How to support student collaboration during online distance study

Have you ever studied online? Online learning is becoming more prevalent, a trend accelerated by Covid19, and often this learning is shared by students who are living geographically disparate and are likely to never meet. Many of us may have studied anything from short courses to entire degrees online, and the support for these varies between both course and institution. But what part should peers play in online study? This article shares reflections upon a short research Praxis study by three researchers who explored adult student interactions when studying a degree online, and the findings from the student interviews.