{"id":102,"date":"2020-04-28T14:55:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/?p=102"},"modified":"2020-04-28T14:55:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:55:17","slug":"adjusting-to-distance-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/2020\/04\/adjusting-to-distance-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjusting to Distance Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a couple weeks since\u00a0<\/span>we\u2019ve all been sent home and campus closed for the semester, and we\u2019ve all\u00a0<\/span>been transitioning into online learning. Since coming home<\/span>, I\u2019ve reorganized my room<\/span>, done some spontaneous online shopping, and even started working again at a grocery store in my town.\u00a0<\/span>I didn\u2019t have such a time-consuming job when I was at\u00a0<\/span>Iowa but<\/span>\u00a0having it has really helped me with my time management.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most effective things for me is finding a new routine and sticking to it. Three of my classes are synchronous \u2013 they still have class\u00a0<\/span>at the same time that<\/span>\u00a0we would normally at Iowa<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>All<\/span>\u00a0those classes are Tuesday \/\u00a0<\/span>Thursday, but<\/span>\u00a0having those classes have anchored my routine.\u00a0<\/span>For my other classes, I still try to\u00a0<\/span>do the work on the same days I would have them. For example,<\/span>\u00a0my professor for my Freedom of Expression class has released his lectures for the rest of the semester online, but\u00a0<\/span>I still watch them on Mondays and Wednesdays.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I also think that having somewhere specific to do work is really helpful<\/span>. Somewhere that isn\u2019t your bed. I have a d<\/span>esk (something I only got after I came back) in the corner of my room that I use for\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0my schoolwork<\/span>. For me, it\u2019s important that I have defined spaces, espe<\/span>cially since it\u2019s all in my room. I was never able to focus while I was in my dorm room, but now I don\u2019t have the option to head to a coffee shop or the library<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, the thing that I think is paramount, is not completely messing up my sleep schedule.\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0definitely not the same as it was in Iowa, but\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s still in the most acceptable hours (not according to my mom lol) of 2am-10am. <\/span>And since I mostly work nights, it gives me time to do homework and hang around before I\u00a0have to\u00a0work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything takes adjusting, and this especially is no exception. Make sure to take care of yourself, practice good hygiene, and stay connected with your friends and family<\/span>!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>We all need to feel some sense of normal.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a couple weeks since\u00a0we\u2019ve all been sent home and campus closed for the semester, and we\u2019ve all\u00a0been transitioning into online learning. Since coming home, I\u2019ve reorganized my room, done some spontaneous online shopping, and even started working again at a grocery store in my town.\u00a0I didn\u2019t have such a time-consuming job when I … Continue reading Adjusting to Distance Learning<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/chloe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}