5 Tips for Remote Learning
A few helpful tips and research
With the current transition to remote learning in a majority of our classrooms, we wanted to provide some tips and resources to help you succeed in your work from home transition. Here are 5 tips to help guide you:
1. Set Expectations
It’s important to let your family/housemates know how to support each other during this time. Some examples include:
- Having “quiet hours”
- Put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door if you’re in a Zoom meeting
- Set meal times and breaks

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2. Reduce Distractions
Limit distractions while in a Zoom meeting or learning remotely.
- Consider using Self-Control apps during the times you have scheduled for class and work.
- EX: Block Site for Chrome, SelfControl for Mac, Freedom for FireFox, Hocus Focus for Mac, FocusMe for Windows/Mac
3. Maintain Boundaries
Your “work” you is different from your “social” you.
- Remember to separate the transition from work to non-work roles via “boundary-crossing activities” like wearing your work clothes while working.
4. Check your Self Talk
Self talk “influences your ability to regulate [your] thoughts, feelings, and behavior under social stress, even for people who are dispositionally vulnerable to social anxiety.”
- If you find yourself stressed out, stop and reflect on your thoughts. Talking about yourself in 3rd person POV helps to shift your perspective of the problem.
- i.e. “Ok, Taylor is stressed right now. That’s valid. What can she/he/they do to calm down now?”
5. Set the Vibe
Create a workspace that helps you feel at your most productive.
- “Temperature, air quality, lighting and noise conditions affect work concentration and productivity”.
- Some ideas to improve “indoor environment quality” include:
- having plants around you

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All in all, there is no singular path to creating the “best” working environment for everyone.Trying out different variations from the suggestions above will allow you to figure out what works best for you, your space, and those you share it with. It is important to experiment with your communication and boundary preferences and to create a separate and comfortable space for your work, which will allow you to focus, remain productive and practice healthy mental habits.
All in all, you get to try different variations for your space in order to figure out what best works for you. Although not all these tips may not be applicable to you, it’s important to experiment with your preferences and create a separate comfortable space for your work. It is not only necessary for productivity, but also for your mental health and clarity.
Sources:
- Academic Resource Center at Harvard University
- Harvard Business Review; Ashforth, All in A Day’s Work: Boundaries and Micro Role Transitions (2000)
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2014, Vol. 106, No. 2, 304 –324
- Procedia Engineering 20 (2011) 262 – 268, N. Kamarulzaman, An Overview of the Influence of Physical Office Environments towards Employees
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