A guest blog by Student Ambassador, Jamie Stiver from the University of Olivet
As a student, I am often enrolled in online curriculum to complete assignments and take tests. I’ve used multiple online services for classes, but out of all of them, I’ve enjoyed Hawkes Learning the best for several reasons.
My Four Favorite Features:
- Three-step process for each lesson
- Clear and helpful dashboard
- Easy simple functions
- Tutor options for incorrect problems
Three-Step Process for Each Lesson
Before using Hawkes Learning, I would stress over every word our professor said in class, painstakingly read every word of the book, and still get confused on homework. I would get problems wrong, and never learn why.
With Hawkes, the three-step process of Learn, Practice, and Certify gave me the tools I needed and confidence I lacked.
In each Hawkes lesson, students start by learning the content with options of reading the eBook or watching HawkesTV videos. Next, students can practice the concepts stress-free before working on the graded homework. In the Practice mode, I love using the “Tutor” feature to learn why I was getting problems wrong, to work through them step-by-step, and read an explanation.
Finally, students complete Certify, the graded portion of the homework. By the time I reach Certify, I am super confident in the concepts, and I finish it easily. I am proud that I understand everything. With Hawkes Learning, this three-step process – when done as intended – can practically guarantee understanding and confidence in classes.
Clear and Helpful Dashboard
Knowing what to do, and when, is imperative to a successful semester. Struggling to find due dates was always one of my problems because I could never find which of the colorful tabs would be able to display what I needed to do and by when in an organized fashion.
This is probably what I appreciate the most about Hawkes – the simple organization of information. Hawkes knows what students need. When I access an online curriculum, I’m looking for specific information, and with Hawkes, I can find it the moment I’m logged in.
Easy Simple Functions
When I am working on homework, I get easily distracted by all the excessive buttons, extra headers, extra colors, and all the links meant to be helpful for students. So by the time I read through half of the problem, I’ve already been exploring all the buttons, procrastinating on the work, and wasting my time losing focus. What I love about the functions on Hawkes is that there are not too many buttons. There are simple colors, and I can focus on the problems. The buttons that are available with Hawkes are actually helpful and useful – links to resources that I actually use.
Tutor Options for Incorrect Problems
Expanding more on the Tutor option in Practice, Hawkes has been the first online curriculum I’ve found that explains to the user why a problem was wrong, shows you how to do it correctly, and allows you to try it step-by-step. This feature has increased my learning confidence tremendously – especially when having to remember the many steps in math problems.
Thanks to Hawkes Learning, I was able to navigate the semester easily. By seeing clear due dates, I could work on prioritizing tasks properly. This helped me focus on the problems, troubleshoot when I misunderstood the content, and complete assignments confidently. Thank you, Hawkes Learning!
Meet the Author:
Jamie Stiver is a senior studying Business at the University of Olivet. She runs on the Cross-Country team and is involved in C3 (Christian Comets Connect) on campus. Her favorite class is currently Financial Management, and she is also part of the President’s Leadership Institute. In her free time, Jamie enjoys playing piano, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Jamie served as a Hawkes Student Ambassador throughout the spring 2024 semester. If you’re interested in learning more about Hawkes Learning’s Student Ambassador Internship Program, please click below:
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