In the last couple of weeks things have got really hectic and it is an extremely confusing and scary time for us all. The university and the facilities have completely closed down. I have had to move home back to Northern Ireland to be with my family. This has taken a lot of time and effort to pack up all my stuff and be able to organise a way to get it all home.
This has ultimately caused some problems with my placement hours. I have done between 25-30 hours so I am hoping this will be sufficient to pass this part of the module. I had been lucky to get my placement started so early in order to complete this many hours up to this point before everything started escalating with the coronavirus.
Since getting home I have been able to complete my presentation and record the necessary audio included for it. I spent sufficient time to make sure I included all the information relevant and making sure that I could fit the timings in with the audio recording. This proved quite difficult and I was faced with a few problems to get it submitted. Upon recording the audio to go along with my slides, sections of the audio kept cutting out and this required me to re-record it. With my final recording I was still unsure if it worked completely. Then I had the problem with my internet becoming extremely slow, where my presentation uploaded one minute over the time. This was extremely frustrating however I did get it sorted.
Since submitting this presentation I have been becoming increasingly agitated and am finding it really difficult to motivate myself to proceed with my dissertation and my final essay report for this module. Being stuck at home I am finding it hard to sit and get anything productive completed, however I aim to try and make a plan for myself soon to set mini deadlines for myself.
I can see how you are lacking motivation in the house as I am in the same boat. Hopefully your plan works out for you. – Morgan