Since I started to have online classes, due to the pandemic, I’ve had a few impressions from classmates.
Since I transferred to Salisbury University, the very first class was held in person. At the time, I had no idea how other classmates will participate in class. During the pandemic, my classes were all online, and I started to learn how others attend and act in class. The huge impression I got is that students are very active, even during online classes. I can’t imagine this situation in my home country because the way we attend classes is mostly passive. When I heard that we were going to take all the classes online, I imagined that classes might be less active because I thought the style of online was abnormal to many people. However, I’m surprised that a lot of people engaged in a group discussion even if they haven’t met each other before. This atmosphere has helped me be involved in classes and to express my opinions.
I think the online style makes class feel more relaxed. I often feel nervous in any form of class, but when I see some students laying down, it impressed me how people can accept this as a way of participating too. I cannot feel comfortable enough to attend a class in that way because I haven’t personally communicated with other students. This is one impression that I got, and think that there’s a variety of ways to attend classes.
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