To say that learning online is the "privileged mode" challenges my thinking. Having taught in an online environment before, distance was always a challenge and viewed as a deficit. It was very difficult to build community, engage students in conversation, and be "close" to the learning. However, to refocus online learning as "privileged" helps me to consider that the online platform enables a learning community to be wider, encompass more voices, and have a richer diversity of experiences and perspectives.