Thriving, not just surviving.

Listening to this session, I suspect some/a lot of our distance students may be surviving rather than thriving (for a whole range of reasons) especially if thriving is defined as: the presence of supportive and meaningful relationships; involvement in social activity; no substantial changes in mental health (increases in stress levels for example); and having strategies for coping with stress, and being able to balance study, work and family commitments.

The message from this session was again to embed positive strategies in the work that students are doing.