Supporting Individual Study of Higher Mathematics

In Germany, the USA and probably other nations one finds quite high college dropout rates. Typically, dropout rates concerning MOOCs are even higher. In the UK, the dropout rates are massively lower. This seems to indicate that the German dropout rates could be reduced. The key problem for many a learner at tertiary level is learning to learn.We believe that learning can and should be learned and that the way to learn it is guided conscious learning. Many students at the begin of their career are completely occupied with what to think, the content. We believe that these students should be aidedwithways to focus on how they think. To that end, we propose to offer to them an integrated learning platform. This platform, on learner request, suggests practical ways to approach the learning task before them. We briefly sketch some of the key functions of it. Then we discuss learning and the transition from high school to college to make the peculiar situation understood that entry level college students face. We then supply a list of learning activities suited for individual study. Due to space limitations, however, in this paper we refrain from showing our current list of group-learning activities.