Communication
COVID-19 Pandemic
Online Learning
A Double Major in Communication Studies and Exercise and Sports Science with minors in Visual Communication Design and Spanish. I am set to graduate in May 2024, where I hope thereafter to further pursue my passion of sports and/or video games.
Author Portfolio PageEliza Merrion
I found your intro paragraph to be very well written, it gripped my attention and really set the stage for the rest of your article. Being a student and experiencing this era of zoom and social media, I found your article very relatable. I highly agree with the statement you wrote, “Although online school has positive aspects, oftentimes with many situations, the good is overshadowed by the bad…” It is very easy during these times to constantly look at the ways zoom and the pandemic has impacted our education and lives in a negative way.
06/02/2022
1:55 pm
Sara Davila
I especially commend this author on the introduction to this article. It drew my attention and was very relatable. If only I knew that the Friday before spring break would be the last time I stepped foot in high school. Everything that occurred in 2020 still feels so recent, even thought it is going on two years ago. Just to continue living the same lifestyle established in 2020.
07/02/2022
1:55 pm
Andrea Ramirez
Very good article, The way of narrating it made it an attractive and easy to understand article. The era of Zoom is a change that we have faced. In my opinion, online classes are not the same as in-person classes, you cannot interact in the same way and doubts cannot be resolved in the same way. That is why in the survey you mentioned, 85 percent of the students said that the pandemic had a negative effect on their performance, and only 5 percent said the pandemic had a positive influence. Likewise, it was the same conclusion in the other studies you included. In fact, I have several friends who told me exactly the same thing, and some even told me that they just couldn’t learn. Finally, I really like the advices that you include at the end of your article. great job!!
28/02/2022
1:55 pm
Erika Longoria
Great article! The start of the article immediately grabbed my attention and had me wanting to read more. Experiencing the switch from in person to zoom classes was hard. It is not even surprising to see that in the outcome of the survey 85 percent of students reported that the pandemic had a negative impact on their school performance. Not only did the pandemic affect students, it had an effect on every single person throughout the world.
17/03/2022
1:55 pm
Maria Luevano
This was a great article that can be relatable to practically everyone. The transition was hard from in-person to zoom, but I want to say that my experience was very different and I enjoyed online school through zoom. However, after that first year, it was getting boring and needed social interaction. Being at St. Marys and being taught by their professors has always been fun and enjoyable on zoom and in-person.
20/03/2022
1:55 pm
Phylisha Liscano
This was a very interesting and informative article. The article was well written and i enjoyed getting the chance to read your article. The first paragraph was a great attention grabber. I can tell lots of research was put into your article and you provided lots of information. This topic was a very interesting one and you did a great job telling a story. Overall great article and an excellent topic.
20/03/2022
1:55 pm
Jacob Galan
It is crazy that this happened 2 years ago and for me when this online education start, I still maintain a schedule to turn in my assignments. Though I procrastinate every now and then I still find the time to sit down and finish my assignment on time. If I was asked, would you rather have online school or in person school, I would choose in person because even though I’m an introvert, I do more work when I’m at school rather than when I’m at home and there are lots of distraction for me to not do my work.
27/03/2022
1:55 pm
Erik Dillard
I very much enjoyed your article! I feel that it accurately described and shared the same heaviness of the situation that all of us students felt during the entirety of this worldwide pandemic. We all, including the teachers and parents, in a matter of just a few weeks, adjust to a new education system. Before everything hit, very few of us even knew about zoom at all, so I think the name “Zoom University” is a great way to sum up the past few years. Great writing overall!
17/08/2022
1:55 pm
Yanelle Nicholson
I very much enjoy your article, it really makes one relive such a tumultuous time in our lives. I see all the points being made, and although I can’t argue with the statistics, I feel as though some of these studies are very generalized. For example, in the study where there were 3 groups and some of the students had no due date, some made their own, and some had a set due date. The study showed that the group that had the most success was the one with a set due date, but this isn’t the case for everyone. Although some do very well with due dates, others may not. Everyone is different, everyone has their own ways of learning, and saying that everyone or at least most will succeed with a set due date just isn’t completely accurate, and I feel as though it can be detrimental to those who can’t cope with that type of pressure.
21/08/2022
1:55 pm
Carlos Hinojosa
A great hook and instantly got my attention. I remember that day to it was my senior year and we had learned during lunch that school was going to be out for a week or two. Since we were seniors, they didn’t really tell us any work would be made up. I also remembered that me and my friends were making plans the next time we met up. We didn’t see each other again until graduation. Honestly the first time I encountered zoom teaching was at St. Mary’s since they didn’t really teach us anymore since we were seniors, heck we didn’t even have a final. Very well-made article.
03/02/2022
1:55 pm