{"id":50999,"date":"2022-02-15T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=50999"},"modified":"2025-04-09T22:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:41:54","slug":"how-to-develop-student-soft-skills-in-a-virtual-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/how-to-develop-student-soft-skills-in-a-virtual-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"How to develop student soft skills in a virtual classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Highlights<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The modern work world requires a good grasp of soft skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching soft skills to students in a virtual classroom can be accomplished in a variety of ways, including mock interviews, group projects, and video diaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a communications platform that supports the development of soft skills is essential for educators.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb \ud83d\udcbb \ud83d\udcda Need a refresher on virtual learning best practices? 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To succeed in today\u2019s world, students have to learn soft skills in their virtual classroom. In fact, research suggests that<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/792186\/Soft_Skills__The_Hard_Skills_for_Today_s_Workforce_Final.pdf?p=original\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a full 75% of long-term job success is dependent on such skills.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term \u201csoft skills\u201d is hard to define, but represents abilities like the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leadership<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self reflection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critical thinking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adaptability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of these are really \u201cpeople\u201d skills\u2014the ability to work with people, including oneself. That\u2019s why they are so important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In any case, soft skills are always domain non-specific. That means that they are useful for every subject, not just one. 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Some good examples include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mock interviews<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video diaries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peer feedback<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>1. Group projects in virtual classrooms<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most modern work requires individuals to function as members of a group in some way. Typically, workers must collaborate to complete a common task, one which they cannot complete on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group projects help students work on their interpersonal and leadership skills to better fit into a collaborative work environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give students free rein to complete the projects as they wish. This will allow them to determine what kind of social structure they want in their groups. Some students may think of themselves as natural, hierarchical leaders. Others may prefer working in egalitarian \u201cwebs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of the project is not the point. While it may help them learn a new idea, the soft skills they learn do not depend on the topic. Group projects can work just as well for math as they do for history, art, or biology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a physical classroom, students are limited in how they can present the outcome of their group projects. Typically, some sort of report or presentation is a good way to do this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, virtual classrooms enable students to try more interaction styles. For example, students can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create their own group live video sessions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinate their own collaborative group<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage a single <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Github<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> account<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run a single social media page<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual connectivity opens students up to all the social possibilities of the internet. This is an increasingly important skill as the number of online communication channels proliferates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Mock interviews<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mock interviews give students practice using soft skills like verbal communication and critical thinking. Unlike most group projects, interviews let students practice these skills in real time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great way to do mock interviews is to bring in a guest. This could be a former student, a figure in the local community, or even an administrator at your school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The great thing about virtual classrooms is that they make bringing in guests easier than ever before. In theory, your students could practice interviewing a person halfway around the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the interview, have your students research the person they will interview or the industry in which they work. Then, students can brainstorm possible questions to ask in groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51002\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/virtual-classroom.jpeg\" alt=\"Female student learning remotely on her laptop while attending an online video meeting.\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Video diaries<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young people love making and sharing videos of themselves\u2014just look at TikTok! You can channel that energy into an educational purpose by having your students create video diaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This practice helps with critical thinking and self reflection. Students could record a video diary every day after reading a news article, and reflect on what they thought the article meant. In so doing, students will absorb the information at a much deeper level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students can record themselves as part of in-classroom software or as part of a mainstream app, like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/industry-solutions\/education-cloud-phone-systems.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Virtual learning with peer feedback<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peer feedback helps students learn twice. They learn in providing and in receiving feedback. This helps them with skills like interpreting arguments and self reflection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to set good expectations about the peer feedback process. The point is to help each other, not to judge. Having a clear rubric set up at the start can help streamline the process and remove ambiguity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a virtual classroom, students can set up one-on-one video channels to go over work. This has an advantage over peer review in the physical classroom, where other students may overhear the feedback, possibly discouraging honesty.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Educational technology for virtual learning<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, educational technology is needed in a virtual classroom. Choosing the right platforms can help students learn valuable skills in communication and adaptation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The modern internet runs on many different platforms, and new ones are added every day. Workers may switch between Google Docs, Slack, and Twitter\u2014all within a few minutes. The ability to coordinate multiple channels of information at once is now an important soft skill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students must customize their digital footprint with more than just a picture and their name. They also have to choose what platforms to work best in communicating with each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One way to help students practice navigating between multiple modes of communication is by using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/industry-solutions\/education-cloud-phone-systems.html\">RingCentral&#8217;s hybrid learning communications platform<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0as your virtual classroom. RingCentral offers messaging, video meetings with screen sharing, phone, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/cloud-contact-center.html\">cloud contact center<\/a>\u2014all in one app\u2014as well as integrates with learning management tools like Canvas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-post-content-cta rc-post-content-cta_orange\">\n<div class=\"rc-post-content-cta-columns\">\n<div class=\"bottom-cta-img\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"700\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/project-hybrid-learning.png\" class=\"responsive-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-cta-copy\">\n<div class=\"headline-copy\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><\/span><b>UP NEXT: 5 tips for project-based learning in a hybrid learning environment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-post-content-cta-footer\">\n<div 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