So here we are, about a year into life with COVID-19 — still doing so much online, including learning. Teachers, students, and their loved ones have been making heroic efforts to adjust, and even the toughest among us have had to fight through some degree of “Zoom Gloom” or virtual fatigue. But with vaccines in distribution and months of evidence about how resilient we can be, now is no time to give up on remote learning. Instead, let’s talk about how to take your online education to the next level.
Whether you’re going to school in a completely virtual format or a hybrid model, here are some success tips.
Remind yourself — this is real
There is no shortage of reasons to take online learning seriously. Teachers are still issuing grades, schools are still calculating GPAs and awarding diplomas, and employers are still interested in job candidates with high school diplomas and college degrees. “Attending class online is very different from being in a physical classroom. But this is an opportunity to learn to live in new ways,” advises Sousan Arafeh, associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Southern Connecticut State University.
READ MORE
