1. Being There and Being Together
Instructor Presence in Online Learning
Louise Stern, MSW, PhD

2. presence teaching presence instructor presence social presence
Feeling like part of a community; connection; safety; interaction – the culture of the group
Methods and design used to support community (design, instruction, discourse, assessment
Observable behaviours and actions; in the live part of the course; inserting yourself

3. the first 2 weeks … introductions being seen and heard netiquette
an early activity (timely feedback)
the first 2 weeks …

4. introductions

5. introductions to the course
Give alternatives to just reading…

6. videos

7. announcements

8. announcements

9. set your boundaries for your schedule and time
What you can do...

10. teaching

11. teaching Discussions:
Questions/topics posed must be interactive and engaging in nature (debate, find and share, post your scores, pull a quote)
Facilitator’s role:
Dis/agreement
Consensus
Acknowledge
Set the climate
Draw in and prompt
teaching

12. Jing or Snagit
teaching

13. teaching

14. assignments

15. assignment

16. Goodbye Video
ritual