First essay almost complete after two weeks of irritating stop-start effort. Being unable to set a whole week aside to achieve the task has been frustrating. Getting used to a new set of academic requirements proved time consuming. Writing the words was more challenging than anticipated. The resulting work is encouraging. A milestone has been reached.
According to the OU course website I am now a quarter of the way through my work on this module. Lessons have been learned and I WILL allocate my time differently with the next study block. Planning was always the key to distance learning.
The online library resources are amazing. They are also hugely distracting. In the past, access to an academic library was limited. I only got there once a month so learned to be very focused. Now everything is right there 24/7. Research possibilities are endless, the search facility is excellent, exploring is such fun and there is always some new thought to follow up. I love being a student.
Planning. Focus. Seriously.
Next time.
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