Your student says, “I am taking an online summer course for credit. I must set my own pace. I am not sure how to handle the work, study, and tests. I must view each online lesson. I need help.” What do you do?
Organization for Summer School Online Classes
Setting a pace for an online course and creating a calendar of due dates for assignments is the first step for a student to be successful with an online course. It is necessary to look at all the requirements for the course and create an action plan. Each piece of this plan should have a specific requirement and a due date. One way to keep a record of this plan is to create a document with two columns and place the requirement and due date next to each other. Another way to do this is to put the information on a calendar.
Watching a Lesson Video
A student needs to watch a lesson video and take notes. The video can be stopped to complete notes. It is important to note if there are reading requirements before watching the video and do them. At the end of the video, a student should look at the notes and see if the lesson is summarized in the notes. Next, the student needs to learn what is in the notes for tests. If there are written assignments to do after videos, the students should get them done as close to the time that they have watched the video. If the learning from the video is not clear, then the student should watch the video again.
Tests for Online Courses
Tests for online summer courses vary in difficulty. The student needs to assess how well the information needed for the test is learned. Time spent studying before a test is important. This time should not be rushed.
Tests are constructed with a level of difficulty. Easy tests usually ask basic questions such as definitions and who did what. More difficult tests will ask the reasons why things happened (the cause) and what the results were (the effect). If a student is just learning the basics and not learning the more advanced thoughts and reasons, test taking can be very difficult.
Memory Work for Test Taking
It is important for students to know their individual learning style. Each learning style does best with techniques designed to work for the specific style. The experts at Education Sage, Inc. can help students learn their styles and the techniques that work best for them through the Brain Based Coaching program.
Get Help for Online Summer Courses
The experts at Education Sage, Inc. can guide students to success for an online course for credit. They also can help each student prepare for tests, by explaining and showing the techniques for a student’s individual learning style and guiding their work habits and learning techniques.
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Contact Beth Silver, The Education Sage, at 310-720-0390 or email bethcarolsilver@gmail.com to discuss your student’s needs. Help is available all summer and into the start of the school year to get full credits for all online courses.
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