2. 为成功做准备

"I've heard that the online course is way easier than taking the same course on campus. You don't have to go to class, you just have to hand in assignments, and you're done."

事实说话:
The workload for any course is the same regardless of the way it's delivered. And if you really think about it, there is more reading in online classes because you 你一定要看完老师的所有说明吗 而不是在课堂上听. 在网络环境中, 你需要更自律，更有动力，因为你不会每次都面对教练.

"If I'm taking an online class, I can turn in assignments whenever I want, right? 我只要从老师那里拿到所有的作业，然后在两周内完成，而不是浪费一整个学期."

事实说话:
Regardless of what you think you may be able to accomplish at your own speed; 大多数在线课程都不是自学的. 一些老师会提前公布所有的作业，而另一些老师可能会逐步推出课程主题和作业. 最成功的学生会按照老师布置的节奏集中精力学习.

给自己 time to really focus on the course material 把你最大的努力投入到作业中——不要急于完成课程，只是为了“完成它”。. 在线学习世界与传统的校园课程没有太大区别:你投入的越多, 你从中得到的就越多.

"Online courses are always cheaper than taking classes on campus. Unless you're taking classes online, you're really just wasting your time and money."

事实说话:
在线课程的学费通常与传统的校园课程相同, 但是，在校园上课有一些你可能没有考虑到的“隐性”成本. 我们来看看 you will be able to save money by taking classes online.

"Professors randomly call on students for answers in a lecture, but in an online class I can fly under the radar."

事实说话:
Don't be fooled by the illusion of anonymity in your virtual classroom. Even though you and your instructor may not be able to see one another, he or she can access reports on the quantity and quality of your course 参与, 相信我们, 他们将. They want to know how you're doing and how they're doing, and 参与 will be a key component of any of your classes. 事实上，有时候教师们对在线学生的了解比在校学生还要多.

(This one comes in two parts, but both center on your technical IQ.)

第1部分:
"I spend a lot of time on social media and I text my friends more than I talk to them. I don't need to learn any technical skills in order to take a class online."

第2部分:
"I don't really know my way around a computer, but clearly my instructor does. I'll just rely on him or her to help me figure it out during the semester. 我的在线课程会教我解决这个问题所需的任何技术技能，对吧?"

事实说话:
Online learning generally does not require extensive technical knowledge, but you must understand the basics about your computer, 互联网, and how to use your school's Learning Man年龄ment System (LMS), 比如Canvas. 看“得到Tech-Ready" tutorial for an overview of the technology you'll be using, 那么在开始你的课程之前，一定要找到学校提供的关于Canvas的信息或教程.

在你进入学期之前，花点时间真正了解你的网络环境:你不会想要等到作业截止前几分钟才知道你需要按哪个按钮才能提交它.

"Email is basically instant, and I know my teacher checks her email all of the time. So, if I don't understand something or have a last-minute question about an assignment, 我可以给她发邮件, 她应该马上回复. 她肯定在晚上10点起床，而且她只需要2分钟就能把答案写回来."

事实说话:
这是一种误解，我们确信所有的教师都希望从一开始就被澄清. 大多数老师都提供最长的邮件周转时间，通常在24-48小时之间. As a student, you need to provide as much time as possible, and 一定要有一个替代的解决方案 if you don't hear back from your instructor before an assignment is due (remember, 你的任务是你的责任, 不是他们的).

一些教师包括一个“关于课程的问题”讨论线程，他们鼓励学生回答彼此的问题. 这可能对你非常有帮助，也可能是你反过来帮助其他学生的一种方式. 还记得我们说过的吗 建立课堂关系?)

另一种方法是 联系班里的其他同学 and exchange private emails to support each other throughout the semester. Because you're not meeting with each other throught the week, it's easy to feel isolated in an online course. 尝试一下这些策略，这样你就可以与他人建立联系——如果你这样做了，你会从课堂中学到更多.

"If I didn't finish an assignment on time, 我曾经告诉我的老师，我不小心带错了笔记本来上课，或者我的打印机没墨水了. 现在我可以这么说了 我的电脑死机了，我不小心删除了我完成的作业，或者我只是发错了附件."

事实说话:
也许这些借口都不起作用. 还记得, 你的老师不仅听过书中的每一个借口(可能不止一次), but they are also pretty tech savvy themselves—they are, 毕竟, 教授大学水平的在线课程.

Make sure you fully understand your instructor's expectations 及时遵守规定，在需要帮助或有问题时保持畅通的沟通渠道. 关于你的导师的政策和期望的详细信息应该包括在他们的课程大纲中.