What is an Asynchronous Class? • phone/notifications, use noise Students complete most portions of a course cancelling headphones, etc.). through their own time – no Zoom meetings in • To help stay on task, study with others Ask Questions real-time. They provide more flexibility to who are also studying via Zoom, • Use student office hours or contact decide when and how to spend your time for Google Meet, Discord, FaceTime. your professors by email with the course. • Connect with classmates through questions about a concept or problem. . WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, etc. to talk Expect individual email replies about course concepts. within 48 hours or per policy. • Use the Student Centers (Multidisciplinary, Math, Writing & Asynchronous classes require Reading), including tutoring, sooner you to look at learning rather than later! • differently: Reading a screen is different Make yourself known in a positive way since there is no development of an in- • Listen to lectures when you are most than paper • Learn PDF tools for navigation, person student-teacher relationship. focused and alert. • highlighting, and annotation. Create a daily to-do list for • Download tools to help you annotate assignments/tasks. and manipulate screen text, like • Create a weekly schedule and stick to it Hypothesis, PowerNotes, or Scrible, to help you feel more in control. • Read the information on the screen . Decide when to work in aloud and talk about it to yourself. Canvas for “class time.” . Choose when you will study to • Counteract screen fatigue by taking learn material & complete short breaks (5 minutes each hour). assignments. This means taking a break from all • Create an organized study space with screens, including the TV and your minimal distractions (turn off phone.