Tips for Taking Courses Online (3/11/20)
BEFORE CLASSES START - Prepare Yourself
- Prioritize your commitments
- Create your time management plan
- Prepare your learning environment
- Locate optimal work space(s)
- Purchase your textbooks and class materials
- Download any other readings materials
- Locate the campus services you will need
BEFORE CLASSES START - Prepare for the Technology
- Make sure that you have regular access to a computer and high-speed Internet
- Brush up on your computer skills
- Determine where you will be saving any of your work (in the cloud, on computer or drive storage)
- Test your system for compatibility
- Participate in the online student orientation, if offered
- Make sure you know how to contact the Ohio State help desk
- Find out how to access your course
- Retrieve your username and password
- Login to Carmen if your account is available and familiarize yourself with the system
WHEN THE CLASS FIRST OPENS
- Login to Carmen and access your course
- Read any course announcements that are posted
- Find the course information
- Write down the instructor’s contact information
- Read the course syllabus
- Print out the course schedule if one is posted
- Add all due dates to your schedule
- Review the reading requirements and plan sufficient time in your schedule
- Review the instructor’s grading policy
- Review course rubrics
- Review the attendance and participation policy
- Find out how assignments are to be submitted
- Locate the Help Forum, if course has one
THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER
- Login to the course several times per week (see course syllabus for details)
- Always check announcements and course email
- Participate in class discussions
- Begin your assignments early – Don’t procrastinate
- Study for exams and quizzes
- Ask questions to peers as well as instructor when you need clarification
- Check your grades frequently
- Use feedback received to improve future performance
- Self-evaluate
- Revise your time management plan if necessary
Adapted from https://explore.suny.edu/
