Cyber Study Skills COOLSchool

Course Goals

Have you ever tried to play a game when you didn't know the rules? If you have, you know how difficult and frustrating it can be!

Cyber Study Skills is designed to make your online learning experiences easier and more enjoyable. This course will help you get better acquainted with online learning in general, practice online communication skills, and learn to use some online tools which will help you to become more successful in your other online courses. Here are the goals for the course:
  • Students will learn how to make use of e-mail for learning purposes, and to correctly format and use attachments.
  • Students will learn tips and tricks for using word processing when communicating online, including attachments and special formats.
  • Students will learn how to make use of threaded discussion and chat for communication and collaboration.
  • Students will learn the basic rules of behavior on the Internet, and discuss the issue of communicating safely.
  • Students will discover and utilize a number of cool online reference tools, and will complete a project which collects and displays what they have found.
  • Students will learn and practice various strategies for locating information on the Web.
  • Students will learn to evaluate the information they find on the Web for accuracy and authenticity.
  • Students will learn how copyright affects education, and will use some cool online tools for citing the sources of information they use.
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