors and discuss a lot during my study. However, sometimes it is a little bit hard because I am not good at expressing myself. By studying online, I can restudy what professors teach again and again and then express myself better by typing what I want to say in the discussion, which is one of the differences between online learning and face-to-face learning. Also, I can study in the way I love, the time I loved and the place I like. Besides, there are also some technologies and recourses to help me study online better.
1. For the students who need to write a lot of papers, OSU Library is the most necessary resource to find out sources for students who want to write papers at home. In the library, students can not only find materials in the OSU library but also find sources in libraries all over the world. Some e-books and journals are also available to read online or download free when signing in the website with the OSU account.
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2. The online writing Center is good for students to improve their writing skills, especially those who seldom write academic papers before. Students can get suggestions from tutors through the methods of “online” (real-time, live chat with audio/video options) and eTutoring (asynchronous, paper drop-off). You can gain suggestions without going to the writing center.
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https://cstw.osu.edu/writing-center/online-tutorials
3.Oneclass and Quizlet are websites to gain more learning materials. By reading the materials shared by others, students can check how they know the degree of the control of knowledge they learned. The materials on Oneclass is more official, which is always the materials from professors. The materials on Quizlet is various. Students can check the knowledge in several methods from different lists for one course.
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