This year has certainly been a tumultuous one, and even while this is being written, we are still in a lockdown imposed upon us by our governments to combat the SARS-CoV-19 virus. A vaccine is said to be in production, but we’ve been hearing that for close to a year now, so nobody is paying much attention. A global recession is on the horizon, millions are unemployed, and the educational sector has been impacted massively. Hundreds of thousands of students are unable to attend classes in person, and instead, are having to turn to the internet for their classes.
Online classes have become the new normal, and while they do come with their advantages, they come with their disadvantages too. This page will tell you how you can improve your attendance in your online courses, whether they be for school, college, or university [or even just extra-curricular].
Attendance is crucial should you want to complete your course and have a chance at success. If you do not attend your classes, you are far more likely to fail, and your entire course will have been in vain.
Here is how to increase your attendance in your online courses.
The Nature of Your Course
When thinking of improving attendance or strategizing on how you can improve your attendance, it is first important to think about the nature of your course. Suppose your course is just an online course and an extra qualification to the ones you already have which is common, for many people are starting courses in things from baking to sales from the comfort of their home]. In that case, while it is, of course, important for you to attend, you can likely catch up after and record seminars without being present. If your course is a university or college course, and you have not yet got qualifications, it is very important for you to diligently attend, lest your course and entire early education is in vain.
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We will now move onto a few ways in which you can improve your attendance and focus on your course:
1. Chores
If you still live with your parents, there is no chance they will take you out of your online classes to have you hoover the living room, but as soon as the class is finished, they may demand you do so. Because of this, it is best you do your chores beforehand so that you can revise and focus on your studies. If you are doing chores after your classes, you will not give time for the course material to sink in and resonate with you, and you may end up forgetting or losing track of what was said in the class. Do all of your chores beforehand, even if you live alone. Immediately after your class, you should be able to relax and mull over the course’s content in your head, which will aid revision.
2. Meals
Prepare and eat your meals beforehand [providing your class is in the morning, lunch, or evening]. Preparing your meals allows you more time to focus on your class and worry about revision, much the same with chores. Prepare your meals and leave them in the fridge, then microwave them when it comes time to eat. Doing this at the start of every day will mean that you can spend the entire day worrying about your education. Meals can become very hard to keep up with when on an intense course, so you should ensure to always have them prepared before starting classes for the day.
Related: 4 Tips For Monitoring Employee Attendance Patterns
3. Self-Motivation
You need to self-motivate if you want to attend all of your classes. While online courses have their benefits, for the lazy, they have many disadvantages. If you are naturally lazy and cannot motivate yourself, you are far more likely to fall asleep on your bed than sit in your desk chair and listen to your classes. Motivate yourself and be concerned with your future. Only by doing this will you be able to attend every class and keep your attendance up. You do not want to fail in life, that much I can assure you.
4. Cost
If you are an older, more mature student, the likelihood is that you are going to pay an arm and a leg for your course. This alone should motivate you. The cost of your courses can be extortionate, and you do not want to have to pay it all back in vain.
With the help of this page, you now know how you can improve the attendance of your courses. Improving your attendance is very important, for if your attendance drops, you may fail your course or wind up having to take a break.
