…a learning community. Instructional—This is the role the instructor plays in guiding students through the learning process. The need for instructor presence “In the face-to-face classroom, we don’t actually have…
…for help in setting up an improvement plan for the next course. Unfortunately, my colleague’s frustrating experience is not uncommon for instructors new to the online environment. Managing instructor presence—students’…
Increasingly, online educators are faced with two key directives that are critical for student success and retention: increasing instructor presence and building a community of learners. All too often, instructors…
…off-line. Just because the content, assignments, and assessments are online does not mean that the actual teaching and instructor presence can be off-line. One could have a beautifully designed online…
…of an online course are integrated such that they form a cohesive whole that creates easy travel based upon instructor presence, appropriate feedback, and easy navigation for students. Instructor Presence…
…indicated that value placed on personal faculty-student interactions by instructors is a more prevalent indicator of instructor accessibility than simply being present during regularly scheduled office hours (Wilson, Wood, &…
…few strategies for creating instructor social presence. The particular approaches an instructor uses will be shaped by the instructor’s personal style, experience, and course load; the background and experience of…
Social presence, “the degree to which a medium is perceived as representing the presence of communication participants,” is an important factor in students’ learning and satisfaction. With online learning reaching…
