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To develop as an independent, confident learner you will need to learn the study skills involved in reading articles, taking notes and summarising the information that you have obtained from an article.

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This course includes
Hours of videos

4 hours, 26 minutes

Units & Quizzes

26

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This course, IT: Technology news, explores the use of the Web as a resource for keeping up to date, looking in particular at how to assess material available online.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • Take better notes
  • Evaluate web-based resources
  • Recognise different learning styles
  • Demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues involved in online communication.

Course Currilcum

  • Introduction 00:07:00
  • Learning outcomes 00:05:00
    • Why take notes? 00:10:00
    • Guidance on note taking 00:15:00
    • When is the right time to take notes? 00:05:00
    • Extra help 00:07:00
    • How to take notes 00:07:00
    • Alternative ways to take notes 00:20:00
    • Summarising 00:20:00
    • Introduction 00:20:00
    • Evaluating web resources 00:25:00
    • Learning styles 00:15:00
    • More about mind maps and spray diagrams 00:03:00
    • Introduction 00:05:00
    • Netiquette 00:02:00
    • Introduction 00:05:00
    • Thank, acknowledge and support people 00:05:00
    • Acknowledge before differing 00:05:00
    • Make clear your perspective 00:05:00
    • Emotions 00:15:00
    • Flaming 00:05:00
    • Some other advice 00:20:00
    • Ethical and legal considerations 00:10:00
    • Copyright 00:15:00
    • Plagiarism 00:10:00
    • Conclusion 00:05:00