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Best Practices (Teaching and Leadership)

Building Virtual Campus Culture with Live Virtual Field Trips

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: A702
Session Type: Explore and Engage
If you selected Cutting-Edge, what innovative ideas, approaches, or methodologies will your session introduce or explore?: This session introduces live virtual field trips as a new way to build a cohesive campus culture in online learning. We’ll explore how these trips engage students and create community despite physical distance. Participants will learn practical strategies to boost social interaction and community-building in virtual schools.

Abstract Description :

In this session, online school leaders will discover how live virtual field trips can be harnessed to create a vibrant and inclusive campus culture. The presentation will highlight a partnership between Florida's Pinellas Virtual School and Banyan Global Learning, showcasing how these synchronous experiences tackle the challenges of low engagement and limited social interaction in virtual settings. Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies to integrate virtual field trips into their schools, fostering stronger connections, participation, and a sense of belonging among students.

If someone was doing a search for your session in the program what 5 words might they use to search for and find your session.: Virtual Field Trips, Campus Culture, Student Engagement, Community Building, Synchronous Learning

Learning Objectives:

  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to identify the key challenges and successes associated with building virtual campus culture and understand how live virtual field trips can address these challenges.
  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to design and implement actionable strategies to integrate live virtual field trips into their virtual schools to enhance student engagement and social interaction.