TIPS FOR TAKING ONLINE CLASSES

Treat an online course as an

in-person class

Without the regular meetings of in-person classes, it’s easy to fall into bad habits and get behind on your work..

To avoid this,treat online classes like in-person classes by following these:

● Set a time on your calendar when you’ll “go to class.”

● Get up at the same time each day, take a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and then “go to class.”

● Remember that you are paying to take this online course,just as you would for in-person class.

Eliminate Distractions

Without anyone sitting next to you, it’s easy to get distracted with social media, your roommates, or video games, These are some tips to help eliminate distractions:

● Find a strategy that works best for you. Some might find that they can tune out a noisy home by listening to music. Others

might choose to work from a local coffee shop or library.

● Consider turning your cell phone off to avoid losing focus

every time a text message or notification pops up.

● Use the Pompdro technique to force yourself to study. Set a timer for 25 minutes, work only on one task, and then take a short break before repeating the process until your work is done.

Practice time management

Though how you manage your time will depend on your schedule, learning style, and personality, here are some universally valuable tips to help you practice and improve your time management skills:

● Look at the syllabus at the start of the semester and make note of major assignments. Mark them on a calendar you check regularly so you know what workload is coming in the weeks ahead.

● Create a weekly schedule that you follow and set reminders for yourself to complete your tasks.

● When working on your assignments, try time-blocking, allotting yourself a certain amount of time for each task before moving

on to the next one and setting a timer to keep you accountable.

Create a Regular Study Space and Stay Organized

A regular study space helps yourself to have a consistent routine. With a good routine, it will help you to boost your productivity while having online class. It could be anywhere around the house,

you room, living room, garden or even your kitchen table. I

It is not specific where your study space should be as long it is compatible with the studying needs which are as below:-

● Area with a good internet connection

● Equipped with learning materials such as books and stationery

● Away from any distractions

Actively Participate

By participating actively, you could focus the online lecture better. This is because participation urges oneself to hear and understand carefully what is being taught. Other than that, being participative will help you to be observed well by the lecturer. Thus, you will have better

performance in online class. Actively talking and listening will you to avoid feeling sleepy in the online class.

• Actively answering question the lecturer asks during the lecture.

• Engage with fellow classmates.

• Involves in commenting suggesting during the class

• Speak up and ask questions when there is problem

• Try thinking more so there are questions to be asked.

Figure Out How You Learn The Best

It is important figuring out how your best method in learning. As every person has different way of grasping knowledge. Once you mastered your productivity booster, it will be easier for you solving this online class difficulties. For example, you should know if you are morning or night person, take any hours where your productivity is maximum to revise those lectures you are having online.

Do have coffee on your working table if you find coffee helps you to stay focus during class, you might even try tea! Snacks will also be good to keep you energetic.

It is a plus point for you if you have a good learning abilities for online classes, but if you could not focus, try having illustrative

learning materials to help you or try to write more for you to understand better!