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Time Management for Online Classes "Don 't say you don 't have enough time . You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller , Pasteur , Michelangelo , Mother Teresa , Leonardo da Vinci , Thomas Jefferson , and Albert Einstein -- H . Jackson Brown So , You Want To Take An Online Class Online Classes Require As Much Time and Commitment as Onsite Classes Set aside a specific time period at least twice a week to log onto your class (one of these days should be early in the week Plan to spend 3-5 hours

per week reading the online material and participating in discussions for each class . Allow additional time to complete projects Try to work on your class during the hours of the day when you are most alert Check the day and time of your Get Ahead So You Don 't Fall Behind When the class begins , make sure you have contact information for the professor and for at least two other students in the class Review the syllabus and take note of due dates and possible in-class meetings Get ahead on the reading ! Don 't put it off just because there won 't be a class discussion

Tasks begun well , likely have good finishes Sophocles 496 - 406 BC Template for Time Management Taking Advantage of Down Time Riding the bus ? Waiting for the dentist ? Read , read , read Do not create down time by becoming distracted while you are online Set instant messenger programs so that you are listed as away ' and cannot receive messages When you are reading class material , don 't browse websites or send personal e-mails . Remember that you are essentially in class Leave computer games alone until you are finished with your classwork

We must use time as a tool , not as a couch ' - John F . Kennedy Still Having Trouble Sticking to a Schedule 1 . Long Term Schedule Construct a schedule of your fixed commitments only . These include only obligations you are required to meet every week , e .g , job hours , classes , church , organization meetings , etc

2 . Intermediate Schedule - One per week Now make a short list of MAJOR EVENTS and AMOUNT OF WORK to be accomplished in each subject this week . This may include non-study activities . For example Tuesday Ball game Tuesday night Finish 150 pages in History by Friday These events will change from week to week and it is important to make a NEW LIST FOR EACH WEEK . Sunday night may be the most convenient time to do this

3 . Short Term Schedule - One per day On a small note card each evening before retiring or early in the morning make out a specific daily schedule . Write down specifically WHAT is to be accomplished . Such a schedule might include Wednesday 8 :00 - 8 :30 Review History 9 :30 - 10 :30 Preview Math and prepare for Quiz 4 :45 Pick up cleaning on way home 7 :00 - 10 :15 Chpt . 5 , 6 (History 10 :30 Phone calls This...