Utilizing Available Resources
• Having set your vision and goals now is the time to put thoughts into action. In this competitive/rapidly changing world, knowing /utilizing all the available resources is the key to success. In this section we are going to see details few online resources which will help you to reach your goal. The best part of these resources is you can see these high quality resources at your pace and at your convenience.
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Based on the accessibility and nature of the resources we have
categorized them into three categories.
1. Campus
Resources(Knowledge/Inspirational Videos /Audio books)
2. Online Resources
3. Social
Networking(Self help/ Networking/Local Group Activities)
Campus Resources
•Most
of the educational institutes/colleges offer almost all the technology and
services you need for your academic journey. Libraries, Laboratories, studios,
clubs and technology workshops are some of the most sophisticated ones that are
available. One of the big advantages of this kind of resources is that Staff
and faculty members are readily available to assist you along the way. Since
most of these resources comes as package along with the course, we are at a
disadvantage if we are not utilizing them. Apart from this many colleges have
many departments such as student welfare services, Counseling services, Student
Recreation etc. Not only this gets the service of your choice on campus but
also gives you a rich experience to interact with various people which will in
turn add a great value to CV. We have
constantly heard that students do not use even the books,
journals etc.
What’s library for me!.
•You can use the
resources available in the college library. Some
colleges also
have digital subscriptions to many international
providers.
Online Resources
•EdX
is a non-profit online initiative created by founding partners
Harvard and MIT. Similar to coursera,
edx also interactive online classes and MOOC
from the world’s best
universities.
What’s in for me!.
•Classes offered on
these websites are designed to help you master the material. When you take one
of these classes/courses, you will watch lectures taught by world-class
professors, learn at your own pace, test your knowledge, and reinforce concepts
through interactive exercises. When you join any of these classes, you also
join a global community of thousands of students learning alongside you. they
to help you master new concepts quickly and effectively. Key ideas include
mastery learning, to make sure that you have multiple attempts to demonstrate
your new knowledge; using interactivity, they ensure student engagement and
long-term retention; they also provide frequent feedback, so that you can
monitor your own progress, and know when you have really mastered the material.
Social Networking Resources
•Meet-up is the world
largest network of local groups. Meet-up makes
it easy for anyone to organize a local group or find one
of the thousands already meeting up face-to- face.
•Twitter is a powerful
platform to connect almost anybody in the world.
It is also a great source of learning as you can connect
with anybody
using their twitter handle.
What’s in for
me!.
•Through this resources, You can find people with
similar interests and try to share and involve in various activities with them.
These not only provide you a opportunity to meet like-minded people but also
helps you nurture your hobbies/talents. These are of a learn-by- doing workshop in which
participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-
pressure atmosphere, members evaluate one another’s
presentations. This feedback process is a key part of your career success.
Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct
meetings and develop skills related to timekeeping, grammar and parliamentary
procedure ,a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a
basic foundation in public speaking.
“IT is a great way to enhance your
communication skills.”
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