Remote Learning Experiences at SSU

Leniencies and Collective Disconnect

Presenter: Analyn Mapoy

Co-Presenter(s):
Kaleena Wong, Taylor Heissenbuttel

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 20-21

Semester: Spring

Faculty Mentor: Soo-Yeon Yoon

Department: Sociology

Funding Source/Sponsor: Koret Scholars Program

Screenshot URL: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1jBrVvAApynGGlJdL9xvj8GpGg4c43VAd

Abstract:
This study explores how college students negotiate the universal COVID-19 crisis, and what are the major challenges and unforeseen benefits for them with remote learning. Drawing from in-depth interviews with 27 Sonoma State University students, we find that a handful of students find remote courses helpful as there is more leniency to online test-taking. While a small number of students mentioned that their relationships with professors have become strengthened, lowered class engagement and self-motivation and reduced interaction contributed to the presence of collective disconnect among their peers and professors.