{"id":5515,"date":"2020-08-26T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T19:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/?p=5515"},"modified":"2023-05-23T13:51:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:51:58","slug":"remote-learning-experience-maja-engler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/2020\/08\/26\/remote-learning-experience-maja-engler\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Remote Learning Perspectives \u2013 Maja Engler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Oregon State University switched to remote learning to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, honors biochemistry and molecular biology student Maja Engler was among those facing the challenge of a sudden change to a new way of learning. Among the classes she took in the fully remote spring term was HSTS 440H History of Psychotherapy, taught by College of Liberal Arts professor Mina Carson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HSTS 440H is a reading-intensive course that explores the history of psychotherapy in western societies from multiple perspectives. Like many honors courses, History of Psychotherapy is a discussion-based class \u2014 a feature which was challenging to adapt to a remote learning environment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5518\" width=\"630\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-scaled.jpg 1848w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-1109x1536.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-1478x2048.jpg 1478w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-1250x1732.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1811\/files\/2020\/08\/Maja-Engler-1-edited-400x554.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maja Engler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to have these conversations over Zoom,\u201d Maja says. \u201cWhen class started, everyone was hesitant and didn\u2019t know where to start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When conversations died down, however, Dr. Carson helped build them up again. \u201cShe was very good at asking questions and getting us back on track and stimulating different thought processes,\u201d Maja says. \u201cIf it was a particularly quiet day, she would take over and take us down some interesting paths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While class discussions were difficult at times, they were also the best part of the course: \u201c[The class was] so supportive; no idea or comment was ever shot down,\u201d Maja says. \u201cEveryone felt very safe and comfortable sharing ideas they had about the readings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the challenges of remote learning, everyone did their part to make HSTS 440H a fun and successful remote course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll my professors, especially Dr. Carson, were so lenient and flexible,\u201d she says. Even if last term was bumpy at first, every small step forward taught both students and professors what makes a remote course successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Lucas Yao: Student Writer, Honors College<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Oregon State University switched to remote learning to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, honors biochemistry and molecular biology student Maja Engler was among those facing the challenge of a sudden change to a new way of learning. 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