7. Apr 2020
How to deal with social distancing
- Structure your day with respect to your tasks and duties. Also include and structure activities of your family members, if any. Include breaks as well.
- Stay active, do some sports activities and go outside from time to time.
- Stay in touch with colleagues, family and friends electronically (telephone, Skype, FaceTime, etc.)
- Rely on trustable sources of information:
- Robert Koch Institute
- Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA, in German)
- Information on dealing with the novel coronavirus at MLU
- Contacts and information by the city of Halle (Saale)
- Recents news by the city of Halle (Saale) (in German only)
- Multilingual information on the Corona virus by the Federal Government Commissioner for Integration
- Home office and home schooling (focus, establish rituals e.g. ring the bell at the start and end of each lesson, structure your kids day as well, try online tools (e.g ANTON)
References:
- German Depression Foundation
- Tips for dealing with social distancing in daily life at Leipzig University
- Arbeiten und Fortbilden im Homeoffice at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Tipps zum effektiven Arbeiten und Lernen zuhause – Homeoffice und Homeschooling by KiKa
