Category: pandemic
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Building Belonging in Online Classrooms: Relationships at the Core (Dulfer, Gowing, & Mitchell, 2024)
This study examines the experiences of twenty postgraduate students in online learning settings, their feelings of isolation or inclusion, and the elements of their particular classes that helped them engage. The paper asserts a need, post-pandemic, to explore online learning on its own terms. Learner-instructor interaction, learner-learner interaction, and learner-content interaction were all found to…
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Impact of Transitioning to Remote Learning on Student Learning Interactions and Sense of Belonging Among Public Health Graduate Students (Zamora et al., 2023)
The article discusses the importance of student learning interactions and a sense of belonging in distance education settings, particularly in the experiential field of public health. The paper examines how the sudden shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Master of Public Health students’ interactions with peers, instructors, and course content, as well…
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COVID-19 and Loneliness in Higher Education: a UK-based Cohort Comparison Study (Ouzia, 2023)
Data analyses revealed that a greater need to belong, reduced sense of belonging, and lower social support from a significant other were significant predictors of loneliness, regardless of cohort. These findings indicate that while the pandemic may have disrupted students’ ability to develop a sense of belonging, particularly for those starting university during or after…
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Attributes of Blended Learning Environments Designed to Foster a Sense of Belonging for Higher Education Students (Mendoza & Venables, 2023)
This article investigates the aspects of blended learning, both synchronous and asynchronous, that promote students’ sense of belonging, and identifies best practices for creating inclusive curriculum design in blended learning environments. The findings, informed by the Community of Inquiry framework and Universal Design for Learning guidelines, provide a set of salient attributes to guide the…
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Belonging as a Gateway for Learning: First-year Engineering Students’ Characterizations of Factors that Promote and Detract From Sense of Belonging in a Pandemic (Buckley et al., 2023)
The study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected first-year engineering students’ sense of belonging, particularly those with minoritized identities. The paper approaches belonging as a key predictor of student success, and given that emergency remote teaching (ERT) changed the dynamics of instructional support and faculty interactions, it examines how various factors impacted students. Findings suggest…
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Building Belonging in Online WIL Environments — Lessons (Re)learnt in the Pandemic Age: A Collaborative Enquiry (Mueller et al., 2022)
The study explores pedagogical strategies that foster a sense of belonging for learners. Through a collaborative enquiry, the authors identify three key threads to the fabric of belonging: humanizing online WIL, the importance of mentor presence, and fostering professional belonging. The study suggests that strategies targeting these areas are central to building a sense of…
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Sense of Belonging During a Global Pandemic: A Case of Accounting Students (Luong et al., 2022)
The study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift between on-campus and online teaching on accounting students’ sense of belonging at University A in New Zealand. It suggests that the effect on students’ sense of belonging may depend on various factors and offers practical implications for accounting educators and the higher education…
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College Students’ Belonging and Loneliness in the Context of Remote Online Classes during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Hansen-Brown et al., 2022)
The study examined college students’ sense of belonging and loneliness in the context of remote online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers found that students’ belonging, and loneliness were linked to their class format, aspects of their virtual classes, social contact, and experiences in the pandemic. Working more hours and increased family obligations did…
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Nostalgia, Belonging and Mattering: An Institutional Framework for Digital Collegiality Drawn from Teachers’ Experience of Online Delivery during the 2020 Pandemic. (Bowskill et al., 2022)
This article explores the emotional experiences of two teachers in different countries (UK and China) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Its aim is to understand the role of technology in three affective outcomes of teaching – nostalgia, belonging, and mattering – during the online pivot. The findings explore ways in…
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Student Belongingness in Higher Education: Lessons for Professors from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Tice et al., 2021)
This study, from Australia, highlights the significant disruption to the higher education student experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in terms of sense of belonging. During the pandemic, the national student survey data showed a notable drop in learner engagement and belonging. The study framed the moment as an opportunity to critically examine belongingness among…
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Isolation, Burnout, and a Lost Sense of Belonging: Combating the Challenges of Distance Education During a Pandemic (Heider, 2021)
This paper overviews challenges faced by teachers and students in the shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, which included feelings of isolation and burnout for teachers, and a lost sense of belonging for students. The chapter recommends strategies such as virtual huddles with colleagues and free professional development opportunities like podcasts, continuing education…