 actually sat for a while struggling with what an online version of Bagels with Ben would look like but I knew that student interest was there because students emailed me and said can you can you please host something like that online because I really miss it or other people would tell me I was actually waiting until you know later on in the term to participate and now I guess I won't get a chance to and so it was apparent to me that the interest was there that the demand was there it was just a matter of trying to figure out how to how to how to create that kind of experience for students are about to share something that's a little more private that's a little more personal I do make it a point to make sure that everyone is aware you know this stays within this space and it's for the sake of preserving this sense of community but I have I bring these bagels so that it's a it's in and of itself is a talking point without requiring the students to do too much thinking I don't know a facial mask that I have at home my wife and I have a bunch and so I brought out one and I encouraged other people to to to to bring out their own facial products as well and some people did like muck masks and other people did other kinds of masks someone did a hand mask as well and it was just really it was just really interesting to to to see the different types of products that people had but also really interesting and fun to see everybody being so engaged in that kind of medium that they would actively participate it's nice to see people being so open and and personal to to to other people and that's certainly maybe you don't have the same kind of sharing of food obviously with people on this online forum because you physically can't but people certainly still bring that same kind of that that same kind of atmosphere that ambience to the to the to the meetings I think at least just from talking to students and from the teaching evaluations that that for myself that that I've seen it seems like students become really motivated to do well in the course if they can identify with the faculty member they can identify with the instructor if they really like the instructor and I would like to think that through doing this they like me a little more and you know people would talk about how you know they were worried about this course but it you know through all these opportunities to interact with other people and with me they become more motivated more interested in the course and I think that motivation come not compels motivates further the subsequently motivates them to do well in the course because why would you want to do well in the course in which don't really that you don't really care about or you know that you feel very sort of isolated from other people so I'm hoping that this sort of breaks down that kind of barrier I still try to maintain some level of you know some level of separation and professionalism with students and students do comment on how I do seem to be able to strike that balance between you know keeping a professional relationship while also establishing a sort of very informal friendly relationship with with the students and I think you know everybody has a different calculus in terms of what they're comfortable with in with regard to the balance between professionalism and informality and friendliness so that's up to individuals to that decision is up to individuals to make but I really do think that connecting with students in some way right beyond just teaching them in a classroom setting I think that kind of connection is beneficial for for them and it's definitely been beneficial for me because I learned things from my students as well