One of the best ways to succeed in learning A&P is by participating in a study group.
Study after study shows that if you study with others, you increase the efficiency of learning . . . that means that you learn more in less time!
There are a variety of ways to connect with others in your course to get a group together for studying . . . such as getting lab partners to study with you, approaching people in your lecture course, finding folks in your college study center or library, rounding up folks in your dorm or neighborhood.
But there are many other ways that you may not have thought about. These are especially useful for those who are at a distance from their school, who have a heavy extracurricular schedule (family, work, etc.), or who are simply a bit shy.
One method you may not have thought of is finding folks through "virtual networking" techniques.
You might want to think about finding or forming a study group by posting a message to your course's course management system (CMS) . . . that is, through WebCT, Blackboard, ANGEL, Moodle, or whatever system your course uses. This can be done through posting on a discussion forum or emailing others in your course.
Your school may also have some sort of "online community" function at their website that would allow you to find others for one study session together . . . or to form a regular study group.
You can take that idea a bit farther and find or form a group on a social networking site such as Facebook, MySpace, NING, and so on.
Once you've identified some folks to join you in a study session, the next trick is to find a time when all of you can meet. Here are a few FREE online tools that can help do this easily and efficiently . . . and therefore painlessly!
Check out each one. It'll only take a few minutes . . . they're simple and straightforward. Then decide which one will work best for you.
Your teacher may also have additional ideas for how you can find some study partners.
