{"id":1098,"date":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:36:58","slug":"how-co-study-desks-helped-our-learners-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/how-co-study-desks-helped-our-learners-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"How Co-Study Desks Helped Our Learners Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1098\" class=\"elementor elementor-1098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStarting an online course is easy. Finishing it is the hard part. Most people stop in the second week, when the first excitement wears off and normal life takes over.\n\nSet a fixed time each week and treat it like a class you cannot miss. Keep sessions short, even 30 minutes.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Small steps done every week will take you further than a big push once.\n\n<cite>Nomvula Khumalo, Learner Support Coordinator<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nIf you fall behind, do not quit. Message us on WhatsApp and we will help you plan a catch-up. Many of our online learners finish this way.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling South African tutor in her 40s holding an open textbook and pen, standing in front of a whiteboard in a bright R\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a co-study desk with open notebooks, highlighters, sticky notes, a phone, a water bottle and a coffee mug, r\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a simple plan<\/h4>\n\n<p>Write down the course end date and count back. Divide the lessons by the weeks you have. Put each session in your phone calendar with a reminder. Tick off every lesson as you go.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find someone to study with<\/h4>\n\n<p>A study partner keeps you honest. Join us at a co-study desk in Rondebosch, or find a friend who is also learning online. Share what you learned each week and celebrate when you finish.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting an online course is easy. Finishing it is the hard part. Most people stop in the second week, when the first excitement wears off and normal life takes over. Set a fixed time each week and treat it like a class you cannot miss. Keep sessions short, even 30 minutes. 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