How'd We Get Here?
Building Community — Leslie Harrod, Graphic Designer and Instructor of Design.
Episode Summary
In this episode, I speak to Leslie Harrod, a graphic designer and design instructor about building connections and community in the classroom. We talk about the importance of communication and fostering a safe space of inclusion, identifying and developing relationships with students in an online learning environment, and using web-based technology to promote collaboration in the classroom. Leslie leaves us with some thoughts for building connections in online and face-to-face learning environments and shares her own experiences on maintaining online relationships with her students during the current pandemic.
Episode Notes
- Leslie discusses how she got started in design.
- How building relationships with peers and teachers impacts learning and a sense of community in the classroom.
- Allowing learners to embrace themselves to build confidence as a designer.
- Learning from others and their prior experiences, cultures, and perspectives.
- Leslie's experiences learning and teaching online.
- The importance of communication and building relationships.
- Leslie shares her experiences and her philosophy for teaching online.
- Fostering collaboration in an online environment using web-based tech tools.
- Establishing a classroom culture of risk, respect, communication, critique, inclusiveness, and encouragement.
- Providing a safe space for students in an online learning environment.
- How do we develop relationships with our students who are accustomed to presenting a positive social presence in an online space?
- Being openly honest and vulnerable with your students to nurture connections and community through relatability.
- Something to think about when building connections online and in the classroom.
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