Time Management
One of the biggest difficulties with taking an online course is managing your time in an effective manner. Since there is no scheduled time of day the course needs to be worked on, procrastination and lack of motivation occur. In order to be a successful online learner, planning ahead is important and working at the course at a certain time every day is important. Whether you are more free at night or during the day, giving yourself a block set of time everyday will ensure success and completion of assignments. It may be hard to balance an online course with all of your other courses, but with managing your time in an effective way and not waiting till the last, success is inevitable.
Task Management
With all of the assignments, quizzes, and readings due in a week, it can be very hard to manage all of your tasks. Making daily and weekly lists will help you stay on top of all of your work and ensure timely completion of all of your assignments. Being able to physically look at a list of assignments, you are more likely to complete all of your tasks. A great tool to help organize all of your assignments, tasks, and activities is the website called Trello. This app allows you to be creative with making a board with different categories of to-do lists. It offers a multitude of unique tools that will allow you to stay motivated and on track with completing all of your tasks.
Environmental Management
Finding that perfect study space can be hard when working on an online class. Whether that is finding a quiet room in your house or room with little distraction or going to the library, finding that space where you can get to work is essential. It is important to find a space where you will have a lot of motivation to complete your work and a place with little to no distraction. If working from home, turn off all of your electronics that are not necessary and make it known to other people living with you that you cannot be distracted. Also, finding a place that you enjoy and are comfortable in is important to learning efficiently.