IMPORTANCE OF STUDY SKILLS & INFORMATION LITERACY for OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
MAY 2014
OUMH1103
LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENT PAGE
1 Introduction 3
2 Study Skills 4
3 Conclusion 8
4 References 9
1.0 Introduction
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” ―Margaret Mead. In this fast moving world education is has become an essential things in human life. And today the technology has evolved so much that information is just a touch away. Narrowing down the technology development to the education nowadays, the students face challenges due to the movement of the technology and communication. The competition has become closer whereby they need to prove themselves to the world especially the distance learners. To ensure they are doing so, the study skills and information literacy applied thorough out their education is essential.
Study skills are the abilities that are used by students for learning. It will help the student to identify their weakness and to brush up on the weakness so as to progress on their learning. Being said so; first the students need to identify the study skills to be applied which will be discussed further below. On the other hand, information literacy also a crucial point for this 21st century. Broadly defined, information literacy is a set of abilities whereby person recognizes when information is needed and how to reach out to the information. This has become important since nowadays there are abundance of information choices – print, image, sound and spatial. It is exactly the opposite of lack of information – one having too much information.
The pitfalls and the current information environment by students has been clearly described by Lorie Roth: “With the explosion of information generated and stored,
MAY 2014
OUMH1103
LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
TABLE OF CONTENT
CONTENT PAGE
1 Introduction 3
2 Study Skills 4
3 Conclusion 8
4 References 9
1.0 Introduction
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” ―Margaret Mead. In this fast moving world education is has become an essential things in human life. And today the technology has evolved so much that information is just a touch away. Narrowing down the technology development to the education nowadays, the students face challenges due to the movement of the technology and communication. The competition has become closer whereby they need to prove themselves to the world especially the distance learners. To ensure they are doing so, the study skills and information literacy applied thorough out their education is essential.
Study skills are the abilities that are used by students for learning. It will help the student to identify their weakness and to brush up on the weakness so as to progress on their learning. Being said so; first the students need to identify the study skills to be applied which will be discussed further below. On the other hand, information literacy also a crucial point for this 21st century. Broadly defined, information literacy is a set of abilities whereby person recognizes when information is needed and how to reach out to the information. This has become important since nowadays there are abundance of information choices – print, image, sound and spatial. It is exactly the opposite of lack of information – one having too much information.
The pitfalls and the current information environment by students has been clearly described by Lorie Roth: “With the explosion of information generated and stored,
References: Available Online : http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/how-students-develop-online-learning-skills Available Online : http://www.ucc.vt.edu/academic_support_students/online_study_skills_workshops/ Available Online : http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2012/01/13/4-time-management-tips-for-online-students Available Online : http://www.military.com/education/keys-to-success/study-skills-for-the-online-adult-learner.html