Building relationships in the ‘cyber abyss’: learning from engagement failures

Authors

  • Clare Brown University of Glasgow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi22.737

Keywords:

collaboration, pedagogy of care, belonging, Covid-19

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Published

14-10-2021

How to Cite

Brown, C. (2021) “Building relationships in the ‘cyber abyss’: learning from engagement failures”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (22). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi22.737.

Issue

No. 22 (2021): Special Edition, Compendium of Innovative Practice: Learning Development in a Time of Disruption

Section

Fostering student engagement

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