Session Description
The topic of online bullying has been extensively studied in a student-to-student context. Comparatively less has been investigated about bullying of online faculty by online students. The goal of this presentation is to share empowerment strategies with online faculty regarding professional and proactive responses to online student bullying. Trigger factors unique to the online classroom will be identified, as well as strategies that online faculty can employ to re-establish beneficial lines of communication with disgruntled students while also positively modeling for them more effective approaches to problem solving - thereby also empowering their students. Audience members will be encouraged to share their own experiences and strategies for maintaining a positive communication environment while addressing student concerns.
Presenter(s)
Mary Dereshiwsky
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ, USA