USEFUL TIPS

 

The million dollar questions are: When am I going to study? Do I have the stamina to be a successful student? The answers to these questions are: Everyday I'll find time to study and yes, I do have the stamina!

• Distance education students need consistency and perseverance in order to bear the anguish and anxiety that this kind of education may generate.
  
  
• Discipline will be helpful to avoid stress and future problems. The key here is planning and organizing your time. Organize your own schedule and adapt your lifestyle to the new conditions. Establish your learning goals.
  
  
• Love leads to isolation. So can distance education! The student doesn't have the immediate support of a teacher to motivate and help him or her when there are difficulties. Students must actively interact with class members and teachers in order to get permanent feedback by using technology and/or face to face interaction. We must learn how to be a team player and share our ideas, opinions, knowledge and of course our difficulties.
  
  
• Be well prepared for class, understand your learning goals and objectives.
  
  
• Set aside time for your instructional activities; study in a profound way; don't memorize, understand; apply the theory to real environments and relate content to examples; learn how to reseach in order to widen your knowledge and understanding; and absolutely avoid laziness.

1999, The E Team