On Thursday it seemed like tension was rising when I saw that UNL was going to remote classes starting this week. Shortly after, UNK followed suit and is moving to online classes after spring break. So, now what?
I’ve taken online classes before, but not a full semester of them. How do I manage to take 3 different types of photography classes online? One class we’re doing a variety of chemical processes and I can’t necessarily do those at home. Another class we do a lot of in class work to understand the camera. And a third class is taking photos for The Antelope where I have to take photos of stuff happening on campus, but if no ones on campus what do I take photos of?
People aren’t being forced to move on campus, but if they can leave they’re advised to. We have a few people at work who are going home and I know there wasn’t a notice for going to remote classes, but are leaving work without a notice. So, someone is going to have to cover their shifts since they’re moving back home. I know it means more hours that I could pick up, but it’s also more of a distraction for me from my homework that I’ll be doing all online now.
I live in a place with four other people and now we have to adjust our lives a little so we can do our homework and also figure out how to not murder each other. We’re all going to be home more often and I know we can always coop up in our rooms or risk going out in public, but there might be some days that that just doesn’t work.
Then there’s the risk of being out in public. I might not be prone to catching the coronavirus, but I could still potentially carry it to other people. Or even still catch it myself. It’s kind of scary to think about how fast it’s spreading around, but also it seems like something everyone is overreacting to.
I don’t know how well my last semester at UNK is going to play out. Only time will tell, but hopefully it won’t be as bad as I’m expecting it to be. I just want to finally graduate, so hopefully the coronavirus doesn’t mess that part up for me.
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It really is crazy how fast things changed. It all went from rumors to an actual implemented plan. I don’t mind online classes but it is true that there are a lot of adjustments that need to made, especially in your situation. It also makes you think of the students that may not have access to computers or wifi. How are online classes going to be possible for them? You’d hope that with the switch over due to the spread of the virus, that teachers will be able to be a bit more flexible. These are going to be an interesting next few weeks.
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I don’t know if you’ve seen, but there’s an internet provider that’s offering free internet to low income families that don’t have internet access! But then there’s also the question of what if they don’t have a computer of some sort to do their homework.
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