Teacher-Student Relationship Building During Remote Learning

Submission Type

Pre-recorded Poster

Area of Study or Work

Educational Studies

Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85138860792?pwd=VVFMcEJuenBhcUt2K1QvSVhBZmU1UT09

Faculty Advisor

Leah Nillas

Expected Graduation Date

2021

Start Date

4-10-2021 9:35 AM

End Date

4-10-2021 9:40 AM

Abstract

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the educational landscape has transformed in unpredictable ways over the past year. Schools vary widely in their policies regarding online learning and hybrid setups to allow students to get an education while minimizing risk that the virus will spread in the school setting. While this situation has forced teachers and students to adapt in new and previously untested ways, Riggs (2020) proposes the importance of three forms of interaction for students in the remote classroom: student-content interaction, student-student interaction, and student-instructor interaction. Focusing on these forms of interaction, according to Riggs, allow educators to see remote learning from a more student-centered standpoint. This study focuses on one such remote learning setup where students and teachers interacted in synchronous classes three days per week for twenty-five to thirty minutes at a time, and explores the possibilities and challenges faced by the student teacher in attempts to develop student-instructor interaction in this particular online environment. Eleven twelfth-grade students participated in this study including anecdotal data from the teacher’s perspective and weekly student check-in questions. As many school districts remain remote, educators and pre-service teachers will find this study useful in demonstrating techniques that could be applied to their virtual classrooms.

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Teacher-Student Relationship Building During Remote Learning

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the educational landscape has transformed in unpredictable ways over the past year. Schools vary widely in their policies regarding online learning and hybrid setups to allow students to get an education while minimizing risk that the virus will spread in the school setting. While this situation has forced teachers and students to adapt in new and previously untested ways, Riggs (2020) proposes the importance of three forms of interaction for students in the remote classroom: student-content interaction, student-student interaction, and student-instructor interaction. Focusing on these forms of interaction, according to Riggs, allow educators to see remote learning from a more student-centered standpoint. This study focuses on one such remote learning setup where students and teachers interacted in synchronous classes three days per week for twenty-five to thirty minutes at a time, and explores the possibilities and challenges faced by the student teacher in attempts to develop student-instructor interaction in this particular online environment. Eleven twelfth-grade students participated in this study including anecdotal data from the teacher’s perspective and weekly student check-in questions. As many school districts remain remote, educators and pre-service teachers will find this study useful in demonstrating techniques that could be applied to their virtual classrooms.