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FACULTY :EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE SEMESTER / YEAR:JANUARY 2011

COURSE CODE:OUMH1103 COURSE TITLE:LEARNING SKILLS FOR

OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS MATRICULATION NO :

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5 Internet Savvy Study Tips for Online Learners

DEF: Internet is a short form of the technical term internetwork, the result of interconnecting

computer networks with special gateways or routers. The Internet is also often referred to

as the Net.

The term the Internet, when referring to the entire global system of IP networks, has been

treated as a proper noun and written with an initial capital letter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internetwork

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_noun

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_letter


INTERNETPROTOCOL

complex

communications

infrastructure of the

Internet consists of its

hardware components and

a system of software layers

that control various aspects

of the architecture.

STRUCTURE

usage characteristics have

been studied extensively.


5 Internet Savvy Study Tips for Online Learners

Join a discussion

group

Write or record

Wikipedia entries

Post your reading

notes online

Create online flash

cards.

Broadcast a podcast


Writing the ideas in your own words will help you

internalize the topic.

Recording will help other Wikipedia users in the

future.

Join a discussion group.

Answers to your questions and retain enthusiasm for

your subject.

Post your reading notes online.

Verify the information and present the facts in the

most comprehensible way possible.

Create online flash cards.

Memorize terms and definitions, skip the index

cards. Instead, try an online flash card maker.

Broadcast a podcast.

Equipment and the know-how, creating a weekly (or

monthly) podcast about what you're learning

Write or record Wikipedia entries.


Growing technology the tools for online

learning are becoming endless. An effective

use of these tools lie can help make online

learning a lot more easy.

Conclusion…..

REFERENCES

http://distancelearn.about.com/od/studyskills/a/StudyOnline

http://www.onlineedublog.com/online-learners



Distance Education Study Spot

DEF:

Distance education is a focuses on teaching methods and

technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an

individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a

traditional educational setting such as a classroom.

Study spot is a special place you put together just for completing

the work you need to get done.


Benefit of use

Expanding access.

Alleviate capacity constraints.

Making money from emerging markets.

Catalyst for institutional transformation


Distance Education Study Spot.

Purchase a traditional desk

Work-related materials.

Multiple drawers for

supplies and room to hold a

computer.

Get a good chair

Work done at home.

Supply store and invest in a

chair


Distance Education Study Spot.

Organize your supplies

Supplies you need each

day are easily .

Supplies in another area

of the house

Add your special touch.

Personalize your Study

Spot and make it your own.

Feel like home and keep

you focused on the prize.


Many private and public, non-profit and for-profit

institutions worldwide offering distance education

courses from the most basic instruction through to the

highest levels of degree and doctoral programs

conclusion…..

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wikiDr. Ajay Rai. (2009).Strenghthen your english. Indiana Publishing House,Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia.


http://www.onlineedublog.com/online-learners/


MOTIVATION

DEFINITION

Driving force which help causes us to achieve

goals.

Motivation is said to be intrinsic or extrinsic. The

term is generally used for humans but it can also be

used to describe the causes for animal behavior as

well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivation


Connect with your classmates

Discuss what you learn

Take time for fun

Reward yourself

Chart your progress

5 WAYS TO STAY MOTIVATED


5 Ways to Stay Motivated

Connect with your classmates.

o¨virtual people¨ may be hard to connect .

ostudy group at a restraint or bookstore.

oonline support group of peers.

Discuss what you learn.

oFind a friend or relative who has similar interests

oMaterial.

okeep up with the conversation.

Chart your progress.

odesign your own map.

ocertain satisfaction that comes with watching your

goals be accomplished.

oturn to your chart and see how far you’ve come.


5 Ways to Stay Motivated

Reward yourself.

oRewarded for good credit and safe driving.

oExtra push you need to succeed.

oStick by your system

Take time for fun.

oSpending all your time working, studying, and

watching

oTime to re-group

oA favorite activity.


