Baruch Student Connor Levens reflects on his experiences in different hybrid courses, shares ideas about strategies for structuring an online space, and explains the varied dynamics at work in “real” versus “online” conversations.

I think there are alternative ways to develop a good connection with a professor, but there isn’t anything that’s going to beat that face to face interaction.

Baruch student Samuel Rubinstein discusses the implications for online work in courses across different disciplines, explains how hybrid courses alter the teacher/student relationship, and laments the constant distractions and physical strain that can accompany digital academic labor.

The issue is, we need to find a way to not get distracted online. Because once you’re online, next thing you know you’re opening up a new tab and then you forget everything you’re doing.