Are you ready to take an Online Course?

To find out if you have the computer expertise and study skills necessary to succeed with online learning, take the 在线学习 准备评估 below. Upon submission, you will be provided with feedback. The following twenty questions will help you determine if you are ready for online learning. It will also help you prepare your mind for online learning.

1. My reason for taking an online course is because:

 

My career and life circumstances prevent me from attending traditional classes.

  I think an online course will be easier than a traditional course.
 

I am curious about online courses.

 

2. How often can you log into your online course?

 

日常.

 

只要有需要.

 

一周一两次.

   

3. How much time will you spend studying and interacting with your online course?

 

As much time as it takes to complete the course.

 

The same amount of time as a traditional class.

 

Less time than a traditional class, because it will be easier.

   

 4.

How do you rate traditional classroom discussions with an instructor and other students?

 

I can communicate effectively through 电子邮件, discussion boards, and chat rooms.

 

It is an important and essential aspect of my educational experience.

 

I am shy and do not communicate effectively with my instructor and other students.

   

 5.

When the instructor hands out directions for an assignment ...

 

I can read and understand directions.

 

I need to hear the directions in order to understand my responsibilities.

 

I need help to understand the directions.

   

 6.

I understand information when it is presented:

 

in a visual and auditory format. (text, pictures, diagrams, video, lecture, tapes, sound)

 

以讲座的形式.

 

I will need help with understanding information in an online course(s).

   

 7.

Are you motivated to meet deadlines?

 

I always get my work done on time

 

I am a procrastinator and I need to be reminded and guided to meet my deadlines.

 

I always turn in my work late.

   

 8.

If you are a student with a 残疾, do you know whom to contact for an accommodation?

 

是的

 

No

 

不确定

   

 9.

If you did not understand an assignment or the instructions in your online course, 你会联系谁??

 

老师

 

Another student in the class or a friend

 

不确定

   

 10.

Are you comfortable working on computers?

 

我非常精通电脑.

 

I would like to learn more about computers.

 

I don't like computers, but will use one if I have to.

   

 11.

Are you comfortable with file management: saving, deleting, and moving files on your computer?

 

是的. 我精通电脑.

 

I would like to learn about file management.

 

No. I can never find my files after I save them.

   

 12.

Do you know how to use standard word processing software such as Microsoft Word?

 

是的, I use word processing software all the time.

 

I have used a word processor a few times. 我需要帮助.

 

No. I have never used a word processor.

   
   

 13.

Are you comfortable using an Internet browser?

 

是的, I browse the web all the time.

 

No. 我需要帮助.

 

What is the Internet browser?

   
   

 14.

Are you comfortable using 电子邮件?

 

是的, I have my own 电子邮件 account.

 

I do not have an 电子邮件 account. I would like to learn about 电子邮件.

 

我不喜欢电子邮件.

   
   

 15.

Are you comfortable using a mouse?

 

是的.

 

No. I always click the wrong thing.

 

一只老鼠?

   
   

 16.

我的键盘技能是:

 

非常强烈的

 

好吧. 我越来越好了.

 

我不会打字.

   
   

 17.

What will you do if your computer breaks down, or the Internet connection fails?

 

I will use a computer at a friends or the library.

 

我会试着解决它.

 

I will ask the instructor for extensions on all my assignments.

   
   

 18.

What is the current speed of your Internet connection?

 

电缆或DSL

 

拨号

 

不确定

   

 19.

Do you feel comfortable downloading and installing software programs?

 

我感觉很舒服. 我已经做过很多次了.

 

我会寻求帮助.

 

I will not and/or cannot download and install any software on my computer.

 
   

Adapted and used with the permission of SDCC