1. 2017 Fall Faculty Workshops
Creating Social Presence
Elena Bitner – Karina Enríquez

3. Agenda Social Awareness and Presence Interactive Course Map
Social Identity in the Classroom 
Instructor Video / Virtual Classroom 
Student Introductions
Weekly Objectives
Weekly Materials 
Lectures
Groups 
Discussions 

4. Social Awareness and Presence in the classroom
"people's sense of other people's social situation and their activities"
Social Presence
"users can perceive each other more or less 'realistically" 
(Debevc, et.al, p. 224, 2015)

5. Social Awareness and Presence
Interactions that occur in educational processes:
Teacher and Learner
Learner and Learner
Teacher and Content
Learner and Content
Teacher and Learner
Introduction to the class
Assignment feedback
Discussion boards
Learner and Content
Previous Experience
Instructions
Access to Resources
Teacher and Content
Presentation
Instructional Tone
Assignments/Activities
Learner and Learner
Learning Style
Peer Interactions
Learning Expectations
(Debevc, et.al, p. 224, 2015)​

6. Interactive Course Map
Click and drag to navigate around the screen
Printable version available in bottom right hand corner
Click the edges of the screen to move between pages
Use the "zoom" buttons to make the text larger/smaller

8. Instructor Video
Create instructor visibility by recording a welcoming video 
Keep it short (under 3 minutes)
Personalize it
Workshop: October 18th 
Teacher and Learner

9. Instructor Video Examples I

10. Virtual Classroom Synchronous communication for office hours
Example: Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Some best practices:
Run a practice session to check audio/video/application sharing
Make eye contact with the camera 
Treat it like a face to face class as much as possible
Teacher and Learner

11. Student Introductions
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)
Learner and Learner

12. Social Identity in the Classroom
Social networking technology used in an educational setting can help to establish the connection that students need to feel engaged and part of the learning community. This helps with creating social presence (Lin & Richardson, 2015) and building an environment that students can feel like they have ab identity in.
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)
Learner and Learner

13. Weekly Objectives
Weekly/Module learning objectives allow students to know what is expected of them as well as providing them with a sense of direction. They can measure their success based on these outcomes and not just work for the grade (Lawson, 2015).
Learner and Content

14. Weekly Materials
Consider the Medium “Academic literacies’ in the twenty-first century entails being able to navigate multiplicity, to critique representations in multiple modes, genres, and media, and to use a range of technologies in composing texts” (Archer & Huang, 2017, pg. 70). Dr. Montelongo from Chicano Studies Lecture Example
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)
Learner and Content

15. Make it a Visual Experience
Educational Film Databases at UTEP​
Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video
Kanopy: Media Education Foundation (MEF): Digital Streaming Video (Complete Collection) 
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)
Learner and Content

16. Make it a Visual Experience
Accessing Databases through the UTEP Library
UTEP Library Homepage
Choose "Articles & Databases" tab
Choose the letter the database begins with
Choose the "Connect" link
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)
Learner and Content

17. Learning on the Move NPR Podcasts TED Talks/TED Radio Hour
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)

18. Learning on the Move Can be embedded directly into Blackboard
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)

19. Weekly Activities: Group Work
Create groups at the beginning of the semester
Shorter classes: keep the same group members
Longer classes: change groups once or twice
Creates "networking" experiences for students
Allows for sharing of information and exploration of content
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)

20. Setting Group Roles and Responsibilities
Scope or what is expected of the group
Roles: note taker, coordinator, etc.
Rules of engagement and conflict resolution
Guidelines and objectives
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)

21. Group Collaboration – not just work
Collaborative Note Taking Document
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)

22. Weekly Discussions Communication with Peers and Faculty
Social Presence
Creates Discourse
Keeps Students Engaged
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)

23. How Do You Do It?
~24,000 enrollments Fall 2016 (23,922)

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