{"id":1968,"date":"2022-02-25T08:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T16:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2024-04-02T13:37:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:37:37","slug":"winning-water-online-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/winning-water-online-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning on the water and in the online classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intrinsic-container intrinsic-container-16x9\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"744\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Td3FHvmEezw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>SUP world champion Fiona Wylde connects her love of the outdoors to a passion for the environment with Oregon State<\/h2>\n<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/author\/tracyscott\/\">Tracy Scott<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>High winds, cold water temperatures and choppy seas would send most people running for shelter. But with salt spray covering her exposed skin and the sun blazing overhead, it&#8217;s just a regular day at the office for Fiona Wylde.<\/p>\n<p>A student pursuing her bachelor\u2019s degree online through Oregon State University Ecampus, Wylde needed a rigorous program that would allow her to further her education while offering the flexibility to sustain her career as a world champion stand-up paddleboarder (SUP) and windsurfer.<\/p>\n<p>Wylde knew early in her high school years that she had a passion for the outdoors. Her love of the water eventually led her to compete on the world stage beginning as a teenager \u2014 and it\u2019s led her to her current status as a three-time SUP world champion, including in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It was during her early years of competition that she enrolled in Oregon State\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/geography-geospatial-science\/\">online geography and geospatial science bachelor\u2019s program<\/a> part time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1972\" class=\"wp-caption wp-caption-320 alignright\" style=\"width: 320px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1972 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Fiona-Wylde-836A0881-800x450-1.jpg?resize=320%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A photo of Fiona Wylde seated at a desk, reading a book and holding a pen.\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Fiona-Wylde-836A0881-800x450-1.jpg?resize=320%2C180&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Fiona-Wylde-836A0881-800x450-1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fiona Wylde is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fiona_wylde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three-time SUP world champion<\/a> and also one of the world&#8217;s leading competitive windsurfers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was (starting) the peak of my career and competing in a lot of different water sports and had my career rolling,\u201d said Wylde, who grew up and lives in Hood River, Oregon. \u201cI needed to find a university that would allow me to pursue my goals and dreams in sports but also study and receive a bachelor&#8217;s degree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s incredible, especially as an Oregonian. I&#8217;m traveling all over the world, and I take my university with me wherever I go. My university connects me to home. So in that sense, there&#8217;s no other place that I&#8217;d rather be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professional athletes demand a rigid training schedule and plenty of rest. Despite a hectic lifestyle that includes SUP competitions and windsurfing events in far-flung places such as Greece, Barbados, China and Hungary, Oregon State Ecampus allows Wylde to excel both in the online classroom and on the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that I&#8217;m constantly impressed with is the depth of material that we&#8217;re able to cover in an online setting,\u201d Wylde said. \u201cI&#8217;m thoroughly impressed by how interactive and engaging and honestly fun it is. It\u2019s been a blast learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ecampus enables students to build a sense of community among peers despite the distance between one another. Wylde credits her academic success to the support she receives from her instructors, classmates and academic advisor.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"smartquote\">&ldquo;<\/span>A lot of the professors go out of their way to make sure that we have personal feedback &#8230; and that has been able to create quite a genuine connection with other students.<span class=\"smartquote\">&rdquo;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When they connect, it\u2019s often via email, phone and Zoom. She didn&#8217;t expect such personal attention in an online educational environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of the professors go out of their way to make sure that we have personal feedback from different students on the projects we&#8217;re working on,\u201d she said, \u201cand that has been able to create quite a genuine connection with other students, and I really appreciate that aspect of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wylde is looking forward to new adventures working in the field once she completes her geographic and geospatial science degree. With a focus on research in her studies, she hopes to use her degree to bring environmental solutions to geographic regions around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that I&#8217;d be able to combine my experience on the water and my geospatial knowledge in looking to create more solutions for clean water in areas that really have limited access to clean water\u201d she said. \u201cI think clean water awareness is a really key part of our society going forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want us all to live in a healthier, safer world.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Want to discover more about learning online with Oregon State University? Take the next step.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"rfi-button\" class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/contact\/form\">Request information<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>Fiona Wylde needed a rigorous degree program that would allow her to further her education while offering the flexibility to sustain her career as a world champion stand-up paddleboarder and windsurfer. 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