Connecting with your students remotely is not a simple task, and it’ll probably never replace the physical connection. But, with some creativity and minor adjustments to your mindset and teaching approaches, you can make your lectures more welcoming and favorable for bonding.

In this episode, I talk about 4 different strategies to connect with your students and how to encourage learning in a remote classroom. 

Remember that learning is a social process, connection and trust are essential. As an educator, our job is not only to pass on knowledge and give access to learning resources but also to ensure that the environment is safe and auspicious for learning to happen.

Remote doesn’t have to mean distant. Virtual doesn’t have to mean computerized. Let’s not forget about the human component of learning. No matter the channel we teach through, we are teaching humans, and humans need connections.

Links to applications:

https://gosynth.com/ ---> audio channels and audio conversations

https://www.canva.com/  ---> for creating beautiful videos, social media posts, reels and slides

https://slack.com/  ---> for backchannels

https://discord.com/--->for backchannels

https://wakelet.com/ ---> for creating and sharing virtual collections + backchannels

https://info.flipgrid.com/ ---> for video introductions before lectures

If you want to read more about building meaningful connections with your students in the virtual and hybrid classroom you can read the full article here:  4 Ways to Connect With Students in a Virtual Classroom