© scui3asteveo Sometimes adult learners find it difficult to jump back on the college bandwagon. They may have spent years perfecting practical on-the-job or in-the-home skills without needing to master new information. If you're looking for tips on increasing your learning capacity, you may want to take a look at a new article from Pick [...]

© desi.italy Online students are often bombarded with information from textbooks, websites, chat sessions, and multimedia lectures. It can be difficult to remember what's important. MSN Encarta recently published an article that describes some of the best scientific memory tricks. Here's a blurb: “Biologically speaking, we actually have two kinds of memory: short-term memory and [...]

Online students are often required to discuss their curriculum via a message board or chat room. Because of the apparent informality of these venues, it can be difficult to present yourself as articulate and professional – especially when you need to disagree with another person's comment. A new article from Paul Grahm explains in detail [...]

Learning how to interpret and use an online class syllabus is an especially important skill for online learners. Online professors don't always remind students about assignment deadlines and test dates – students are expected to keep track of these events themselves. My latest About.com article shows how you can make the most of your online [...]

Many online schools have banned Wikipedia as a research source. This user-based online encyclopedia can be a great way to get basic information on a topic; however, it is prone to factual errors. CollegeDegree.com recently published a list of 25 Wikipedia alternatives online. Here's a blurb from their article: “Although Wikipedia is a great place [...]

Have you ever watched an online class video lecture, only to realize that you haven't been paying any attention at all? It's easy to zone out, especially when your lecture is coming from a computer screen and not a person. One way to stay focused is to take lecture notes. A recent Lifehacker article demonstrates [...]

Online learning can be great for flexibility, but students often have a lot of distractions when studying from their dining room table. My About.com article, 4 Ways to Balance School and Family, offers a few tips to help students stay focused. Here's a blurb: “Balancing school and family life can be a challenge, even for [...]

Once an online class has survived a couple of semesters, it's likely that most technical and teaching problems have been smoothed out. But disasters do arise. Chances are you'll have at least one online class go bad during your career as an online student. eLearner's blogger Susan Smith Nash shares how to handle online class [...]

The internet is an amazing resource for information seekers. But, sometimes, it's difficult to pull out the important bits of knowledge from the fluff and drivel. The Thinking Blog recently published a list of 7 way to deal with too much information. Here's a blurb: “Over 1,000,000 new books published every year. More than 100,000,000 [...]

I've always found Google Books to be a useful resource for online students lacking access to an academic library. Now, Google Books has added new features to make their site even more helpful. Additions include the ability to create and… Continue. SPONSOR