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When digital education eliminates mentorship

I am a college freshman and I have never had a real conversation with a professor because everything happens through discussion boards and office hour Zooms

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A student experiences the isolation that comes when technology mediates all educational relationships, preventing the human connection that enables deep learning.

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“Where Are You with Technology and education?”

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