A reminder: Classrooms are neither living rooms nor trains
A recent Chronicle of Higher Education essay suggests that classrooms are nonsocial spaces where facilitating belonging is not within educators' scope of practice. We forcefully disagree.
“One of my students in her final reflection stated she often feels forgotten by the university as an online student. 💔 This is why building community in online courses is so key, especially to support underserved students. Here are resources on online pedagogy that helped me:”