Hello my Hivelovers, thank you for joining me today on this journey.
In this publication I want to tell you about my experience studying both in classroom and distance mode to be able to obtain my two university degrees.

Es por ello que es raro más bien cuando pasa un largo periodo de tiempo sin que inicie alguna capacitación, claro si el factor económico me lo permite.

I have always liked to study, I believe that every day we learn new things and that studying nourishes us, makes us grow and fills us with knowledge.

That is why it is rare when a long period of time passes without me starting some training, of course if the economic factor allows me to do so.

Esta carrera la estudie presencial y pude interrelacionarme con profesores, amigos. Vivir una etapa de universitaria joven donde conté mucho con el apoyo que la relación persona a persona puede ofrecer.

Estudiar de forma presencial ofrece poder tener al docente allí para explicarte y aclararte tus dudas, en vivo y directo.

I graduated from high school at the age of 16, and that same year I entered the university to study a degree in Environmental Studies offered by the Yacambu University in the State of Lara in Venezuela.

I studied this career in person and I was able to interact with professors and friends. As a young university student, I was able to count on the support that a person to person relationship can offer.

Studying in person offers the possibility of having the teacher there to explain and clarify your doubts, live and direct.

Pude conocer y compartir con otros empleados de la universidad al poder utilizar todos los espacios que ofrecía y hasta llegue a tener almuerzos compartidos con muchos de ellos, la mejor pasta de mi vida la comí sentada en un bloque, con una tapa de olla como plato en compañía de personal obrero de la universidad que al yo no poder ir a casa a comer y como siempre me quedaba allí sola en horas de almuerzo, pues me invitaron a almorzar.

Esta socialización me enseño a ser más humilde, la empatía, el compartir de amigos y profesores.
Incluso estudiar presencial me permitió compartir momentos inolvidables de risas, canciones, bailes y cervezas en la bodega de la esquina de la universidad, que adentro tenía el cuarto VIP para nosotros con todo tipo de vídeos y tragos.

Realmente fue otra cosa estudiar presencial y pienso que es lo mas recomendable para los que por primera vez pisan un aula universitaria.

Form alliances and study groups because living with your classmates allows you to get to know them more deeply and see who is who and identify those who match with you.

I was able to meet and share with other employees of the university by being able to use all the spaces it offered and I even got to have shared lunches with many of them, the best pasta of my life I ate sitting on a block, with a pot lid as a plate in the company of university workers who, since I could not go home to eat and as I was always alone there at lunchtime, invited me to lunch.

This socialization taught me to be more humble, empathy, sharing of friends and professors.
Even studying on campus allowed me to share unforgettable moments of laughter, songs, dances and beers in the bodega on the corner of the university, which inside had a VIP room for us with all kinds of videos and drinks.

It was really something else to study in person and I think it is the most recommended for those who for the first time step into a university classroom.

Esta segunda carrera que he estudiado bajo esta modalidad es la de Psicologia y me ha puesto varias veces en un profundo análisis personal, no solo por la carrera sino porque estudiar este tipo de carrera a distancia implica investigar mucho más y buscar por otras espacios para aprender lo que he requerido con la práctica presencial.

Inicio esta modalidad educativa porque donde vivo queda lejos de la universidad más cercana que me ofrecía esta carrera y para mi viajar aproximadamente una hora para ir a clases presenciales a diaria pues es imposible y mas ahora que trabajo, soy esposa y madre. Antes no lo era y solo me dedicaba a estudiar.

Estudiar a distancia implica ser autodidacta, saber planificarse, tener buenos hábitos de lectura y de estudios.

Significa que no tienes a tus profesores allí, sino que te comunicas con ellos por mensajes en plataformas, a menos que lo hagan por plataformas en vivo.

Tus compañeros son más que todo para estudio, pues son pocas las interacciones que se hacen, aunque si es posible hacer buenas amistades.

El estudio on line requiere que estemos actualizados en el uso de la tecnología, yo en particular desconocía la gama de programas que tenemos para estudiar y presentar nuestras actividades, gracias a este estudio a distancia lo aprendí y ahora si los pongo en práctica e incluso estímulo a mis estudiantes a utilizar estos recursos.

Studying online meant a totally new learning for me and a challenge, since I was used to other learning methods, to have the teacher there and to share with friends face to face and not through screens.

This second career that I have studied under this modality is Psychology and it has put me several times in a deep personal analysis, not only because of the career but also because studying this type of career at a distance implies to investigate much more and to look for other spaces to learn what I have required with the classroom practice.

I started this educational modality because where I live is far from the nearest university that offered me this career and for me to travel about an hour to attend classes daily is impossible and even more now that I work, I am a wife and mother. Before I was not and I only dedicated myself to study.

Studying at a distance implies being self-taught, knowing how to plan, having good reading and study habits.

It means you don't have your professors there, but you communicate with them by messaging on platforms, unless they do it on live platforms.
Your classmates are mostly for studying, as there are few interactions, although it is possible to make good friends.

The online study requires us to be updated in the use of technology, I in particular did not know the range of programs we have to study and present our activities, thanks to this distance study I learned and now if I put them into practice and even encourage my students to use these resources.

Así que cuando me preguntan acerca de estas dos modalidades considero que ambas son factibles, que todo depende del empeño que le ponemos, y que si son muy jóvenes y desean estudiar a distancia deben tomar en cuanto factores como organización, planificación, ser capaces de sacrificar días y noches de rumbas por estudiar solos y que no es la misma socialización en un dispositivo electrónico que hacerlo personalmente.

Claro admito que las cosas han cambiado y por la crisis sanitaria que estamos viviendo precisamente manejarnos en el mundo virtual y relacionarnos por este medio ya les da la base a los jóvenes que están experimentando la educación universitaria desde lejos sin sentarse en los pupitres que las aulas universitarias han dispuesto.

Y a los que somos de mas edad pues que no debemos tener miedo a los cambios y a aprender en este nuevo proceso donde el profesor no nos acompaña sino que lo hacemos por vídeos.

When we want to study we make an effort and look for ways to do it, when I started my distance studies I didn't even have a computer, but with the computer at my work and in a cyber I attended, I decided to start until I could buy my own computer equipment to study.

So when I am asked about these two modalities I consider that both are feasible, that everything depends on the effort we put into it, and that if you are very young and want to study at a distance you should take into account factors such as organization, planning, being able to sacrifice days and nights to study alone and that it is not the same socialization in an electronic device than doing it in person.

Of course, I admit that things have changed and because of the health crisis we are experiencing, it is precisely to manage ourselves in the virtual world and relate to each other through this medium that gives the basis to young people who are experiencing university education from afar without sitting at the desks that the university classrooms have provided.

And for those of us who are older, we should not be afraid of changes and to learn in this new process where the teacher does not accompany us but we do it through videos.