Advice for a new IU student

My advice right off the bat would be make sure you will be able to keep the time commitment. It really is not very much time needed to do the coursework, but you must understand you are expected to keep up in class. Now how do you keep up in class? Set a specific time of day to do your discussions, set an alarm or write it down somewhere you look every day. That will take care of your dailies, as to your discussions and assignments set a few longer specific times every week to clear them up. I do mine on Wednesday (discussions) and Saturday/Sunday for Assignments.

When navigating Canvas, the syllabus page is your best friend. You can quickly access everything you need to do in the class. The syllabus and the live session panel are my most used parts of canvas because they allow me to rapidly move through my schoolwork, reduce my time consumed which helps me maintain interest in the lectures or assignments longer!

With the grades to keep them up you just need to listen to your instructors, try your best, study hard, and always be down for constructive criticism.

Making friends in school is a little tricky with online classes. I guess you could make friends through the discussion pages, but I think that the clubs offered by the school address this better. In the clubs they actually have specific places you can talk to other students.

(Canvas, ND)

References

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