1.
ONLINE
LEARNING
Unimelb Academic Skills
DevelopingAcademicSkillsintheonline
environment
Tipsfor

2.
Makesureyou
haveareliable
internet
connection,
andbecareful
ofdata
allowances
whenstudying
fromamobile
device.
Thetechnicalstuff...

3.
Bring
headphones
withyouatall
timessoyou
canlistento
videoswhile
you'reout
without
disturbing
others.
Thetechnicalstuff...

4.
Ifyouthink
something
onlineisn't
working, always
checkin
another
browser.
Thetechnicalstuff...

5.
Become
familiarwith
theITsupport
services
availableatthe
university, and
bepatientwith
technical
glitches.
Thetechnicalstuff...

6.
Takeregular
breakswhen
studying
online... thiswill
helpyou
concentrate
andgiveyour
eyesarest.
Thelearningstuff...

7.
Minimise
distractions...
switchyour
phoneto'Do
NotDisturb'
mode, and
makeyourself
focusforafull
30minutes
before
checkingit.
Thelearningstuff...

8.
Findagreat
studyspace...
thiswillhelp
youfeelmore
relaxedand
comfortablein
yourlearning
environment,
whichcan
leadtogreater
focus.
Thelearningstuff...

9.
Stockupon
snacks... having
somehealthy
snacksonhand
canhelpyouto
stayputand
concentratefor
longer. Rice
crackers,
blueberries, nuts,
bananasanddark
chocolateareall
greatoptions.
Thelearningstuff...

10.
Findastudy
group... your
peerscanbean
extremely
helpfulsourceof
information. If
yourgroup
doesn'thavethe
answers, youcan
worktogetherto
findasolution.
Thesupportstuff...

11.
Usethesupport
services... the
universityis
filledwithloads
offreesupport
services. Find
outwhat
supportis
availableand
makethemost
ofit.
Thesupportstuff...

12.
ACADEMIC
SKILLS
Enablingstudentstorealisetheirfull
academicpotentialandachieveexcellence
http://services.unimelb.edu.au/academicskills
academic-skills@unimelb.edu.au