Preparing to Learn Online at University

Improve your online study skills and get academic online learning tips

Learning online is very different from learning in an on-campus classroom and often involves independent study.

On this course, you will explore and learn about various different approaches to online learning.

You’ll develop practical skills that will enable you to become an effective online learner at a university level.

You’ll discover methods for collaborating and communicating online effectively and learn the best practice for conducting online research.

By the end of the course, you’ll have mastered the independent study skills and tools for online learning that work for you.

This course is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate university students who need advice and tips on how to take their university studies online.

Please note this course will run without facilitation.

• Being an effective online learner
• Welcome
• Online study skills
• Reflective learning
• Summary
• Communicating and collaborating online
• Welcome to Week 2
• Communicating online
• How to collaborate online
• Summary
• Researching online
• Welcome to Week 3
• Researching your project
• Critical thinking and success at university
• Summary