How to Effectively Survive Online Learning

How to Effectively Survive Online Learning
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As what people always say, “The only constant thing in this world is change.” In a society where technological advancement is pivotal, different learning styles have already been used as replacements of the traditional “face-to-face” classroom learning modality, and an example is by studying online. However, it may seem easy at first, but in reality, it is not that simple. When students are studying online, they get to experience an overwhelming feeling, and this leads to failure. Stress prevents students from learning through online studies. However, one must go through development instead of just being stagnant with the old system.
Salovey & Mayer (1990) have defined emotional intelligence as the ability of a person to consider his’ and other’s feelings as a guide on how he will think and act. Two models are involved in EI. The mental ability model focuses on perceiving, understanding, and managing emotions. On the other hand, the mixed model focuses not only on processing human emotions but also with personalities. EI competencies include awareness to self, the ability to manage self, awareness of the society, and a good sense of managing relationships with others (Matthews, Zeidner, & Roberts 2002). The students should consider the following tips to overcome stressful situations when studying online:
1 Keep Calm
This is the first step to everything. To succeed in online studies, students should make sure to have peace of mind. A suggested calming practice is by doing the art of self-talking. This may sound absurd at first, but this is helpful. Talking to the self like, for example, reciting one’s mantra, may be useful in overcoming the current stressful situation (Boyes 2018). Controlling stressful situations by keeping the self allows the development of emotional self-awareness and control (Matthews, Zeidner, & Roberts 2002).
Developed emotional intelligence: self-awareness and self-management
2 Monitor progress and time
Time tracking is a critical consideration to do things done. Students tend to overthink how much time they have spent in online learning, and this could cause worry. Work-related anxiety in the setting of knowledge allows the human brain to overestimate things. This causes burnout and may even allow the deterioration of one’s mental well-being, and consequently, these students will not do any job at all. Monitoring one’s time and having breaks in between like a rapid check on Facebook notifications is somewhat com...