Preparing For The New Term
As we prepare to go back to another term of online uni, I started to reflect on first term and the things that helped me with studying. It’...
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WomenSpire: Olivia Murphy
WomenSpire is a series about valuable alumni of the University of Maine showcasing their career journey developed to guide students who...
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My Online Fall Quarter Recap
Now that the Fall 2020 quarter has come to an end, I’ve had some time to digest how my second quarter of online college has gone. To sum it...
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Trial and Error: The Learning Curve of an Online Education (During COVID)
During these times of COVID-19, everything has changed and rightfully so. Businesses are closed, masks are mandated and toilet paper is...
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Living with the Inaccessibility of Online Learning
After 10 months of living in a pandemic, every college student has become an expert with technology. However, the switch to online learning...
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Why My Blue Light Glasses are the Best Purchase of 2020
Blue light glasses have become the latest trend, and now I know why!
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Slow the Burn
How to make it through the rest of the quarter without burning out.
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Why Our Professors Deserve a Round of Applause This Fall
Why I am so incredibly grateful for all of you.
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Healthy Habits to Make Online Studying More Bearable
With exam season just around the corner, many of us are feeling the online burnout with having to be home all the time. Here are some of my...
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5 Online Study Resources for Finals (because they're almost here!)
Thanksgiving hasn’t happened yet, but it’s never too early to start studying for finals. Since this year’s classes were taught online, it...
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Online Learning Feelings and Frustrations
A note for those of us feeling tired.
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Staying Cool in Online School
In the midst of such a stressful pandemic, doing school online can be tough to endure. At the very least, remote classes are mentally...
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5 Healthy Habits That Will Make Your Online Classes Less Unbearable
Keep calm and Zoom on.
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Zoom University Makes My Imposter Syndrome Worse
Last week, I was working on a short paper for my comparative literature class. It was a straightforward assignment: Write one paragraph...
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Expectations vs. Reality of my Online Learning Experience
With the semester beginning to wind down and the exams starting to kick up, I figured now was a good time as any to find out where I stood...
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Flora: The App That Changed How I Concentrate
If there were one thing I knew that I was going to struggle with when learning from home, it would be concentration. I’ve always been a bit...
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Academic Honesty in Virtual Learning
Online learning has brought with it a plethora of problems, including the much debated expectation of academic honesty at whatever means...
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The Difficulties of Online Learning
Photo by Nenad Stojkovic distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license Those of us who have been on campus before are used to getting dinner with...
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Is Homeschooling Your Child or Sibling a Viable Option?
Ever heard of home-schooling but don’t know what to make of it? Home-schooling can be such a wonderful experience but just like everything...
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How to Have a Productive day of Online Learning Whilst at Home/in Accommodation
During this global pandemic, amongst other uncertainties and anxieties, we are also faced with the issue of remote learning. Most...
