The begin of new term of SZTU has been delayed and started in the beginning of March due to the epidemic of COVID-19. Teachers took time and efforts to test the teaching software to improve the teachings quality. Students also switched themselves from Holiday Mode to Learning Mode gradually and immerse themselves in the exciting learning environment.

Taking school courses online at home is a ‘once in a life time’ experience almost for everyone. With the preparation of a computer, a pad, a phone and a notebook, no matter what you were doing just now——maybe you have just finished the morning running, had your breakfast, waken up, no matter where you are——at your desk, dining table and even in bed, we can all gather in Online Class at appointed time, which is unprecedented and interesting.

This term is relatively relaxing for students in Business School comparing with last term which was busy and sometimes exhausting. We get the chance to adjust ourselves.

However, there exists the gap between aspiration and reality. We are experiencing something we’ve never had before: Sometimes we cannot get the teacher’s point because of the low internet speed, not due to being absent-minded; We communicate with teacher by doing multiple choices instead of oral interaction; We have ‘seatmates’ but we don’t know what they look like.

Of course, online courses still have many advantages, such as: I can eat on time every day, and the food is quite rich and nutritious.

Classmate A said, "When we have online courses, we don't need to rush around teaching buildings, canteens and dormitories, so we have a lot of free time. Although the life of online classes is not as colorful as campus life, it is still quite interesting. For example, everyone starts to send small red flowers (a function in online teaching software for expressing appreciation), does it mean time for class is over? "and we can also enjoy all kinds of hilarious online adventures at the moments. In general, the online class is very happy! "

Classmate B said," it's quite good, even if there are some minor incidents, everyone keeps a positive spirit and actively overcomes the difficulties during online teaching. "

Classmate C said, "Apart from having some influences on certain courses that need oral communication, the overall situation is satisfactory. The use of online classes by students requires a certain degree of self-control on self-learning. "

Although the online class experience is not as good as face-to-face teaching, we also understand that this is the best way to attend classes and catch up study path at present. Thanks to the hard-working teachers and technicians. We also believe that teachers and students are united in overcoming the difficulties. The epidemic will eventually pass and we will meet again in SZTU campus.

Script：夏咏琪Yongqi Xia 谭海怡 Haiyi Tan

Picture: 商学院同学 Students of Business School

Translation: 李家平Jiaping Li 孙翌嘉 Yijia Sun