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<\/iframe>\n<\/p>This is the follow-up to my song parody about online learning, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHq9HZd2qQk\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Message Sent on Moodle<\/a>,\u201d although I actually had the idea for doing a parody of \u201cFrom a Distance\u201d on this topic first. Hope you enjoy it. Here are the lyrics:<\/p>\n<blockquote>From A Distance<\/strong><\/p>\nFrom a distance<\/p>\nAn online course can seem<\/p>\nLike something that can be done with ease<\/p>\nFrom a distance<\/p>\nThe flexibility<\/p>\nCan mislead you to think online means a breeze<\/p>\nBut from a distance<\/p>\nThere is loneliness<\/p>\nAnd responsibility<\/p>\nWith the campus gone<\/p>\nAnd a TV on<\/p>\nLearning may not come so naturally<\/p>\nFrom a distance<\/p>\nBooks sit on a shelf<\/p>\nWhen there\u2019s no one there to nag me but myself<\/p>\nAnd from a distance<\/p>\nI feel on my own<\/p>\nSo far from anyone who can help<\/p>\nBut from a distance<\/p>\nAll these challenges<\/p>\nAre an opportunity<\/p>\nTo arrange my day<\/p>\nBalance work and play<\/p>\nLearn that no one else can learn for me<\/p>\nThe prof is watching us<\/p>\nProf is watching us<\/p>\nProf is watching us from a distance<\/p>\nFrom a distance<\/p>\nI find I belong<\/p>\nOnline learners are a community<\/p>\nFrom a distance<\/p>\nI can take control<\/p>\nIf I learn or not depends on me<\/p>\nAnd from a distance I could recognize<\/p>\nThat deep down learning\u2019s the same<\/p>\nWhether far or near<\/p>\nWhether there or here<\/p>\nWhat I make of class is what it will be<\/p>\nThe prof is watching us<\/p>\nProf is watching us<\/p>\nProf is watching us from a distance<\/p>\nThe prof is watching us<\/p>\nProf is watching<\/p>\nProf is watching us from a distance<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is the follow-up to my song parody about online learning, \u201cMessage Sent on Moodle,\u201d although I actually had the idea for doing a parody of \u201cFrom a Distance\u201d on this topic first. 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