https://www.elearningworld.org/connecting-with-other-moodlers/ For the online learning world Sat, 25 Jul 2020 06:15:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.elearningworld.org/connecting-with-other-moodlers/#comment-1219 Sat, 25 Jul 2020 06:15:16 +0000 https://www.elearningworld.org/?p=11222#comment-1219 Yes, interesting times eh?
I haven’t felt particularly isolated, but that’s because of personal history that means I’m an independent and quiet person (which most people who meet me in professional life wouldn’t believe! lol)
But I can remember when my immediate family went to the UK for 6 weeks (my partner and two young daughters), and I cried in the car driving all the way home already missing them so much!
With Skype, Zoom, BigBlueButton, Facebook, Twitter, etc. etc. we might have assumed that most people would still feel ‘connected’ ?
But I think COVID-19 and lockdowns have also show, very importantly, that as humans we are social animals, and we like to socialise with groups – family, neighbours, friends, workmates, Moodlers !
I’ve heard of a few people having ‘quiz nights’ and suchlike virtually – and that seems like such a good idea – having FUN with others, albeit online, seems like something we should naturally be doing with others, and making the effort to organise 🙂

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