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  1. ebowlin1

    Brandon, I felt that your research paper titled, “Alleviating Stress by Improving online Learning” was very informative and timely. As we ended the spring semester, students and educators were feeling the stress and the of online learning. You know the motto, “work smarter, not harder,” kept going through my mind. However, the working smarter was time-consuming, and my students were too young and inexperienced to fully understand how to work their way through Google Classroom and the various online resources we assigned them. I especially liked the three techniques to improve online learning that you got from your research. Adaptability was hard for some of us. As we swam through those uncharted waters, adapting to our new online environment was stressful. Students were stressed, and so were their parents. As the weeks passed by, the use of technology got easier, allowing us the opportunity to promote active learning. Wow! The number of online resources is unbelievable! Educators need to take the time to filter through them and find the right fit for his or her students. Active learning doesn’t always have to be online-based; it could be an activity that engages students with tangible household items that actively coincide with the information they’re learning. Also, the delivery of online material is essential, as well as feedback. Students need to feel that affirmation of a “job well done” or “you’re doing great!”
    Thank you for this information, it will significantly come in handy as we prepare for the beginning of another school year and the chance that it will be virtual as well.

  2. ovanhook

    Brandon,
    Very well written paper and I really connected with your presentation. Being about to help students/athletes during this time is vital. With our season being cut short, a lot of our players were feeling overwhelmed with softball being taken away from them. They feared they might lose their skills during this pandemic. One step that I’ve taken is reassuring our players that I’m always available to work with them virtually. Several athletes have FaceTimed me while working out. This allowed for me to give instant feed back as they were practicing certain skills. Some players have even taken videos of their swings or other drills for me to correct.
    Being able to do that for them helps alleviate stress as you mentioned and brought a sense of normalcy back into their lives. Though it isn’t ideal, it’s better than nothing!
    I appreciate you covering this topic as it has become a main issue!

  3. rmayhan

    Brandon, I really enjoyed your presentation and your paper, especially the review of literature. As I am beginning to teach science in a high school, I feel my approach to teaching has to take on a different angle especially now with this pandemic. In the midst of our class, in the back burner of my mind is always the thought of ,”How am I going to approach this semester with the possibility of online classes?” Yes, I did online with middle school students but these high school students are much older and maybe their stress level is higher. My middle school students were stressed. I tried to do as much hands on as I possible could but, as you can imagine, it was difficult with not much guidance going into the last quarter of the semester. However, your paper offers some great advice for me to reduce the stress of the students and frankly, myself too. I find that the suggestions you gave from your literature search, which I am going to read, are very helpful starting point for me. The suggestion given of focusing more on learning skills than transmitting information is key and leads to project based assignments. Integrating online tutorials is also something I will incorporate too. Providing feedback which is personalized, immediate, and formative assessments is also key. Very informative paper Brandon.

  4. ngarcia9

    I greatly appreciated the research presented here on alleviating the stress for students and teaches that can come form the move to and the ongoing need for online learning in this time of COVID-19. The research presented offered us a chance to address the reality of the challenges that students faced with online learning especially in the case of a lack of motivation on the part of students. Teachers also had to learn how to plan, present, and execute engaging lessons for students.
    I appreciated the research based suggestions for helping to reduce the stress for both students and teachers. Talk about anxiety – this was the collective reaction to the corona-virus pandemic. Teachers felt a great deal of pressure to get things right. I thank you for giving us some great ideas on how to address this reality for the coming school year.

  5. ngarcia9

    I greatly appreciated the research presented here on alleviating the stress for students and teaches that can come form the move to and the ongoing need for online learning in this time of COVID-19. The research presented offered us a chance to address the reality of the challenges that students faced with online learning especially in the case of a lack of motivation on the part of students. Teachers also had to learn how to plan, present, and execute engaging lessons for students.
    I appreciated the research based suggestions for helping to reduce the stress for both students and teachers. Talk about anxiety – this was the collective reaction to the coronavirus pandemic. Teachers felt a great deal of pressure to get things right. I thank you for giving us some great ideas on how to address this reality for the coming school year.

  6. gmobley

    Hello Brandon,

    I really related to this paper, as there are certain issues that we see with the men’s soccer team and our online zoom sessions. The biggest problem is having everyone on a reliable internet. I imagine that this may be the toughest challenge for online classes, but it seems like information technology will be able to help CC out. The paper was well written and it gives some examples of real life scenarios that all of us are going through today.

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