How Not To Be Lonely When Studying Online
Bryan Wong

Defined Tag: Successful Education.

You've decided that taking some online courses will be the
most convenient way for you to earn that degree you've been
seeking.  However, you soon come to realize that studying
online is a bit different than the traditional classroom
in the sense that you do not have personal contact with
anyone and cannot just "talk" with them directly.

Therefore, it can get quite lonely when you're attempting
to complete online courses, since you will be working alone
for the most part, reading the material, logging on and
commenting about different topics that are posted, and
completing the assignments and tests assigned to you. 

However, there are some steps you can take to make the
online classroom experience a little more socially
friendly.

First, try to connect with the other students who are
taking the online course with you.  You can join them on
the message board and discuss the topics being discussed
in the online course, as well as assist them if they have
problems with the assignment.  They may do the same for
you when you have difficulty with an assignment as well.

Second, see if any of your fellow classmates live near you;
if so, you could suggest meeting together in a study group
to help one another learn the material.  This can help you
have more personal contact with your online classmates.    

Third, it's important that you log onto the course a
minimum of 5-6 times a week, if not more; staying
up-to-date with what the professor and your classmates
have posted on different topics can help you concentrate
on the course material and make you feel more like you're
in a traditional classroom setting. 

If you log on less often and fall behind, it will be very
difficult to catch up, and being that you alone will have
to make the effort and commitment to catch up, this will
just increase the feelings of loneliness, which could
further hinder your ability to complete the online course. 
So don't fall behind; attend online class religiously just
like you would a traditional classroom.

Fourth, make sure that you take some time away from the
computer and spend some quality offline time with family
and friends.  This can help to give you a break from the
"isolation" of attending classes online.

If possible, try talking with them about what you are
learning online and how the process works; this can
involve them in what you are doing and they may provide
additional motivation for you to stay with and
complete the online coursework even when you don't feel
like doing so by asking you what you are learning online,
how you like the experience of online coursework, etc.

Fifth, discuss your online coursework with your colleagues
at work.  Tell them what you are learning and describe
the process of how you are learning it online.  This
may increase their curiosity of online coursework and
they may want you to keep them updated on how it is
working out for you, further encouraging you to finish
the online coursework.  In addition, they may even want
to take an online class themselves; you might even take
some future online classes together, which can help you
from becoming lonely the next time you decide to or need
to take an online course.

Nowadays, online courses can be just as educationally
beneficial as their offline counterparts, but you need
to be aware that online coursework requires less human
interaction, and therefore, you need to adjust accordingly
to make sure you stay committed and complete your online
courses.

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