Study tips

Go through the PowerPoint of the lecture in advance. No PowerPoint available? Then check the course manual for information on the content of the lecture, review the notes from the previous lecture or skim through the literature of the lecture. There is no need to go through all the material thoroughly before the lecture. If you know in advance what is going to be discussed, you can listen with more focus and important information will be more likely to stick.

1. Take notes (in keywords or short sentences). Make a distinction between main points and secondary points and write down conclusions instead of individual facts. Difficult to make this distinction? Try to find a central thread in the material and pay close attention to what the teacher says. Can't figure it out? You may want to ask the teacher what the main points are.  
2. Use arrows and colors to make connections clear.
3. Pay extra attention at the beginning and the end of the lecture: the content of the lecture is indicated at the beginning of the lecture and a conclusion or summary is indicated at the end.
4. Go through your notes after the lecture. Ten minutes can be enough for this. Organize your notes, check whether you understand everything and what you still need to figure out.

Watch the 'Effective note-taking' video to learn how to get the most out of your notes. 

Get the most out of your online lecture with the study tips from Educational Development & Training.

1. Know what is expected of you: Check the course objectives in the course description. What is asked of you?

2. Check whether you have mastered the objectives based on the content of the study material.

3. Read the criteria of the test and think about how they relate to what you have learned in the course (and the rest of your studies) so far.

4. Also consider the level to which you need to meet the criteria: do you need to be able to articulate the theory, or do you need to be able to apply it to a new problem? How to find out and how to best prepare can be found among the study tips of Educational Development & Training.

Do you, for whatever reason, work from home a lot? Then read the Home study guide. In this guide - compiled by teachers from Educational Development & Training - we provide answers to seven questions that can help you keep yourself and your studies on track. Read more about procrastination, making a good plan and useful self-study activities. 

Would you like to study with other students at the same time or could you use some peer pressure to get started and keep going? Join the 'Study Community' on the Uni-Life app! Place a call in the chat or hook up with other students from this group and get to work together.

The community consists of:

• Studying simultaneously with other students in an accessible way
• Motivate each other by working together
• For and by students

Practical information: 

Costs: Free 
Language of instruction: English and Dutch 
Duration and frequency: Ongoing 
Platform: Uni-Life app