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A Welcoming Tone: Tips to Build Rapport in Digital Spaces

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Thus, it’s pressing for instructors to collaborate on concrete ways to create a welcoming tone and build rapport in digital spaces. As English professors and educational developers, we think this question is essential when creating a sense of belonging for all students. Certainly, videos are one means of doing this, as is audio.

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A Welcoming Tone: Tips to Build Rapport in Digital Spaces

Faculty Focus

Thus, it’s pressing for instructors to collaborate on concrete ways to create a welcoming tone and build rapport in digital spaces. As English professors and educational developers, we think this question is essential when creating a sense of belonging for all students. Certainly, videos are one means of doing this, as is audio.

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Why We Need to Share Care, Appreciation, Kindness and Empathy (CAKE) in our Classrooms  

Faculty Focus

To implement the first piece of CAKE, care, we suggest an instructor take some time to implement this strategy. Instructors can provide sheets with an outline of a blank hand/palm or ask students to use the drawing function on their device as an option. Trace boundaries around your fingers and palm to create an outline of your hand.