Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments
As online learning opportunities continue to grow it is important to continually consider instructor practices. Using case study methodology this study conceptualizes instructor presence, the intersection of social and teaching presence as defined within the Community of Inquiry literature, and is b...
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Athabasca University Press
2015-06-01
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| author | Jennifer C Richardson Adrie A. Koehler Erin D. Besser Secil Caskurlu JiEun Lim Chad M. Mueller |
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| description | As online learning opportunities continue to grow it is important to continually consider instructor practices. Using case study methodology this study conceptualizes instructor presence, the intersection of social and teaching presence as defined within the Community of Inquiry literature, and is based in the implementation phase of online courses which is important to note since instructors often teach courses they did not design or develop. The investigation of the instructor presence behaviors of 12 online instructors and the emerging profiles of instructor presence provide a gateway to strategies for online instructors and offer a window into the ways instructional presence elements work together while providing insights into how to make the best use of online instructor time. In practical terms, the profiling method provides a useful way for practitioners to improve their own experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d369a91a2d64beaa2672975d1763f642022-12-21T23:08:11ZengAthabasca University PressInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning1492-38312015-06-0116310.19173/irrodl.v16i3.2123Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environmentsJennifer C Richardson0Adrie A. Koehler1Erin D. Besser2Secil Caskurlu3JiEun Lim4Chad M. Mueller5Purdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityAs online learning opportunities continue to grow it is important to continually consider instructor practices. Using case study methodology this study conceptualizes instructor presence, the intersection of social and teaching presence as defined within the Community of Inquiry literature, and is based in the implementation phase of online courses which is important to note since instructors often teach courses they did not design or develop. The investigation of the instructor presence behaviors of 12 online instructors and the emerging profiles of instructor presence provide a gateway to strategies for online instructors and offer a window into the ways instructional presence elements work together while providing insights into how to make the best use of online instructor time. In practical terms, the profiling method provides a useful way for practitioners to improve their own experiences.http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2123Distance EducationOnline EducationCommunity of InquiryInstructor Presence |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer C Richardson Adrie A. Koehler Erin D. Besser Secil Caskurlu JiEun Lim Chad M. Mueller Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Distance Education Online Education Community of Inquiry Instructor Presence |
| title | Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments |
| title_full | Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments |
| title_fullStr | Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments |
| title_short | Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments |
| title_sort | conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments |
| topic | Distance Education Online Education Community of Inquiry Instructor Presence |
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