Ten Ways To Prevent Distractions While Taking Online Classes
1. Find a room that is very quiet and located within the home with fewer distractions and out of the way of visitors or other family members.
2. Attach a note to the outside of the door where studying is taking place to inform everyone that you are studying. That way when family members come to ask a question, they know you are busy and can come back later.
3. Inform other family members that you will be studying. This will avoid having someone run a sweeper, having a television or a radio on loud and running loud tools or equipment that may distract you.
4. Avoid the visitors. If it is possible, have another family member handle visitors and friends if they arrive. Have them inform them that you are studying and can call them or stop by to see them at a later time.
5. Be prepared to sit for awhile. Have a drink and a snack available, make sure laundry or dinner will not be a distraction and go to the restroom before you start to study.
6. Shut the window if outside noises are a common interference and use a small fan instead for air circulation.
7. Make sure the television and radio is shut off. It is easy to have a song or a conversation on a show catch your attention.
8. Do not open applications on the computer that will interfere with working, like instant messages or email notifications.
9. Keep dogs, cats loud birds or other animals out of the room, unless they are very calm and can lie on a bed or by a chair without wanting constant attention or making noise.
10. Shut off cell phones and home phones in the room where one is studying. These can be a huge distraction that one can avoid. Use an answering machine to answer the incoming calls.
About Michael Moss
I am an educator from Nevada that is currently in charge of the college's online English classes. I am often asked to create new curriculum structures based on new kinds of courses the college would like to create.
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