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Tonight’s Collaborate Session will begin at 7pm AEST.

Planning and Study Techniques

While you’re waiting please make sure your audio is working… run the ‘audio setup wizard’ located under the tools setting

Planning your studies

The building blocks of study: time and space

Getting organised

Deep and surface learning

Top study tips

Assessments

Assessment supportTamala and Wes

Whatmotivates

you?

Increasing your

confidence

Learning something

new

Future career

Having fun

Postgraduate study

Academic excellence

A promotion

Course

2015Year 2016

Teaching Period

3

Teaching Period

1

Teaching Period

2

Year 2017

Understanding your course planner

Understanding the Teaching Period

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Week 6Consolidation Week 14/12/-

18/12Week 7 Week 8 Week 9

Week 10 Week 11 Week 12Exams 15/02-

22/02Exams 15/02-

22/02

Inside your units:

o About this Unit

o Schedule

o Student Toolbox

o Learning Materials

o Learning Groups

o Assessments

We design our units to help you learn

Learning Materials

Learning Activities

Participation in the

Discussion Board

Assessments

The building blocks of good study

TIME SPACE

8-10 hours per unit

Make time by blocking out study time

Set achievable goals for each study session

Take regular breaks when you study

A comfortable space, free from interruptions

Avoid phone and social media disruptions

Try different study environments

Getting Organised

Set up folders and label them

Set up folders on your computer to organise your notes and assessments

Keep your written notes organised in labelled folders

Bookmark useful websites and keep a note of passwords

Swinburne Online: www.swinburneonline.edu.au

Student Portal: https://portal.swinburneonline.edu.au/login

SUT library: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/library/

Backup as you go to avoid losing work

iCloud

Hard drive

Paper

USB

Dropbox: www.dropbox.com

Use a diary or calendar to keep track of important dates

Deep Learning• Looking for meaning and being curious about the subject you are

studying

• Be active and collaborate with other students and your eLA

• Make connections between the different topics you study in a unit

• Link your studies to real life

• Relate new knowledge to what you knew before

Surface Learning• Relying on rote learning or memorising

• Seeing unit content simply as ‘stuff’ you need to learn for the exam

• Not dedicating enough time to your studies, taking a cynical view of your education, studying a degree only to get the qualification

Study tip 1: Take useful notes

Read actively

The goal of taking study notes should be to condense and

organise information

Put information you read into your own

words

Think about how you might apply the information to

address a problem

Keep your notes organised, so you can

refer back to them

Study tip 2: Collaborate with others• Engage with one another using Connect

on Student Portal.• Share information and speak with other

students in your course using Discussion Boards within Blackboard

• Don’t be afraid to ask questions and learn from each other.

• Don’t be shy to create or discover an existing Facebook group to talk about your course.

• Get social, build a community and support network with one another, only you will understand what another online student is going through.

Study tip 3: Try different learning styles• There is no ONE way to learn

something. • Some people learn best from watching

others, from getting their hands dirty, through listening, and more.

• Everyone learns best in his or her own way.

• Try new learning styles. By trying new techniques, you can figure out what method(s) works best for you.

• Try new ideas, adapt them and add to them. Then suggest them to other students on Connect!

Study tip 4: Give mind-mapping a goStudy tip 4: Give mind-mapping a go

Mind mapping allows you to improve and accelerate your thinking and learning skills.

Mind maps can be applied to just about any topic. They help produce clearer ideas/lines of thought and ultimately enhance an assignment.

Why not try a Mind Mapping App:MindNodeiThoughtsXMindManagerMindMeisterCoggleScapple

Study tip 5: Keep Motivated

Sometimes it’s hard to be motivated to finish assignments in an online course. This is normal!

Keep in touch with classmates – they will be going through a similar experience, and be able to provide you support not everyone can offer.

Keep in mind why you are enrolled in the first place. Think of the big picture you have for yourself.

Talk to your eLA, or an SLO. They will point you in the right direction when you have a question.

Different types of assessments

Essays

Reflective essays

Reports

Tests

Exams

Exams

• Check student e-mails for dates and locations!• Study• Know where, when and how. (Knowing the route to

the venue, allowing for traffic)• Study• Ask Questions (classmates & eLA)• Study• Turn up• Utilising reading time, reviewing the whole exam

and deciding what to complete first, having a strategy when you are running out of time.

Team work

Some ideas Be prepared

Participate

Ask questions

Clarify availability, responsibilities and deadlines

Sometimes it doesn’t go well Tell your eLA as soon as possible

Remember everyone is different with different priorities and skills sets

The person is more important than the

problem

Expect the worst and hope for the best

– people won’t change just because you

want them to.

A good team will…..Listen and respect each other, take responsibility and enjoy the process

Pre-Assessment

Collaborate Sessions

Interact with your eLA and fellow students

Your opportunity to ask questions

Your eLA will clarify the assessment instructions and

rubric

A real-time webinar

Recordings made available for those who miss the live

sessions

Academic expectations at University

Academic integrity – Means honesty and responsibility in all assignments and assessments.

This means that all academic work results from an individual’s own efforts, not Wikipedia.

Referencing Tools & Rules http://www.swinburneonline.edu.au/university/about-

us/media-centre/blog-posts/taking-hassle-out-referencing

Swinburne Library Search http://www.swinburne.edu.au/library/

- Postal service- Databases- Scholarly articles

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/library/

Google Scholar http://www.swinburne.edu.au/lib/database/googlescholar.html

Google Short cuts – see cheat sheets http://www.googleguide.com/print/adv_op_ref.pdf

Assessment Perception Assessments can be

challenging and may be viewed by students as hurdles to overcome before ‘normal’ learning can continue.

Adjusting perception of assessments can impact positively on performance and approach to future tasks

Assessments can be viewed as an opportunity for reflection. You can make changes or seek support based on your answers to the reflective questions.

Assessment Support

If you need help with an assessment:

eLA: your first point of contact via email or Discussion Board for questions about assessments and unit content

Discussion Board: eLA and other students

YourTutor: live chat support service for English language and literacy, basic maths or science concepts, academic writing and referencing, assessment review. Subject specific support for statistics, accounting, economics or marketing.

Smarthinking: get written feedback on a draft assessment.

SLOs: for help with general research, referencing or academic skills, study or exam preparation techniques, or technical help with online tools for your assessments

Swinburne Student Amenities Association (SSAA)

Academic advocacy

Legal service

Student representation

AccessAbility

http://www.swinburneonline.edu.au/university/current-students/student-benefits/accessability

Centre for Career Development

Your Support TeamStudent Liaison Officers

Student Liaison Officers are available to answer your questions at the following times:

Monday – Friday: 9am - 9pmSaturday – Sunday: 10am - 6pm

Australia: 1300 937 765

Overseas (Australian Citizen): +61 3 9956 0777

Overseas (International student): 800 8001 1222

Email: help@swinburneonline.com

Web form: http://www.swinburneonline.edu.au/help

Join Connect in the Student Portal

Connect is your online student lounge. It’s a great place to connect with other students in your course, or all Swinburne Online students.

When things get difficult?

Feeling anxious, stressed or feeling overwhelmed

Needing an extension

Failing

At Risk, Show Cause…

Ask for help!

Questions?

And we’re done! Thanks for

coming!