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Strategies For Time Management

Distance education students face unique challenges with time management as there are no set class times and it is easy to procrastinate. The document provides strategies for students to effectively manage their time in an online course. Students should plan to spend at least 3 hours per week per credit working, create a course folder to stay organized, and get started with course materials as soon as the term begins. Throughout the course, students should use calendars to schedule work and deadlines, check the course daily, download materials early, and form study groups to stay on track.

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Strategies For Time Management

Distance education students face unique challenges with time management as there are no set class times and it is easy to procrastinate. The document provides strategies for students to effectively manage their time in an online course. Students should plan to spend at least 3 hours per week per credit working, create a course folder to stay organized, and get started with course materials as soon as the term begins. Throughout the course, students should use calendars to schedule work and deadlines, check the course daily, download materials early, and form study groups to stay on track.

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StrategiesforTimeManagement
CHALLENGES

Nosetclasstimes;studentsmustcreatetheirownstructure.
SenseofIdonthavetodothisnow;Icangettoitanytime.
Noweeklyclasstoremindyouofwhatneedstobedone.
Newcourseformatmayleadtoprocrastinationduetofearoftheunknownorfearoftechnology.
Tendencytogetdistractedbyothercomputerbasedactivities(games/chat).

STRATEGIESBEGINNINGOFSEMESTER

Similartoatraditionalcourse,plantospendatleast3timesthehoursperweekasthenumberof
creditsthecourseisworth(e.g.:9hoursfora3creditcourse).Berealisticastowhetheryouhavethe
timeforthecourse.
Createafolderonyourcomputerwiththecoursenameandputallfilesforthecourseinit,toavoid
losingtimesearchingforfiles.
Getonline(orintocoursematerials)assoonasclassbeginsto:
o Makenoteofcourserequirements;
o Notealldeadlinesonasemesterlongwallcalendartoavoidmisseddeadlines;
o Startworkpromptly;
o Useallaspectsofthetechnologyforthecourseearly,includinghowtosubmitassignments
online.
Ifyouwaituntiltheassignmentisduetofigurethisout,youmayexperiencehighstress
whichwillcompoundthedifficultyofthetask,and,after4:30p.m.,youwillbeunableto
accesstechnicalsupport.
Despiteinitialanxietyabouttechnology,studentswhostartearlyfigureoutthe
technologyontimetodowellinthecourse.

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STRATEGIESTHROUGHOUTTHECOURSE

Useafourcalendarsystem(semestercalendar,masterweekly,weekly,anddaily)torecorddeadlines
andschedulework.
Scheduleatleast3hoursatthesametimeeachweekasinalecturecourse.
Checkinwiththecoursedailytoseeurgentpostings.
Downloadorprintonlinecoursematerialsassoonastheyarepostedincasetheyarenotavailable
later(oryouhaveatechnicalproblem).
Readandgetyourheadaroundanassignmentassoonasitisposted.AsktheTManyquestions
earlytoavoidapproachingassignmentsthewrongway.

o IfyouwaituntilshortlybeforetheassignmentisduetoapproachtheTM,he/shewilllikelybe
inundatedwithquestionsfromyourclassmatesandyoumaynotbeabletogetyouranswer.
Findastudybuddyorstudygroupinthecoursetoholdyouaccountableforregularmovement
throughthematerial.
Takebreaks(10minutesperhour)awayfromyourcomputer

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