{"id":1101,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:36:56","slug":"tips-for-finishing-an-online-course-you-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/tips-for-finishing-an-online-course-you-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Finishing an Online Course You Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1101\" class=\"elementor elementor-1101\" 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 takes a plan. Most people stop in the second or third week, when the first excitement wears off and life gets busy.\n\nPick fixed times to study, even if it is only thirty minutes after supper. Write them in your diary like a real appointment. Fatima Isaacs, our English Language Tutor, tells learners to finish one small lesson each day instead of waiting for a free weekend.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">It always seems impossible until it is done.\n\n<cite>Nelson Mandela<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nIf you struggle at home, use a desk at Leerruimte. A quiet room and other people working nearby make it much easier to stay on track. Tell a friend your goal so someone can ask how you are doing.\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\">Set a small daily target<\/h4>\n\n<p>One lesson a day is enough. Tick it off on a paper calendar so you can see your progress grow. When you miss a day, simply carry on the next day and do not try to catch up in one go.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find people who keep you going<\/h4>\n\n<p>Study next to someone else, even if they are doing a different course. At our co-study desks in Rondebosch, learners often help each other past the hard parts. Nomvula Khumalo can also check in with you if you feel stuck.<\/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 takes a plan. Most people stop in the second or third week, when the first excitement wears off and life gets busy. Pick fixed times to study, even if it is only thirty minutes after supper. Write them in your diary like a real appointment. 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