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Connecting doesn’t require video surveillance. When students are forced to work from home, requiring them to turn on cameras is an invasion of privacy. We can make connection through text, voice, images, all of which allow students to set boundaries they’re comfortable with. https://twitter.com/doug_lemov/status/1306940837209743362
A few earlier threads that offer some alternatives: https://twitter.com/jessifer/status/1263579427088162816
Folks often just don’t understand what happens when we point cameras at people. They think, “well, I can see students in a classroom, why shouldn’t I be able to always see them in a virtual class?”
Because: the angle of view is different (we are seeing everyone in close-up), we are in each other’s private spaces, and the video is often being recorded. All of these require the performance of engagement in addition to (and often at the expense of) actual engagement.
This is why “Zoom fatigue” is a thing. And especially for teachers who are often in a position to simultaneously work (to listen and engage while also managing the tech) in on-ground and online spaces.
Not to mention that students are far too often being required or compelled (for the sake of a grade) to sacrifice their own privacy, security, and even safety.
