As the COVID-19 pandemic became a reality with countries, cities and towns going into lockdown, universities were forced to close campuses and move teaching online. The rapid transition to teaching online required academics and students to quickly adapt to interacting in the online space. As I attended numerous professional development sessions to upskill on technology, I constantly questioned how to maintain the engagement in online classes, particularly problem-based tutorials where body language and facial expressions can be crucial in gauging student understanding. Face-to-face classes provide opportunities to build connections and establish relationships with students, and generally such relationships develop through informal conversation. Having never taught online classes, I wondered whether students would engage and interact in the same way!