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Throughout my years of studying at Victoria University I have progressed through various models of teaching. When I first started in 2015, we had Trimesters which consisted of four units running together that lasted about 12 Due to COVID, everything had shifted to weeks. I found it incredibly challenging online learning which made it harder to to keep up with work as I was not a very adapt personally. Since I returned to organised student and would have a University, I was more invested in large pile of assessments all due in the classes and got more involved than I had same week. done previously. However, when we After struggling for a couple of years I transitioned to online learning, I felt less involved and at times falling back to old had the opportunity to start again in 2019 in a new course which was when I habits of not turning up to classes. Online learning was difficult but as I found out about the Block Model at Victoria University. The model is a four- became aware that it was likely going to last a while, I decided to ensure that I week block that allows students to focus on one unit at a time rather than would make the most of it. having four units at once. However, it was more intensive as in most units there would be weekly assessments and an exam.
There were many small things that I personally did to make the most out of Online learning in 2020. The first being joining the Law Chat and having groups Personally, I had been craving to start for each unit that I was enrolled in. This my higher education journey again, and allowed me to engage with other students who gave me lots of support my time off had changed my perspective and allowed me to mature. throughout the year. Another crucial aspect is speaking up and if you are not The Block Model was one of the best aspects of university as it allowed me to comfortable emailing your lecturers. It focus on a unit and complete it before I will always be daunting to speak up in front of 20 of my peers but most of the had to think about another. I started time others would ask the same achieving higher grades and was questions that I was unwilling or nervous eventually able to transfer into my to ask. dream course in 2020.
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