Jaiden Shoushounova LaSalle College Vancouver
Due to the recent events that have occurred, schools and workplaces have moved online. You might be wondering, how does one do fashion design online? Luckily fashion design is not limited to just using a sewing machine like most people may assume. There are many aspects to fashion design that do not involve construction and that is what we are focusing on online.
Before the pandemic began, some students were scheduled to have sewing classes. However, that would not be easy for instructors to teach from home, especially when students are required to do most of their sewing on the school’s industrial machines under teacher supervision. Fashion design offers many research opportunities including history, theories, and business aspects that are essential for any designer to learn. So construction classes were swapped for research and theory based ones.
Now you might be asking, “how do you attend these online classes?” My answer to that simple, We use the school programs ilasallecampus and Omnivox Lea as well a supplement with Adobe Connect and Microsoft Teams.
Now it is time for some advice for your at-home studying needs. I was homeschooled my entire life, so I have a couple of study tips up my sleeves. These tips may be very basic, but it is generally the little things that make a difference.
- Do not wear pajamas: Pajamas are associated with comfort and sleep. You will likely feel less motivated and focused on your work if you wear them. I encourage you to put on some “normal clothing” to help keep you awake.
- Sit at a table, not your bed: This is for the same reason as the pajamas, your mind associates your bed with sleep. It will be harder to maintain focus if you’re in a comfortable location like your bed, so sit upright at a table.
- Turn off your phone/social media: Get rid of those distractions. It’s much easier to focus in online classes without your phone. Turn it off, leave it in a different room, and even turn off social media access on your computer. You can block websites that aren’t school-related by setting time limits in your internet settings. Use google for detailed instructions.
- Make a schedule and stick to it: This is so basic yet so useful. Don’t make a long and complicated schedule as it can be discouraging. But a simple study schedule broken into three or four chunks of the day can be useful. You know what needs to be done, a schedule can help you stay on task and feel more productive.
- Stretch, Move, Breath: You need to take breaks, and I don’t mean scrolling through Instagram for 15 minutes. You need to get up and move around. Do some light stretching and focus on breathing. Mindfulness is an excellent life skill. It is super useful for studying as it helps relieve your mind and body, keeping you focused on the task at hand.
That concludes this weeks article. I hope you learned something new and will take my advice for being productive while studying at home. Remember to relax and just enjoy what you are learning no matter what the format you’re being taught in.
Proof reading and editing by Amber Rose Akien
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