Introduction to Online Learning
High School Course
How to succeed in an online program; differences between online and traditional education; effective study skills; time management principles; improving written communication skills; becoming familiar with the Ashworth College High School Online Handbook; computer fundamentals and applications; Internet and MS Office basics.
This High School Course is only offered as part of the College Prep Online Diploma program and the General Online Diploma program.
Credits: 1 Unit
Course ID: AUV01
Course Area: Life Skills
Course Type: College Prep, General
Study Method: Online
Course Outline:
- Unit 1:
- Lesson 1: Back to school
- Lesson 2: Cracking the "books"
- Lesson 3: Extracurricular
- Lesson 4: Taking the bull by the horns
- Lesson 5: Meet the teacher
- Lesson 6: Classroom rules
- Lesson 7: Raising your hand
- Lesson 8: You've got mail
- Lesson 9: Keeping pace
- Lesson 10: Mad study skills
- Unit 2:
- Lesson 11: Clock management
- Lesson 12: Planning ahead
- Lesson 13: Getting in the zone
- Lesson 14: Making it stick
- Lesson 15: Typing (part 1)
- Lesson 16: Typing (part 2)
- Lesson 17: Making it count
- Lesson 18: Exams made easy
- Lesson 19: Doing your homework
- Lesson 20: To the woods
- Unit 3:
- Lesson 21: Consider the source
- Lesson 22: Trip to the library
- Lesson 23: Avoiding the P-word
- Lesson 24: Basics of APA citation
- Lesson 25: A dose of savvy
- Lesson 26: Getting it together
- Lesson 27: Save it!
- Lesson 28: Back it up!
- Lesson 29: Get it back!
- Lesson 30: A little help, please?
- Unit 4:
- Lesson 31: Becoming a wordsmith
- Lesson 32: Dress of success
- Lesson 33: Formatting the text
- Lesson 34: How to copy
- Lesson 35: Avoiding the bar
- Lesson 36: Lining things up
- Lesson 37: Making a list, checking it twice
- Lesson 38: Showing your work: math and science
- Lesson 39: Language tools
- Lesson 40: Tables and spacing
Items Provided by Students: None
Note: This course is not available as a single course purchase.
