Speaker: California Adult Education, Digital Learning Guidance. Chapter Seven: Fostering Healthy, Equitable, and Inclusive Digital Communities. Cultivating a positive, safe, and supportive community can be challenging, especially in a digital learning environment.

Social emotional learning or SEL, is crucial for successful participation in learning, work, and life. Adult educators play an essential role in integrating SEL by being supportive, culturally sensitive, and involving students in the instructional process. It requires purposeful effort, including activities that foster relationships beyond teaching academic content. Educators can also use SEL to prioritize their own welfare and cultivate staff well-being.

Finally, this chapter explores digital citizenship and practices to create positive interactions with others in digital spaces. Digital citizenship trains learners to become digital citizens and models for others. For information about fostering healthy, equitable, and inclusive digital communities, see the Guidance at otan.us.