{"id":2627,"date":"2020-10-10T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2020-10-23T12:11:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T04:11:41","slug":"learning-online-163-kilometers-away-from-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/learning-online-163-kilometers-away-from-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Online 163 kilometers away from School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am a Malaysian living in Batu Pahat, Johor. 13 July 2020 was the first day of my class for the third-year semester (final year). Due to Covid-19 border travel restrictions imposed, I was unable to go back to Singapore.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was very worried as I was not sure as to how I was going to continue this semester. A number of thoughts were running through my mind – Do I need to go back to Singapore immediately and get quarantined in Singapore? How was I going to do my Final Year Project (FYP)? What about my many other financial concerns?\u00a0Fortunately, MDIS informed us that we will be attending lessons online, so I could stay where I was and continue my study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often people will ask me how do I manage my studies online. To be honest, it is very difficult. But on the positive side, studying online gives me more time self-study time. Because when I am in Singapore, most of my time is spent on traveling between home and school.\u00a0 It takes about 1-hour for me to travel from one place to another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that I have more time, I am able to practice my technical skills like soldering skills and programming at home. There are many online tutorials about soldering from beginner to pros. I watch most of my tutorials on YouTube channel, GreatScott! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also, there are many DIY projects on this channel and I get a lot of ideas & inspirations for my FYP from it.\u00a0However, there are very limited components available in my home town, Batu Pahat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope the Covid-19 situation can get better so that people can start to travel again. I look forward to going back to MDIS to study with my classmates soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is contributed by Dean Chen from the School of Engineering<\/a>\npursuing a Bachelor\nof Engineering (Honours) Electronic and Electrical<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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