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Hi, @WellnessWorksCa, I am doing an assignment on the effects online learning has on students' mental health. Just wondering if you have any ideas on how to help this issue? And what are your thoughts on this problem?

@Laurier Hi! I am doing an assignment on the effects online learning has on student mental health. I just read Jessica's article "Suffering from Burnout? You're Not Alone!" and was wondering what advice you are providing students during these times?

Suffering from burnout? You are not alone. Second-year #Laurier student and Peer Wellness Educator Jessica Linton shares her feelings of being overwhelmed with the changes from COVID-19 and adapting to this new learning environment. Read her story: bit.ly/jlpeersupport

Online school can be overwhelming when it comes to meeting deadlines. A schedule can help lower anxiety if it is reasonable and followed every day.

This website addresses stress due to a flexible online school environment studentlife.ontariotechu.ca/services/healt…

Please read my full statement on the result of the US presidential election: pm.gc.ca/en/news/statem…

“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.” - Robin Williams #EM203Robin #EM203Research

This paper discusses the impact online learning has on student’s mental and physical health in 2020. Links are incorporated within the article further discussing what students have experienced over the past few months. #EM203Research insidehighered.com/digital-learni…

Individuals tend not to care about a cause unless it has a direct impact on them currently. How do you get individuals involved in preventing deforestation? #EM203problems @EM203skendellen (Deforestation)

Men tend to not admit to (or realize their) mental health problems due to toxic masculinity. This can create a challenge to find reliable statistics. #EM203problems @EM203Ian (Men’s Mental Health)

Individuals with cardiovascular disease may not have suitable health plans and/or resources to take diagnostic tests and have treatment. #EM203problems @julia_EM203 (Cardiovascular Disease)

Parent's role in their children’s weight. Parent's physical and mental support can affect a child’s weight such as the food stored in their house. #EM203problems @EM203JWilliams (Childhood Obesity)

@EM203CPorco I agree, connectivism is very important and allows us students to further our knowledge on certain topics in a collective way. gaining ideas from students who have different beliefs and opinions makes it very interesting. #EM203Robin

@Em203ahermosa Hi Alex! I agree that taking this course during a pandemic is only strengthing our understanding because of the connections we can make.

@EM203EDowney Hi Elliott! I found the articles and videos linked in our lessons were very informative and made strong connections to our lessons.

Over the past 3 weeks of EM203 I have grasped a better understanding of the impact the internet and technology can have on an individual’s process of learning. I enjoyed reading and learning about the digital age and the different learning concepts our society uses! #EM203Robin

@EM203vgeimer Hi Vincent! I also really enjoyed the experiment. I did the knitting task and definitely had to stay focused in order to avoid mistakes.

Over these first 3 classes, I have enjoyed learning about the 3 M's: Multi-media, Multi-modal, and Multi-tasking. In particular, the impact of multi-tasking on my learning through the recalling experiment. #EM203Robin

@EM203Jwilliams Hi Jacob! You make an excellent point that learning is infinite and that this class continues to teach us that.

After the first 3 weeks in #EM203Robin, I have learned that the variety of learning strategies/resources is infinite. Learning can occur individually, through external resources, or through others. Learning has no finish line!

@EM203_kgroh Hi Karlie! The last couple of weeks have been very interesting. It has definitely taught us about ourselves not just how others learn.

The first few weeks of #em203Robin focused on understanding various learning theories and technology in our everyday life and education. Our group was tasked with connectivism. Connectivism is more important now than ever before due to the pandemic limiting human interaction.