The Speak and Connect Program is a series of 6 weekly peer-facilitated conversational workshops that focus on developing communicative confidence and building a sense of belonging for commencing international students at the University of Sydney. With the move to fully online delivery, how does a program based on facilitating conversation and connection adapt to the online space, maintain student engagement, train peer-facilitators online and genuinely foster a sense of connectedness and belonging? This presentation will look at the challenges, insights and learnings that have emerged in the transition to online delivery in Semester 1, 2020.
Teaching@Sydney