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Shakespeare famously said "Study is like the heaven's glorious sun." and while he may have meant that it warms the soul and casts a positive light on your future it can also feel as though the demands of a university course are burning through your reserves at an alarming rate. However there are many diverse uses for the internet and one of the best of these is the unlimited access to knowledge and learning.
What to Avoid
Sadly, there are those who would try to profit from panicking students by selling "cheat-sheets" and offering to write papers for them, for a fee, of course. However it is possible (and recommended) to avoid these mercenary-minded sites and make good use of the many student resources available online, especially as many offer access to full and comprehensive subject notes for no charge, as well as forums and chat-rooms in which students can discuss anything from problems with the subject at hand to interview tips and techniques.
Study Guides and Strategies
Study guides and Strategies offers free online help to students all over the world. They are not specifically geared at very high level university students but for people coming back to studying after a time away, such as a gap year or period of illness, or even for the mature student trying to ease into an academic way of life. The site offers an excellent assortment of study guides on a wide range of subjects, but their absolute highlight is the selection of guides for training and disciplining yourself to study, how to arrange a timetable and many pages of learning techniques; 250 guides and over 100 exercises for learners are sure to provide assistance to nearly all learners. Over one million people visited the site in November 2011, an increase of over 12% on the previous year. Using this free facility will help you to master the art of learning, enabling you to get the best possible results from the coursework and lectures you attend. Visit studygs.net to find out more.
SG Learn Online
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SG Learn Online focuses more of students of the sciences and can provide an excellent array of guides and information sheet for them. What sets SG Learn Online apart from other study guide site is that they have a comprehensive and detailed segment called "Vocabulary". This division emphasises strongly how important it is to effectively communicate in the modern world. Even the purest scientist needs to publish his work to be appreciated, the most brilliant mathematician must be able to fluently and accurately describe his theories and hypotheses in order to receive due acclaim. Almost every student can benefit from the wisdom contained within the "Vocabulary" tab on the site; before going on to enjoy the benefits of the subject matter. The topics are written entertainingly and accurately by tutors who have successfully passed the courses themselves and have an interest in helping students all over the world to reach their full potential. SG Learn Online does not have an enormous following at present, but they certainly do deserve a look, the site is informative and well designed, easy to navigate and user friendly; check out sglearnonline.com.
The Student Room
The Student Room is a wide-ranging site that offers the full gamut of help, information, gossip and links that any student could desire. Covering subjects from high-school all the way up to degree level The Student Room is free to join. A casual browser can find a lot of information without signing up; including chat threads that can be easily accessed. Some of the chat topics seen on any given day range from advice on interviews for acceptance onto courses to discussions about sexual health and almost everything in between. Visit thestudentroom.co.uk for more.
Hippocampus
One highly recommended online study aid is Hippocampus. Maintained and operated by the Monterey Institute of Technology and Education, Hippocampus provides a wealth of information on subjects, some of them provided in dual format; watch a video presentation detailing the work with visual aids, or physically read through the notes as an aide-memoir or to get ahead. All the subject work is broken down into bite-size, easily digestible pieces, not longer than four or five text pages or a few minutes of video presentation; perfect to brush up on shaky areas or for a longer study session taking in several "chapters". Hippocampus is free to use, anyone can simply navigate to the site at hippocampus.org and start learning!
From the above it is easy to see that with a little diligent research, it is possible to find a number of excellent online student learning resources to assist with learning processes and planning as well as expanding on information provided within the university the student is attending.
Sources: hippocampus.org, thestudentroom.co.uk, sglearnonline.com, studygs.net, hsl.lib.umn.edu/
This is a post supplied by Brunel University, a top choice for postgraudate courses in London.
Sell Your Exams posted on - Monday 14th of January 2013 07:40:08 PM