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Visual? Audio? The answer may surprise you!
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I also want to learn how to take good notes. I am highlighting almost everything. Do you have some advice?
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This Coursera course is full of advice for studying: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
This course is geared towards ESL students but it looks like it covers topics that could apply to anyone: https://www.coursera.org/learn/note-taking?
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We took that test in 11th grade chemistry. I was kinesthetic. Worst for me is reading. Audio/visual are ok though. Some research debunks this, but it seems applicable throughout my life.
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This explains why Sophia is so great for so many! You can read, listen, or watch. So you can get use whichever works best for you for that topic. In College Algebra I watched every video and wrote out and solved every math problem. I struggle with math so this was the best way for me to learn the material. In Introduction to Statistics I didn't watch most of the videos. I read the lectures and did every problem. In that class the videos didn't help me and only confused me. So weird since they're both math, right?
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I learned years ago that the learning style theories are not based on research. Considering that I have ADHD, I learn from whatever I can pay attention to. Visual and audio lectures need to be interesting, and they're usually not. This is why I ended up avoiding Sophia and Study.com.
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(07-10-2021, 02:20 PM)sanantone Wrote: I learned years ago that the learning style theories are not based on research. Considering that I have ADHD, I learn from whatever I can pay attention to. Visual and audio lectures need to be interesting, and they're usually not. This is why I ended up avoiding Sophia and Study.com.
On Sophia you can read the course content. You don't have to watch the videos. I read most of the courses.
OnlineDegrees courses were HORRIBLE for me. I tried one, but it is all looong videos - 1 hour+. The professor was from Berkeley so I thought I'd learn something. Nope. He was monotone and boring. I gave up after 15 minutes. I could not listen to him for an hour.
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(07-10-2021, 02:26 PM)ss20ts Wrote: (07-10-2021, 02:20 PM)sanantone Wrote: I learned years ago that the learning style theories are not based on research. Considering that I have ADHD, I learn from whatever I can pay attention to. Visual and audio lectures need to be interesting, and they're usually not. This is why I ended up avoiding Sophia and Study.com.
On Sophia you can read the course content. You don't have to watch the videos. I read most of the courses.
OnlineDegrees courses were HORRIBLE for me. I tried one, but it is all looong videos - 1 hour+. The professor was from Berkeley so I thought I'd learn something. Nope. He was monotone and boring. I gave up after 15 minutes. I could not listen to him for an hour.
I don't like reading transcripts either because they're not designed to convey information in written form. What seems like natural language in a spoken lecture isn't so natural when reading it.
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(07-10-2021, 02:20 PM)sanantone Wrote: I learned years ago that the learning style theories are not based on research. Considering that I have ADHD, I learn from whatever I can pay attention to. Visual and audio lectures need to be interesting, and they're usually not. This is why I ended up avoiding Sophia and Study.com.
I don’t know if I have ADHD, (never diagnosed with it - but my son has it), but I can definitely say that certain types of things just do not keep my interest. I am really TRYING to read this information for my classes at Walden and I just can’t. I just finally finished reading 5 pages. I think I started to fall asleep 6-7 times. The same was true when I had a professor who just read from his book in a monotone voice. I could NOT stay awake in that class no matter what I tried to do. For me, it seems like I am good with watching a (charismatic) video then following up with some sort of interactive activity (like multiple choice with immediate feedback or something). THEN I might be able to write a paper on a related topic. So, I am struggling and just wanting to find something that works for me. I got ONE competency finished. ONE. And the term ends August 2nd. It’s not looking good for me to finish 3.75 credits.
Since I couldn’t stay awake on my reading, I popped over to this forum…. Bad…. I know….. but this keeps me awake.
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(07-10-2021, 02:39 PM)sanantone Wrote: I don't like reading transcripts either because they're not designed to convey information in written form. What seems like natural language in a spoken lecture isn't so natural when reading it.
Many of the Sophia classes aren't transcripts. They call it that but they're not word for word what the person says in the videos. This may not be true in all of the classes. It also depends on which person's videos you watch. Some of them are less than exciting. Some are pretty good. By the end of College Algebra I wanted Anthony to be my permanent math teacher. I couldn't stand the other instructors in that class.
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