Fostering Connections in the Online Learning Environment: Using Intentionality, Empathy, Creativity, and Accessibility as Tools for Connection

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Author(s): Fatma Ouled Salem (Walden University, USA)and Corinne W. Bridges (Walden University, USA)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 21
Source title: Balance and Boundaries in Creating Meaningful Relationships in Online Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sarah H. Jarvie (Colorado Christian University, USA)and Cara Metz (The University of Arizona Global Campus, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8908-6.ch010

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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Student retention and success in online programs seems to be closely related to their perceived sense of connection with their faculty, peers, and institution. Using activities that create opportunities for interactions and communal learning reduces attrition rates and enhances the learner's experience. In fact, Ouled Salem identified four critical strategies that distance educators can use to foster meaningful connections in the online learning environment: intentionality, creativity, empathy, and accessibility. This chapter will go into detail about each of the four skills and outline evidence-based activities that can be used in the online classroom to create and maintain meaningful relationships.

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