Home Gemma Cormican Gemma Cormican is a Mental Health Adviser & Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist at the University of York Latest from Gemma Cormican article Speech difficulties and learning online 3 minute read Learning online can feel very different to learning in the classroom and, if you have speech difficulties, you might find it difficult to engage with at first. However, even though you may feel this way, it does not mean you cannot be successful.