So usually I log online for my Zoom courses around 8 a.m. to 9, and then basically I'm just on Zoom the whole time. I'm just taking down notes since my professors go over a PowerPoint, it'll be recorded so we can refer back to it later.
For the most part, my classes are pre-recorded and then we meet once a week just to go over the main stuff that we discussed in that lecture.
So far the transition has been a little rough because I'm a very kinesthetic learner. I am a chem major so I'm very hands-on and a visual learner, so it's been kind of tough. But I'm slowly adjusting to it, I’m just trying to take everything as it goes.
Yes, they have. So the pre-recorded lectures are pretty helpful, we can just watch it over and over again if we need clarification. And then we can just ask questions when we do meet so I feel like that's kind of helpful instead of just listening to a lecture one time and then basically whatever you have is what you have.
At one point yes because you don't have the opportunity to ask the direct questions you have. You have to take in all the information and then gather your questions and then you have to find another time to ask them if that makes sense.
"I am worried about it because I'm currently a transfer student so it's my first semester at the university. It's been pretty tough especially when it's upper division classes so I feel like I'm pretty worried about it, but I'm trying to make everything fall into place."
Oh yes, they have. They’ve been pretty helpful but it's just that visual aspect that kind of affects my learning but I'm slowly getting used to it so it's fine.
Yes since you're online, you have so many tabs open and you don't know where to start. Or basically it's just a lot of emails and tabs open. It can be kind of overwhelming, yeah.
So time management is probably one of the things that I'm still working on. I invested in a planner, so I write down everything and then I store everything in my phone on my calendar. Then that connects to my computer so I can double check that as well.
Yes, I've been using Khan Academy. I just needed to review basic math skills and that has been working. I think it's pretty good, the videos break it down for me and I feel like it kind of helps.
I am worried about it because I'm currently a transfer student so it's my first semester at the university. It's been pretty tough especially when it's upper division classes so I feel like I'm pretty worried about it, but I'm trying to make everything fall into place.
Yes, I believe. I've been getting emails, but in my case, it doesn't really apply since I have my own laptop, but they have loan laptops for students who are in need and I believe that there's Wi-Fi on campus in certain places.
"I mean the benefit of being at home is kind of having a flexible schedule, so you just have to discipline yourself. That's probably the hardest part."
Not that I know of right now. I know they have TAs so we can pretty much reach out to them.
A few other students have told me that they feel like they’re getting more now. I think I can see where others are coming from with more homework. I'm not sure how it was before, but the class time is pretty short so I feel like they give us more compared to in-person classes since you can get things done as you go through the online lecture. But since we're on our own, I feel like we have to do the homework mostly out of class if that makes sense.
I think it's been well. I mean the benefit of being at home is kind of having a flexible schedule, so you just have to discipline yourself. That's probably the hardest part. I think I sort of have a problem with it, but just with the visual aspect.
Yeah, I have because since we have breakout rooms, I feel like I kind of made friends there even though it's only been the second week.
Yes, we got each other's numbers to keep in touch.
I'd say... Well since it's only been the second week, I feel like they’ve done as much as they can, so I feel like I'm just working off that. I would say just recording lectures, that's a big help and like giving us study guides.