7 Steps to Creating Presence in Online Courses - Step 2

 

Online teaching and learning should be an experience where presence is felt by both instructors and learners. How is presence created?

 

The second step is to UNDERSTAND THE NEW ENVIRONMENT. The chart above can help you understand how the Face-to-Face and the Virtual Online Worlds are different. With this chart you can begin to see how you need to change and adapt your teaching to reach across space in a very human way to your students. Next week - Step 3.

 

Reference

 

Lehman, R. M., & Conceição, S. C. (2010). Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching: How to “Be There” for Distance Learners. Jossey-Bass. 

Creating Presence from the Traditional to the Virtual

There is a difference in the way we create a sense of presence in the traditional face-to-face classroom compared to the virtual classroom. In this episode, Rosemary Lehman and Simone Conceição examine these differences and the distinguishing factors: space, time, boundaries, teaching, level of interaction, level of course planning, and cognitive and affective teaching effort.

Based on the book, Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching: How to “Be There” for Distance Learners.

• What are the challenges you face when creating presence in the virtual world? 
• How do you create a sense of presence in your online courses as compared to the traditional classroom?

 

Listen to Podcast

Conversations about Online Teaching and Learning Episode 10 Transcript