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Are You There? Impact of Instructor Presence on Building a Virtual Community

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Are You There?

Impact of Instructor Presence on Building a Virtual Community

Susan PattersonOld Dominion University

English 720

Distance education is growing, driven by competition and technology

Grant-Davie & Cargile Cook (2005)

It fits today’s lifestyles, too!

On some campuses, 1/3 of students take online courses

Smith, MacGregor,, Matthews, & Gabelnick, (2004)

Asynchronous virtual courses are on the rise

Mazzolini & Maddison, (2007)

Fostering asynchronous collaboration is challenging

Community as an engagement strategy is an emerging trend

Stebleton & Nownes, 2011

Community leads to satisfaction and collaboration

Liu, Magjuka, Bonk & Lee (2007)

Learning through community can be transformational

Ryman, Burrell, Hardham & Ross (2010)

Social construction of knowledge cannot happen

without participation.

Student participation is

essential for community

Bliss & Lawrence (2009)

But participation doesn’t happen

on its own

Dennen (2005)

Active instructor involvement can positively influence participation

Bliss & Lawrence (2009)

Bliss & Lawrence (2009)

Instructor presence fosters engagement

Mazzolini & Maddison (2007)

Presence is…

-more than just “being there” -more than housekeeping -not a result of frequency

Presence is “social”: affective – interactive – cohesive

Swan (2002), Pelz (2010)

So what does that look like?

What is the right balance of instructor

interaction?

What strategies can an instructor use to build community?

All this and more, coming to an ODU class

near you on April 29th!

Discussion

boards

Audio feedback

Questions t

hat

solic

it

multiple

perspectiv

es

Personal stories

Feedback on

discussion comments

Encourage

informal

interactions

Expressing questions

for own understanding

Clear

expectations

for participation

Initiate AND contribute

to discussion