{"id":2003,"date":"2020-07-07T20:08:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T20:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/?p=2003"},"modified":"2022-12-15T19:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T19:15:29","slug":"remote-learning-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/remote-learning-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"How Educators Can Improve Their Personal Connection with Students in a Remote Learning Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For so many teachers, professors, and educators throughout the world, when classes transitioned online due to COVID-19, it became difficult to maintain a personal connection with students and keep a pulse on their progress and wellbeing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to really <\/em>connect with someone via video conferencing. Zoom and similar video conferencing platforms feel cold and non-personal, and they\u2019re not optimal for the one-on-one interactions that teachers are used to having in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, you could clearly see everyone’s facial expressions, and recognize who\u2019s having a bad day or needs support\/encouragement. You could take them aside (or come up to them) during class to have a one-on-one chat. But this isn\u2019t possible remotely. Also, video conferencing platforms don’t facilitate an optimal environment for students to stop by and chat with teachers before<\/em> or after<\/em> class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These one-on-one chats (before, during, or after class) help build and maintain a personal connection<\/strong>, which can make it easier for students to become academically motivated<\/strong> and engaged<\/strong>, and consequently, improve their performance. Unfortunately, with remote learning, many teachers and students aren\u2019t getting the same one-on-one experience that they\u2019re used to having in the classroom.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can teachers better keep a pulse on students in remote learning environments? How can they maintain one-on-one connections?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help answer these questions, we interviewed one of our users, James Pierce (Dean at the Watkins College of Art at Belmont University) to get his thoughts on how to tackle this problem and maintain or improve personal connections with students in a remote learning environment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James decided to use our product, Geekbot, to automatically<\/em> send 4 check-in questions to students every class day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. How do you feel today?<\/strong><\/li>
  2. What did you work on since last class? <\/strong><\/li>
  3. What do you plan to work on today? <\/strong><\/li>
  4. Anything blocking your progress? <\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In this post, we\u2019ll cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n