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Remember: motivation is the key to success While working from home your peers aren't around you to keep you focused. Find personal motivation to augment your focus through the day! [12]. Alternate Activites Changing up your activities gives your mind a break, allows you to move more and helps you to prioritize your day [11]. Afternoon Exercise Exercise can help increase academic performance. Exercise is especially important to add to your daily routine while doing classes from home as you are no longer walking to and from classes [1,2,3]. Focus Your Day A student's guide to a fun & productive day of online classes By: Fraser Cashion & Roxy Diaz University of Alberta, Department of Occupational Therapy Students Lunch Time Take your lunch break. Extended study periods decreases concentration. Students remember 70% of first 10 minutes of a lecture, and 20% of the last 10 minutes [9]. Designated Study Space Having a designated space makes your work environment familiar. This can help you use less mental power to concentrate on your tasks [5,6,7]. Concentration drops after about 20 minutes. Take a break and come back your material fresh with more brainpower to engage [10]. Try yoga! Yoga, when added to routine has been shown by research to help improve focus and concentration for students [4]. De-stress Research shows that relaxation techniques can help students de- stress and prevent test anxiety [8]. Explore Relaxation Techniques These include: deep breathing, guided imagery, music therapy, colouring and aromatherapy. Find what works for you.! [8]. Evening Click Here for References Take a Break Morning Wake-Up Noon

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Page 1: Focus Your Day - ualberta.ca · your day [11]. A f t e r n o o n Exercise Exercise can help increase academic performance. Exercise is especially important to add to your daily routine

Remember:motivation is the key

to successWhile working from homeyour peers aren't aroundyou to keep you focused.Find personal motivation

to augment your focusthrough the day! [12].

Alternate ActivitesChanging up your activities gives your mind a break, allows you to move more and helps you to prioritizeyour day [11].

Afternoon

Exercise Exercise can help increaseacademic performance.Exercise is especiallyimportant to add to yourdaily routine while doingclasses from home as youare no longer walking toand from classes [1,2,3].

Focus Your Day A student's guide to a fun & productive day of online classes

By: Fraser Cashion & Roxy Diaz University of Alberta, Department of Occupational Therapy Students

Lunch TimeTake your lunch break. Extended study periods decreases concentration. Students remember 70% of first 10 minutes of a lecture, and 20% of the last 10 minutes [9].

Designated StudySpace Having a designatedspace makes your workenvironment familiar.This can help you useless mental power toconcentrate on yourtasks [5,6,7].

Concentration dropsafter about 20 minutes.Take a break and comeback your material freshwith more brainpower toengage [10].

Try yoga! Yoga, when added to routine has beenshown by research tohelp improve focusand concentration forstudents [4].

De-stressResearch shows that relaxation techniques can help students de-stress and prevent test anxiety [8].

Explore RelaxationTechniquesThese include: deep breathing,guided imagery, music therapy,colouring and aromatherapy. Findwhat works for you.! [8].

Evening

Click Here for References

Take a Break

MorningWake-Up

Noon