The Online Psychological Safety Model: Principles for Building Authentic Students Relationships in a Virtual Environment

Keywords: online, psychological safety, authentic relationships

Abstract: In this roundtable discussion, a proposed model for instilling psychological safety and building authentic relationships with students in a virtual environment will be presented by three professors with varying experience in this area. The model outlines principles instructors can follow for ensuring psychological safety as well as tools for implementing these principles. The idea for the model arose from a workshop on psychological safety presented last year at MOBTS. Participants will be asked to offer insights on the model as well as their experiences and perspectives on how they address psychological safety in an online context.