PLUTO Institute -- Presence and Engagement
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Presence & engagement
in online learning
environments
Patrick R. Lowenthal Boise State University
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More About Me
educator researche
r designer developerpatricklowenthal.com Twitter @plowenthal
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Why this matters to me!
I was scared the first time I taught online
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I was scared that I would not connect with my students
Why does connecting matter?
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Learning is social!
We are social beings!
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Can learning with technology be social?
Theory of Social Presence
For more info:The evolution and influence of social presence theory on online learning
Social presence is the degree of salience (i.e., quality or state of being there) between two communicators using a communication medium.
Social Presence Theory…
• Social presence is a quality of a communication medium
• Some media (e.g., video) have a higher social presence than other media (e.g., text)
• Media with higher social presence are seen as socialable, warm, and personal
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Community of Inquiry
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High Tech &
Low Tech Strategies
Social Presence Strategies
Bio strategies
Orientation strategies
Reconnecting strategies
Feedback strategies
Discussion strategies
Small group strategies
Organic interaction strategies
&Bios Strategies
Teacher Bios
Student Bios
Teacher Bios
For more info:Intentional Web Presence: 10 SEO Strategies Every Academic Needs to Know
Sharing Scholarship
Sharing Teaching Philosophy
Teacher Bios
For more info:From Pixel on a Screen to Real Person in Your Students’ Lives: Establishing Social Presence using Digital Storytelling
Digital Stories
Student Bios
For more info:Getting to know you: The first week of class and beyond
Aladdin’s Lamp
Superhero Powers
Student Bios
For more info:Defeating the Kobayashi Maru: Supporting Student Retention by Balancing the Needs of the Many and the One
5 minute phone call
Student Bios
For more info:From Pixel on a Screen to Real Person in Your Students’ Lives: Establishing Social Presence using Digital Storytelling
Digital Stories
Student BiosPhoto Roster
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Orientation StrategiesOrientation Videos
Orientation Strategies
Detailed Announcements & Emails
Reconnecting StrategiesSoundtrack of your life
For more info:Hot for teacher: Using digital music to enhance student’s experience in online courses
Reconnecting StrategiesVirtual Paper Bag & Superhero Powers
Feedback StrategiesVideo Feedback
Discussion Strategies
Non-threatening discussions
Discussion Protocols
Synchronous Discussions
For more info:Protocols for Online Discussions
Small Group Strategies
Peer Review
Group Work
Document Co-Creation
For more info:Learning, unlearning, and relearning: Using Web 2.0 technologies to support the development of lifelong learning skills
Organic Interaction Strategies
For more info:Tweeting the night away: Using Twitter to enhance social presence
Social Media
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Types of Interaction
• Student – to – student
• Student – to – content
• Student – to – teacher
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CoI Reconceptualized
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Questions for Blended Courses
1. When should you have interactions with peers?
2. When should you have interactions with content?
3. When should you have interactions with the instructor?
Patrick R. [email protected]@Articles @ http://patricklowenthal.com/research/ The power of presence: Our quest for the right mix of social presence in
online courses What was your best learning experience? Our story about using stories
to solve instructional problems Defeating the Kobayashi Maru: Supporting student retention by
balancing the needs of the many and the one Death to the Digital Dropbox: Rethinking student privacy and public
performance Hot for teacher: Using digital music to enhance student’s experience in
online courses From pixel on a screen to real person in your students’ lives:
Establishing social presence using digital storytelling Horton hears a tweet Tweeting the night away: Using Twitter to enhance social presence Online faculty development and storytelling: An unlikely solution to
improving teacher quality Teaching presence