course materials

Assigned learning resources

Course materials are the texts, documents, and resources assigned or provided for a class or training program.

The term covers textbooks, readings, syllabi, lecture slides, handouts, videos, and online content.

In academic settings, professors distribute course materials or require students to purchase them: The course materials will be available on the class website.

Opposites
assigned vs. self-chosen reading

course materialsleisure reading

Unpressured engagement with texts

recreational reading · guilty pleasures · independent reading

formal instruction vs. informal learning

course materialslife experience

Accumulated personal history

on-the-job training · trial and error · learning by doing · folk wisdom · word of mouth

educational content vs. entertainment content

course materialsentertainment

Agreeable diversion of attention

pulp novels · tabloids · gossip magazines · video games · social media

Family

course, materials, coursework, courseware

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