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Module 7: Keys to Motivation for Online Learning

This is the last module on this class.  In this module, I learn to find app which could help me succeed. I finish 2 assignments. The first one is time mangement quiz, which I have done at first of this class. It is a nice thing that my score increases that shows I have know how to manage my time better on the study of this class.

The second one is to find and introduce a useful website to my peers. I choose Chegg because that is a nice web tool to help us studying. During this special time, we might be confused on studying on online classes and we could not get insturctors’ help quickly. Therefore, Chegg is a nice tool for us to learn materials and get solutions step by step. Due to COVID-19, we need self-studying ability. We might always find that we are confused on some materials and Chegg is a good choice for us to understand materials better. Its textbook solutions and question solutions show us all steps on questions. I enjoy use chegg and my midterm 2 is super nice since I know how to solve all the questions.

That is the last module and I enjoy having this class. From that one, I know how to succeed with a lot of important abilities.

Module 6: Searching and Researching: The Foundations of Academic Writing

This week I know how to improve my ability on searching material and use that useful websites. Two assignments I have done are that useful materials research and choose my own resource. The first assignment is that for 7 modules, finding related useful material for each one. For example, I choose that quizlet for studying material due to good quiz on knowledge. Besides, I choose buck-i-serve for activities module since I think that there are so many interesting activites on OSU which we could choose during break. In other modules, I also choose high quality materials and these materials become a guide book. The guide book would help me succeed during my college life.

The second assignment is that I choose a material on covid-19. Because I think that one is pretty useful during that special period. The resource is reliable since the symptoms are similar to the reported on news. The resource introduces the difference between regular flu and coronavirus. That could help those who have symptom know that they might get coronavirus and then get treatment immediately. Besides, all suggestions on that are in high-quality. If we could have a social distancing and have a self-quarantine when we feel terrible, we could protect ourselves and others.

Finally, I suggest my peers that that searching mthod is pretty important and we could succeed on our college life. And everybody could have good health during that period.

Module 5: Web-Enhanced Listening and Viewing Strategies

In this unit, I finished 2 assignments. The first one is learn how to take great notes. In the vedio on youtube, I notice that Kate and Sarah both take notes with different strategies. Kate use the strategy that note important words such as Columbus, native Americans, colonists. Therefore, her note contains a lot of details could reflect the all materials on lecture. And Sarah one contains great timeline could reflect logic of US history clearly. It is easy to show which year has great event. I also listen the lecture on US history and take my own notes. My notes is not as good as these two students. My note is similar with Kate’s. However, I lose some important details on each event such as 1st person, June 4th. And I have learned that strategy and by comparing with two students, I have improved my note.

The second assgnment is that find a retaled vedio and think why it is pretty important. I choose a induction vedio since I take Math 3345 this semester which is a proof class on Math. The lecturer use pretty good strategy to show us how to write good induction step by step. And also she mentions that some key points always be ignored. I watch that carefully in order to learn that better.

This week is a good time for learning improving learning and viewing strategies. I strongly recommand my peers could also watch these useful vedios and improve themselves.

Module 4: Web-Enhanced Reading and Study Strategies Blog Post

This week we know that how to search useful website in order to improve ourselves. And also we learn how to use online study tools to make tree of my current class. For eample, I use tool mindmap to draw a tree of 20th century of fashion history. The tree could connect all the modules together. And it is pretty nice to use for review for the final week.

Besides, I search useful tool in google. I have searched for some useful tools like quizlet. I recomand for my peers since that is pretty good for review. A lot of useful quiz are posted on that website with related class. And if we could learn the information and quizs, we could secceed in tests. The second one is Toggl. The website is for helping your time management. It is useful becasue it is pretty easy to make schedule on that website and good reminders. The last one is Grammarly. The webiste is for helping check paper grammar. It is useful becasue the checker chould clearly find all error made in paper.

The suggestion to my peers is that always searching for good websites in order to improve yourself. That is a nice thing that using online resources.

Module 3: Efficiency in the Digital Age Blog Post

The specific strategies from the module lesson I learn is that making a last week time management chart in details. Therefore, I could easily know where I need to improve. I could consider whether I spend too much time on break so I could adjust my next week time schedule. I think I could use that strategy to save really a lot of time. Time chart is pretty important on management. In article Printable time management chart, 5 advantages on using time chart are shown as “Time tracking, defining daily tasks, prioritzing daily tasks, group tasks and weekly planning.” (Mary White, 2018) Therefore, using time chart is a pretty smart method to manage my time better.

 

I have done assignment of the class and I made a previous weekly time chart. I could anaylze that chart and know whether spend good time management. That looks pretty nice becasue I have found some weakness on last week time management. For example, I spent 10 hours on computer games and it was too long. And I know I need to reduce that break time in the next week. In the future, I would also pay attention to time management chart. I believe if I could resist on that for a long time, I could gain a big progress on efficiency.

 

My suggestion to my peer is that try to use time management chart more often and it could really help them on daily time management. Distraction might not be a big deal if they could resist on that.

 

Mary White. 2018. Printable time management chart.

https://stress.lovetoknow.com/time-management-chart

 

 

 

Module 2: Communicating and Collaborating

In this section 2, the most useful thing for me is that to learn schedule tracking. Schedule tracking is a great way to manage my time better and improve my learning efficiency. I could make a time schudule every weekend to track all the things I need to do and all due dates I need to finish. Prioritization and managing interruptions are two key methods for me to improve my management of time.

Also I learn how to write a blog. It is a super nice thing that I could share feelings with my friends and peers. These reflections could help me review what I have learned this week and improve my studying ability. In the reference material, “Blogs refine your thoughts.” (Jeff, 2020) shows that blogs could help us to exchange our opinions with other. Therefore, we could improve our knowledge and learning by using blogs regularly. That is helpful to open up a new world with our any borders. Every week I will make a great review on seperate unit, and I hope those blogs could help me learn the class materials better.

The suggestion that I would like to give to classmates is that making time table is a effective way to mangae your time better. Besides, using blogs more and that would help you build great friendship with your classmates during academic study.

 

Reference:

Jeff Bullas. 2020. 9 reasons why blog is important.

https://www.jeffbullas.com/sponsored/9-reasons-why-a-blog-is-important-career-life/