Online classes have been something I’ve always struggled with. I find not being in the classroom learning I lack focus and occasionally struggle to understand the material. It is also extremely frustrating not having the teacher right there, so if you have questions you have to email them and wait for a response. By the time they respond to you you’ve already figured it out or just changed the whole idea. I wish I had some insight on taking online classes before I enrolled into one. So here is my advice if you are going to take an online class; you should avoid thinking that you have all the time in the world. You may get to work on that class at your own pace but it’s easy to fall behind. One should also avoid saving all the work until the last couple of weeks before the class ends, just because all the work or quizzes are due on the last day of class doesn’t mean you should hold off on doing them or that they are any less important.
Having online classes can be frustrating but it can also ease the stress and pressure one may feel while having in person classes. In my in-person classes I am surrounded by people who are better or smarter than me in that subject and it’s really intimidating. Where during my online classes I get to hide behind my computer. Online classes allow students to work at their own pace and in the comfort of their dorm room. I for one didn’t think I would like to have online classes but that quickly changed once classes started. I can work on them over the weekend when my workload is a little less or during my free time during the week if I don’t have other more pressing homework. I had two classes online this fall semester and I was a little worried about them at first. However, once I adjusted to learning online, I noticed how self-paced and convenient they were, I am grateful that I took them.