Tips for Successful Online Learning

Jan 25, 2023

Nowadays, online schooling has become an alternative choice for students. For various reasons, many parents have chosen to send their children to online school. Online schooling certainly has its own uniqueness compared to the offline school model. A few unique attributes of online schools are:

Online schools are based on IT technology. The learning process is very dependent on the internet network, online platform, and availability of devices.
Because of the IT framework, online schools may cross the limits of location and time, allowing students from all over the world to access them.
Online schools feature more flexible study time than traditional schools, making it easier for students to tailor their learning plan to their own needs.

How can a student succeed throughout online schooling? There are several aspects that we need to look at in order to study successfully in an online school:

Legality and accreditation of the online school. It is important for us to pay attention to the legality and accreditation of the online school we choose because this will affect the validity of our graduation certificate. This is very useful when we want to continue our education to a higher level or enter the workforce.
Available curriculum. Make sure the curriculum provided at the online school you choose is in line with what you want and need. KIH students who choose the IB curriculum must be able to successfully understand the learning tasks required by the curriculum, so as to meet the set graduation criteria.
Mastering languages. KIH students come from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and for those with non-English language backgrounds, in order to succeed in KIH's online classes, they must continually improve their English language skills.
KIH students come from all continents, so we need to develop a global awareness that we come from different backgrounds, but we are all one big KIH family, unity in diversity. In order to succeed, we need to develop a supportive attitude toward each other. Harmonious interactions between students make school more enjoyable. Although the interaction between KIH students is mostly online, KIH school has provided adequate facilities, such as clubs & extracurricular activities. Every KIH student can make the most of these facilities for their individual and collective progress.
Comfortability plays an important role in a student's success. The learning comfort factor in online schools is largely determined by having a stable internet network, devices that support learning, and study space that is free from distractions so that you can focus on learning. Organise your room asin a comfortable and fashionable way for you.
Organise your schedule well. Although the learning activities at KIH are conducted online, students should still organise their schedules well. For example, when to wake up in the morning, exercise, have breakfast, and so on. This is because a well-organised activity or routine can signal to the brain when to complete a task. Thus, online learning can run effectively.
Take notes. Taking notes will help you focus more on the learning that is taking place. You become more focused because you are busy listening and also noting the important points explained by the teacher.
Prepare your snacks. So that you don't get bored easily during online learning, it is advisable to prepare snacks before online learning begins. However, this doesn't mean that you should be so busy eating that you don't focus on the learning that is going on. Reward yourself with your favourite nutritious snacks so that your health is maintained!
Open minded. Online school brings you together with friends from different backgrounds. Much new information that we will get in interacting with them, and sometimes the information we get is very contrary to our belief system, customs, and way of thinking, if we do not have an open mind it will be a source of conflict that can hinder the learning process. Therefore, international online learners are required to have an open mental attitude. However, being open-minded does not mean that we have to lose our genuine personality.
The intrinsic factor from within the learner themselves, namely learning motivation, greatly affects the success of the individual. Therefore, a student who wants to achieve success in the world of education must build their own learning motivation. A student's motivation to learn can be built from a clear goal in life and a desire to achieve it.