In my recent post Flashcard Exchange I recommended the use of flashcard sites that allow students to share A&P flashcards with one another.
How can you be sure that the information on the cards you use are accurate?
You can't!
As with anything borrowed from other students . . . class notes, diagrams, concept maps, concept lists, outlines, PowerPoint slide, images, videos, podcasts . . . you can't be certain that each element is correct. Nor can you be certain that they contain the same usages that your course uses (for example, the exact term of several possible correct alternatives).
What to do? Give up using these study aids?
Don't give them up . . . just check them out before using them!
That should always be your first step . . . compare the content to what you know to be true from your own learning. Then double-check that against your textbook and other course references.
This part of the process may seem overly time consuming--but it's worth it.
Not only will it keep you from studying the wrong thing--which could have tragic results--it in itself is a good study technique. By the time you are ready to use your borrowed resource, you'll already have learned a bit more just by checking it out thoroughly.
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