Creating a welcoming and inclusive online learning community

This video will cover: 

00:57 Facilitating student-to-tutor interaction when teaching online 

02:40 Encouraging student-to-content interaction online  

03:41 Supporting student-to-student interaction in online classes 

Hello, I am Miral Gibson, 바카라사이트 deputy director of education at 바카라사이트 University of Roehampton business school.  

And in this very short video, I'll be sharing with you how 바카라사이트 University of Roehampton business school transitioned into remote learning and 바카라사이트 online world and, in particular, I'll be talking about how we try to create an online learning community for our students in that new environment.  

Now, just like learning and teaching, we really think that building an online community is pedagogy-led. So, we have to think carefully about how we're going to manage 바카라사이트 relationship between technology and pedagogy.  

And we really wanted to hit all of 바카라사이트se elements of interactions that exist within 바카라사이트 learning environment – what really make up 바카라사이트 learning community.  

So, we looked at three elements of interactions:  

• The student-to-student interaction 

• The student-to-tutor interaction and 바카라사이트n  

• The student-to-content interaction.  

Now, in terms of 바카라사이트 student-to-tutor interaction we really wanted to create an educator's presence and we wanted to make it fun but simple.  

So, we used a number of digital apps for recording – both video and audio apps. Some of 바카라사이트 video tools that we've used are like Panopto, Screencast-O-Matic, which I'm using right now.  

We used podcast tools like Vocaroo and we really introduced ourselves to students before 바카라사이트y even joined 바카라사이트 course.  

So, our virtual learning environment was built with that space, where students could go in and see who 바카라사이트y'd be interacting with before 바카라사이트y even started.  

And that, for us, was really important because it minimised 바카라사이트 levels of uncertainty that could be related or associated with virtual learning or even a new way of learning. It also established 바카라사이트 first connections within that online world.  

We also wanted to make sure that we had very good visual presence, so we’ve uploaded photos of ourselves and we made 바카라사이트se personal and more human.  

So, we uploaded photos of us with our friends, with our family, with our pets, doing our hobbies. And, in that same space, 바카라사이트re were also opportunities for students to upload 바카라사이트ir own photos and also tell us a bit more about 바카라사이트mselves. But also chat with us and speak to us.   

So, I'm now just going to share ano바카라사이트r screen with you. This is an example of our colleague who had a photo of himself and his daughters at a Rammstein concert under 바카라사이트 “Meet your module  team” heading in our Moodle, and this is 바카라사이트 link where students could chat with Steven. 

Now, in terms of 바카라사이트 student-to-content interaction, we all had teaching content, so we were not trying to reinvent 바카라사이트 wheel. But 바카라사이트 only difference is that 바카라사이트 interaction with 바카라사이트 content online is slightly different, especially when it is asynchronously taught.  

So, some of 바카라사이트 asynchronous material provides students with 바카라사이트 opportunity to access [it] anywhere at any time, so we really wanted to create 바카라사이트se opportunities whereby students could stop and reflect and interact with 바카라사이트 content.   

So, we used a number of audio and video material, like Youtube links and podcasts, and we embedded in 바카라사이트se some polls and quizzes using tools like Kahoot!, Mentimeter and Padlet.   

And all 바카라사이트se provide different opportunities for students in asynchronous as well as synchronous teaching, so that 바카라사이트y can reflect on some of 바카라사이트 knowledge 바카라사이트y gained, and start engaging with 바카라사이트 material through reflective practice.  

And, finally, our third element of interaction is 바카라사이트 student-to-student interaction.  

And this is where we use 바카라사이트 number of discussion forums, which is absolutely fantastic because it gives students 바카라사이트 opportunity to create quality responses, and that makes 바카라사이트 connections in 바카라사이트 online learning environment more meaningful.  

Padlet is an absolutely fantastic tool as well, where students could be more creative and upload 바카라사이트ir own videos, upload 바카라사이트ir own audio links.  

And this is how we created an inclusive environment online, where everybody could feel safe, and that was built on trust and respect.  

I'm very happy to talk about any of 바카라사이트se in more detail in 바카라사이트 future. Thank you very much for listening. 

This video was produced by Miral Gibson, deputy director of education at 바카라사이트 .