As students return to classes, it is difficult to maintain the level of focus on a lecture outside the classroom, when in an environment filled with distractions.
Thomas Brothen, PhD, professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota discusses how students can maintain engagement in the article titled “‘
Zoomed in’: A guide to staying engaged during an untraditional semester,” in The Minnesota Daily. Brothen and students around the university provide their solutions for staying engaged in this virtual format such as limiting physical distractions and taking breaks when studying.
