Building Community — Leslie Harrod, Graphic Designer and Instructor of Design.

• 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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 Instagram at @designrfix

Ligatures YYZ http://ligatures.ca

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