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Coping up with online semester!

Stress Management Tips for Successful Online Learning by BSW.

Some facts about transition from school to college

  • Bye-bye School. You will have to discard school/coaching notions of teaching and learning, and replace them by the university-level notions. This may be difficult but it will eventually happen, you just have to begin by accepting the new notions.
  • You can expect the material to be covered at two or three times the pace of high school, but you will get adapted to it sooner than you can imagine.
  • Lecture time is at a premium, so use it efficiently to absorb the general idea and/or take thorough notes, you can always look out for reference books and your classmates to understand the concepts that you cannot understand in the class.
  • Everyone is new at this and we are all together in this, so don’t lose faith in yourselves, be persistent and regular in everything that you pursue.

Some advices to get you going

  • Don't fall behind! Keep up with the class
  • Look a little at the book before the material is covered in lecture. The lectures must move fast, so get some idea what the instructor will be talking about.
  • Never be afraid to take the help of your peers or academic mentors or even the professors after their class hours.

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Technical Issues

This is one of the major problems which is bound to happen in an online-only environment. Your laptop can cause problems or sometimes you can have an internet connectivity issue.

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Distractions and Time management

While studying from home or wherever students may be, there can be more distractions than usual, especially with family and possibly younger siblings around. Hence, time management becomes more challenging

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Uncertainty about the future

No one knows when this pandemic will end and this has certainly created a huge amount of anxiety issues and raised questions among the students about their academic futures.

Technical Issues
The most important step is to stay in touch with professors and inform them about what's happening. They will hopefully understand and be flexible about the situation, perhaps even recording class sessions as a backup. If you have internet issues in your locality, even the college has formed a committee which helps out students, so you can write to them and they’ll surely help you. For tutorials related to technical assistance, Pleade check out the Freshers 2020 webpage on our website
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Uncertainty about the future
The best solution is to live in this particular moment and focus on the current situation as to how you can deal with the online sem and figure out how to tackle the difficulties. The institute is trying its best and since nothing is permanent this will also fade out.

Here are some tips and principles that will help you in managing time effectively

Time Management

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A masterplan to get you started on how to stop procrastination

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Lack of In-person interaction

The lack of in-person interaction with both instructors and classmates can be particularly challenging. The adjustment can be particularly difficult for students taking classes that are better suited for the face-to-face format, like those with science lab components. If you miss the ambient sound of a social environment, experiment with ambient noise sites.


Create a weekly to-do list

While it’s difficult to keep a track of the days, keeping a track of your tasks shouldn’t be. Every Monday morning create a detailed list of everything that needs to be achieved; inclusive of deadlines, chores, responding to emails etc. This helps focus your attention, gives you direction and most of all a sense of purpose.

Put rewards at the end of work, not before.

a. Even if things are really hard right now, some activities may still feel rewarding. What are your rewards? Catching up with friends, watching TV, exercising, reading, or another relaxing hobby? Schedule time to do these things after you have completed 60-90 minutes of class or work.
b. Rewards feel more enjoyable if they come after a period of effort. They help us get motivated to do the effortful activity since it is tied to a reinforcing reward at the end.
c. This cycle does not work in the reverse direction; doing the rewarding activity first (“I’ll just check social media before I start studying”) does not result in greater motivation.

It’s all about routine!

One of the main things missing from your life due to lockdown is routine and consistency. So design a new one! Shape a new study time-table around your new online classes and go from there. Dedicate time for reading, studying for exams, as well as time for doing whatever you want to do! Break large projects down into small, manageable tasks. Each day, structure at least a few small tasks that you can cross off your to-do list to give you a sense of completion and accomplishment.

Staying Motivated

Given that you may not be attending class at a set time on a physical campus, finding the motivation to get started on coursework can be difficult. "When you don't see your home as a space of work, it's kind of a struggle to get in that mindset.”

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