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Helping Online Students Do Better Academically with Useful
Learning & Study Strategies.
Some recommended instructor activities to help students succeed in
online courses
Cochise College Convocation, August 15, 2011
Presentation Abstract
Some questions for course instructors to consider related to student learning and study strategies along with practical tips that they may want to consider in developing and implementing their online courses.
OverviewAudience Survey
Some Questions, Facts, Observations, and Definitions
Recommendations
Our Next Step/Unfinished Business
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Time Out . . .Time Out . . .
Keynote SDCCD April 20, 2007 5
Question # 1
In your syllabus, do you mention, describe, and recommend any campus or district support services that may be helpful for student success in your online course?
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Question #2
• Do you test that your students have read and understood your syllabus?
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Question #3
• Do you offer current students advice from former students?
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Question #4
• Do you use an activity early in the course to query students why they are taking your course and using their responses for social interaction?
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Activity Example
• Why are you enrolled in this course?• What would you like to get from this course –
besides an “A”?• What experiences, interests, past readings, do
you bring to this course?• How much experience have you had as an
online student?
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Question #5
• Have you offered students a forum primarily for social interaction?
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Question #6
• Do you have any links to learning and study strategies relevant to your course either your learning modules or elsewhere?
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Study Strategies: What are They?
• Goal Setting• Time Management• Task Organization• Studying-reading• Listening/Notemaking• Test Taking• Memorization• Writing a Research Paper
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Learning & Study Strategies Links
• 1. Study Guides and Strategies, contains more than 100 items and translations of most items into 18 languages. http://www.studygs.net/
• 2. Chemeketa CC Study Skills Resources. Includes links to specific learning assistance from Accounting to Theater courses.Retrieved February 23, 2007 from http://www.howtostudy.org/
• 3. Wilton HS Chemistry Coach with almost 2000 links. Chemistry Coach Links to a Better Education. Retrieved February 23, 2007 from http://www.chemistrycoach.com/lbe4.htm
• LSCHE Resource - http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~lsche/
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Question #7
• Do you ever use the Chat Room or Discussion Board for Q & A on learning & study strategies related to your course assignments?
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Question #8
• Do you use any ancillary texts, either optional or required?
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Some Ancillary Texts
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Question #9
• Have you created a special menu button for learning/study support?
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Some Suggestions for a Menu Button for Student Course Support
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Question #10
• Do you use any Virtual Experts?
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Virtual Guest Experts
• Content• Research Librarian• Writing Tutor• Learning Assistance Specialist• Math Tutor
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Question #11
• Do you use relevant images to get students’ attention by adding visuals to text?
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Course Relevant Images
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Unfinished Business
You can email me at [email protected] your questions and comments.
Collegial dialogue never ends…………..