From Face-to-Face to Screen: The Changing Dynamics of Teacher-Student Relationships in the Digital Era
摘要
The significant shift from face-to-face communication to online platforms in education has profoundly altered the relationships between teachers and students. This chapter seeks to examine the evolving dynamics of these relationships within university settings under online teaching conditions, where traditional interaction methods have increasingly been supplanted by digital tools such as email, video conferencing, and discussion forums. A survey involving 150 teachers and 150 students across various online teaching platforms was conducted to investigate strategies for fostering and sustaining effective online teacher-student relationships. The study focuses on communication methods, feedback practices, engagement strategies, and emotional support as perceived by participants, measured through a Likert scale. To identify trends and correlations between communication strategies, feedback quality, and student engagement, both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed. The findings offer insights into the opportunities and challenges presented by technology in transforming the teacher-student relationship, highlighting the need for further research to fully comprehend the impact of digital interactions on learning outcomes and educational satisfaction. This represents a valuable learning process aimed at understanding how digital education platforms can enhance teacher-student relationships while addressing emerging challenges related to privacy, power dynamics, and emotional support in virtual environments.