Song, Borim2023-03-222024-02-222022-07Song, B. (2022). Alone together? Fighting student isolation in online art education. Art Education, 75(4), 43-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2022.2053460http://hdl.handle.net/10342/12427This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Art Education on 6 July 2022, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00043125.2022.2053460.The COVID-19 pandemic required most K-16 educators to transition to the realm of online education. Across the nation, a plethora of insights on new technologies, platforms, and secret tips for distance teaching have burgeoned. Yet one critical aspect seems be missing: our students. Aren’t they left out in these discussions? This essay recounts my personal journey as an art educator during the emergent culture of COVID-19. Sharing my stories and students’ reflections, I particularly focus on strategies to prevent student isolation within virtual art education and explain how to use synchronous and asynchronous methods to stay connected with the students.isolationonline art educationhigher educationvirtual classroomnarritive inquiryArticle