With that…

The no-grading and no-rating policy helps to create

an atmosphere free of competition among students or

battles for adult approval, and encourages a positive

cooperative environment amongst the student body.

REFERENCES:

www.articlesbase.com/wellness- articles

http://distancelearn.about.com/od/studyskills•Dr. Ajay Rai.(2009).Build Powerful Vocabulary.Indiana Publishing House. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia.


READING STRATEGIES9 GOALS

DEFINITION

Cognitive process of decoding symbols for the

intention of constructing or deriving meaning (

reading comprehension).

Language acquisition, of communication, and of

sharing information and ideas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_process

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_process

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_comprehension

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_acquisition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information


oUse a variety of fix-up strategies

Read unfamiliar words.

Pronounce words

Meaning of an unfamiliar word

Pronounce the word

Inferring from context

o Accessing their prior knowledge

Make connentions from the text

Recognizing what is unknown in the text

Thinking about what is known from personal experience

Understand the text

o Visualize

Details of a text.

Other sensory images like dramatizing

Drawing to help them better understand

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_fix_it_up.php

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_connect.php

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_visualize.php


o Retelling

Recall important details

Discern what is most important to use

o Summarize

Small selection in as few words as possible

Selections into smaller parts and summarize as they

read

Headline-writing fashion

Sort out main ideas from details of the text.

Ask questions

Seek answers to deepen their understanding of the

text.

Bringing their own questions to small groups

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_retell.php

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_summarize.php

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_summarize.php

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_question.php


oinfer (and predict)

Learn to distinguish between inferences, assumptions, and opinions by backing up their conclusions with

evidence.

odiscriminate what is important from what is not

Determine main ideas and theme of texts.

osynthesize the information gained from texts

Opinions, change perspectives, develop new ideas, find evidence, and, in general, enhance a personal

understanding of the concepts presented in a text.

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_infer.php

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_synthesize.php

http://www.liketoread.com/read_strats_synthesize.php


WITH THAT…..

Exceptionally skilled readers never use only one of

the strategies described in this model; rather they

fluidly coordinate a number of strategies to ensure

maximum comprehension of the text.

REFERENCES:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://distancelearn.about.com/od.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://distancelearn.about.com/od




Smart Study Strategies

DEFINITION:

Approaches applied to learning

Generally critical to success in

school.

Tackle the process of

organising and taking in new

information, retaining

information, or dealing with

assessments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exam


THEORY

Marvin Cohn (1979)

Helping Your Teen-Age Student

Dr. Gary Gruber’s (1986)

Essential Guide to Test Taking for Kids


S - SELF

M - MONITORING

A - ANALYSIS

R - REPORTING

T - TECNOLOGY


Word Smart

Number Smart

Picture Smart

People Smart

Body Smart

Self Smart

Music Smart

-Make flashcard, take axtensive note and keep a journal of what you learn.

-Make your note into numeric charts and graph, use roman numeral style of outlining and put

information you receive into categories and classifications that you create.

-Sketch picture , draw a picture and use charts and graphic.

-Discuss what you learn , someone quiz before exam and create or join study group

-Act or imagine , look for real life and search for manipulatives

-Keep a personal journal , find a place to study and keep yourself involved

-Create a song or rhyme , listen to classical music and remember vocabulary words


Smart study strategies discrete techniques that can

be learned, usually in a short time, and applied to all

or most fields of study. They must therefore be

distinguished from strategies that are specific to a

particular field of study.

C0NCLUSION….

•Cohn, Marvin (1979). Helping Your Teen-age

Student: What Parents Can Do to Improve

Reading and Study Skills, Dutton.

•Gruber, Gary (1986). Dr. Gary Gruber’s

Essential Guide to Test Taking for Kids, Grades

3, 4, 5, Quill.

•http://en.wikipedia.or/wiki study skills

•http://distancelearn.about.com/od

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