Abstract
Providing Business school students with online social networking opportunities during remote learning
Highlights
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UK universities have had to move teaching online
The situation appears challenging to new students, because they are new to the environment and have had little opportunity to get to know others in person
In the second semester (January–May 2021), I experimented with the use of online interactive quizzes as an ice-breaker activity on a postgraduate module
Summary
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UK universities have had to move teaching online. The absence of in-person teaching means that students have had far less opportunity to socialise with each other on campus. This can have adverse impacts on students’ emotional well-being and engagement in their studies (Margalit, 2010). The situation appears challenging to new students, because they are new to the environment and have had little opportunity to get to know others in person. I decided to provide students with social networking opportunities during online classes, aiming to help them adapt to interacting, and staying connected, with their virtual learning communities (Lenning and Ebbers, 1999)
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