Academic Gold: Smart Use of Your Resources

Increase your success as a student through the wise use of learning resources. This course will show you how!
What you'll learn
Select learning resources consistent with the three-phase approach to study.
Use effective vocabulary building strategies.
Evaluate your prior knowledge in order to identify gaps.
Use the question-generation approach to knowledge construction.
Identify social- and individual-learning resources.
Evaluate the qualities of both rigorous instructors and rigorous learners.
Arrange inventories of available learning resources.
Understand how a learning management system supports learning.
Identify useful online publications.
Make use of the Cornell Method of notetaking.
Requirements
There are no formal course prerequisites, however, you should have a strong desire to raise your level of academic achievement.
Description
This course will give you an in-depth understanding of the wide range of learning resources available to support you in becoming a more productive student, and you will learn how to use the resources to achieve the best results. The course starts with foundational processes that need to be widely implemented when using the learning resources. Next, the graphic and procedural resources for vocabulary building are explained. You will then examine the process of brainstorming prior knowledge and learn the benefits of self-generation of questions to guide your learning and how to integrate all this into the effective use of the K-W-L-H resource.
In addition, you will learn the power of social interactions to support your learning. Study buddies, study groups, and informal discussion groups are three resources that can support your learning, and you will learn how to make use of these powerful resources. Cooperative and collaborative learning processes are two additional social interaction resources that offer you significant benefits. The course will give you an understanding of the importance of seminars and symposia, two resources that provide you with opportunities to expand and deepen your knowledge. You will learn how university-based resources, such as the syllabus and learning management system, but especially your instructors, can help you succeed. The course will introduce you to library and special digital resources, such as “Open Educational Resources” and “Highwire.” In the supplementary lectures, you will learn to use the Cornell Method of notetaking, an important procedural resource, and gain an understanding of copyright, Fair Dealing, and Public Lending Right and how they impact you as a student. Finally, you will be able to download a PDF ebook on graphic organizers that will show you how to select and use graphic resources effectively in your studies.
If you are determined to raise your academic achievement, then this course shows you how. As a student, you have access to many resources, but to take advantage of them, you must understand how. This course will give you a new understanding of the resources available and how to use them to your advantage. You owe it to yourself to get the best return for your investment of time, money, and effort. Why not enrol in this course and begin using resources to become a more productive student.

Who this course is for:
Learning resources are all around. However, they sometimes go unused, and that is unfortunate. As a student, you have access to learning resources that have the potential to improve your immediate academic results and strengthen your knowledge and skill base to support future success. Learning resources don’t always get as much attention as they deserve. By taking this course, you can change that, and you can gain the benefits.

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