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A presentation given to faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University's Teaching and Learning with Technology Institute: 8 June 2010.
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Instructor Presence in Online Classes
- I nstructor P resence Lisa M. Lane MiraCosta College A rather tortured view through the wonderland of online teaching
- The Setting Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/lookingglass/2.3.html
- Stage 1: Curiousity Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/1.3.html
- Stage 2: Feeling lost Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/2.3.html
- Stage 3: Fading out Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/6.5.html
- Be friendly :-) Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/11.1.html
- Be approachable Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/5.1.html
- Tools are important Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/8.3.html
- Be vocal (and visual) Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/7.2.html
- Listen Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/10.1.html
- Encourage helpfulness Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/lookingglass/5.1.html
- Encourage collaboration Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/3.1.html
- Encourage assessment Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/lookingglass/8.5.html
- Image by John Tenniel, from Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/lookingglass/5.3.html
Editor's Notes
- They don’t call it Distance Ed for nothing. Online class settings create a false sense of control (I can come and go whenever I want) countered by a sense of automation (I do this and that happens) and a sense of community (look at all these people in this class) countered by a deep loneliness (it’s just me and my computer).
- things are different here, but that’s OK....
- until there’s nothing left but an account and an occasional log-in must catch them at the curiosity stage and hold them with things that convince them you’re there and you care
- Be friendly -- emoticons are your friend even when just making annoucements -- writing style, colloquial for some, formal for formal work
- Gmail chat badge, IM, quick email reply, Messaging system, open conversation in forum
- Your voice, video talking head is really quick
- act like you care, even if you don’t -- use their names in replies
- FAQ is a good start -- a help forum should be run by them first
- Ask along the way, with polls or surveys (CATs) pulled back into announcements and discussions
- Being there in a number of ways will have them coming to you, instead of you chasing them down The End
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