The Loneliness Lesson: What the Pandemic Taught Teachers About Fostering Digital Communities with Interactive E-Books

• In Event: LED- Perspectives on Learning Spaces (h)

Short Description

Digital learning spaces have become the new normal. The sudden shift to remote learning exacerbated feelings of loneliness in students and increased their need for authentic engagement. In this session, you will learn how educators can use web-based interactive e-books with discussions to foster engagement among students. Digital communities can be part of the solution to the isolation many learners face. They can be a place where students display uptake by dialogically reflecting with peers.

Authors

• Presenter: Vanya Tsvetkova, University of South Florida

• Contributor: Jeanette Abrahamsen, University of South Florida

• Contributor: Diane Austin, University of South Florida

• Presenter: Glenn Gordon Smith, University of South Florida