Power-Up!

Module 2

Chapter 8: Summary

This chapter highlighted the three most important disciplines needed to be successful in an online environment: proficient reading, typing, and writing skills. I recognized that it is, indeed, difficult for me to read from the computer monitor for prolonged periods of time, so I print hard copies of the modules, just as the chapter suggest for those with visual problems. The chapter affirmed that a quality reader is not necessarily someone who reads quickly, but one who comprehends what they have read. Therefore, it is important that we are focused when we read text on-screen. Also, typing and writing are the primary means of communicating in online environments. Thus, if a student is not proficient in one of these areas, the book listed suggestions and resources to improve writing and typing skills.