Strategies for Successful Online Learners

Catalog description

This seven-week course is designed to prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled in a fully online degree program at RIT/NTID to be successful in their courses. In this course, students will navigate the –university’s online environment; practice effective strategies for successful online learning; establish meaningful connections with faculty, staff, and student peers; and learn about the university’s services and resources. Successful students can earn up to 7 badges that reflect competency in areas associated with successful online learning: using RIT’s course management system (myCourses); leveraging RIT’s academic and technical resources; participating in an online learning community; exploring RIT Student Services; and developing effective time management, study, and test-taking strategies. Completing this course will help students to establish effective online learning habits and will provide them with a solid foundation for ongoing success as an online learner at RIT.