Teaching Online Learners To Excel
Does this sound familiar? It’s time to get some studying done. You get to your study space and all is ready for you to begin. Just as you’re about to start, you hear a loud ‘ping’ that you can’t ignore. You want to, but you simply can’t resist looking at your device and reading…
Learning online is challenging! As we all endure the confinement and plight of the pandemic, do you find yourself easily distracted by your phone, your family, your friends, and technology at your fingertips? For most of us, recent months have been filled with adapting to unexpected changes in our learning environment. Whether you’re a…
Being a student is extremely hectic. Sometimes it seems like there’s never enough time in the day to get things done. Nowadays, technology has made it easy to be distracted and lose track of time. What you intended to be a 2-minute check of your social media feeds, easily turns into 2 hours of aimless…
“Tis the season to be jolly Fa la la la la, la la la la” You belt out this traditional tune, without a care in the world…. But then it dawns on you that although it may be the season to be jolly for many, you need to study. In mid-note, you suddenly find yourself…
Do you struggle to juggle the daily demands that life throws at you? Does it feel like you’re constantly trying to play “catch up”? Do you believe that you’re losing the battle to stay on top of things? I get it! Life is hectic! While being a busy student writing a Master of Laws dissertation,…
Do you ever wonder how successful students manage to stay on top of things and seem to be effortlessly successful? What’s the secret to their success? Based on my experiences as a student and working with a variety of learners, I’ve made 3 significant observations about being a successful student. The main objective of education…
As a student who needs to write an essay/assignment, a blank page can be one of the scariest things you’ll ever see. Whether you find writing essays and assignments exhilarating, or you dread the loathsome things, as a student, it’s highly likely that you’ll need to complete an essay or a written assignment during your…
Staying on top of things when you’re a busy student is extremely difficult. The stress and anxiety experienced are nothing to laugh at. Neither is getting a bad grade or not-so-constructive feedback, especially if you feel like you’ve done your best. Disappointments like these can cause you to hate writing assignments and fear receiving feedback.…
The sweaty palms, the thunderous heartbeat, the throbbing headache, the churning stomach, the temptation to panic and run away…. Yes, we all recognise the symptoms of fear. Students facing repeated assessments are seldom strangers to the fear of failure. However, fear doesn’t have to be a crippling emotion that you experience at the first sign…
Are you more comfortable thinking about what you’re going to do and planning to the enth degree, rather than actually doing it? My friend Tina is like that. She would spend an eternity thinking and planning, instead of actually doing. It’s gotten to the point where she’s earned the nickname, “Tina the Thinker”. Not that…