Lectures & Readings

Sarah's experience

Enrolled in an Educational Psychology Master’s program, Sarah also works full-time as a teacher. She is taking two courses this semester and usually studies at home after work or during weekends. She found herself easily interrupted when learning at home by her family and work. It happened often that she started reading an article while her husband was watching their 2-year-old, but she inevitably had to pause to stop a tantrum, get dinner started, or put her toddler to bed. She got support from her husband, and she treasured her time with her son, but the lack of consistent time alone made it difficult to finish long reading assignments or big projects. It once took her three days to read a 12-page article. Some weeks, she started to write the 2-page reflective journals only 2 hours before the time they were due. Last week, Sarah worked overtime on a very important project at work which was highly related to her performance and pay. She completely forgot about the assignments due that week. After reading the syllabus section stating that there was no make-up policy for the assignments, Sarah now is thinking of dropping one or all the courses.

Sarah, from Columbus, Ohio

Video Lecture: Tips on Managing Time, Tasks and Study Environment for Online Learners

By Dr. Lauren Hensley

Full citation: Hensley, L. (2015). Video Lecture: Tips on Managing Time, Tasks and Study Environment for Online Learners. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/TDme7FwnU2Q.

Video Lecture: Getting Things Done (GTD)

By Successful By Design

Full citation: Successful By Design (2016). Getting Things Done (GTD) by David Allen - Animated Book Summary And Review. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/gCswMsONkwY

Readings

The following articles will give you some background information about time management in online learning.

Reading 1:

Academic Success Center. (2016, October 19). 6 Reasons People Procrastinate. Retrieved from http://success.oregonstate.edu/learning/6-reasons-people-procrastinate

Reading 2:

Marano, H. (2016, June 9). Procrastination: Ten Things To Know. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200308/procrastination-ten-things-know

Reading 3:

Landry, L. (2018, May 2). 6 Time Management Tips for Online Students. Retrieved March 5, 2019, fromhttps://www.northeastern.edu/bachelors-completion/news/time-management-for-online-students/

Reading 4:

Globokar, J. L. (2010). 3 Getting Organized. In Introduction to Online Learning: A Guide for Students. (pp. 29-44). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc)