eLearnPub Date : 2024-01-23DOI: 10.1145/3643130.3590958
Sarah N. Robertson, John Steele, B. Jean Mandernach
{"title":"Ten Strategies for Fostering Instructor Presence in the Online Classroom","authors":"Sarah N. Robertson, John Steele, B. Jean Mandernach","doi":"10.1145/3643130.3590958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3643130.3590958","url":null,"abstract":"Online education, while alleviating geographic constraints, amplifies the challenge of transactional distance, exacerbating students' sense of isolation during the learning process. This article suggests 10 strategies for enhancing instructional presence in a digital learning environment, including creating one-on-one spaces, establishing a reasonable response timeline, leading the class as a collective, using a consistent \"voice,\" showing your face, being genuine, communicating expectations, sharing personal experiences, keeping course resources updated, and regularly checking-in; these strategies aim to mitigate the absence of physical proximity, fostering a more engaging and collaborative virtual classroom experience.","PeriodicalId":508935,"journal":{"name":"eLearn","volume":"132 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139604872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearnPub Date : 2023-12-13DOI: 10.1145/3637625.3596516
Lori Cooper, Rick Holbeck, B. Jean Mandernach
{"title":"Nine Tips for Humanizing Online Learning","authors":"Lori Cooper, Rick Holbeck, B. Jean Mandernach","doi":"10.1145/3637625.3596516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3637625.3596516","url":null,"abstract":"Creating a meaningful and engaging online learning environment requires the deliberate fostering of social relationships, tapping into the inherent social nature of learning. Nine key strategies include sharing professional experience and expertise, demonstrating empathy and compassion, maintaining a visible online presence, integrating personalized videos, offering warm welcomes and farewells, providing one-on-one support, establishing rapport, and incorporating synchronous components to facilitate real-time interaction, all aimed at humanizing the online learning experience and effectively supporting learner engagement.","PeriodicalId":508935,"journal":{"name":"eLearn","volume":"71 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139181424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
eLearnPub Date : 2023-11-15DOI: 10.1145/3633282.3595383
Sarah N. Robertson, John Steele, B. Jean Mandernach
{"title":"Eight Priorities for Instructional Videos in the Online Classroom","authors":"Sarah N. Robertson, John Steele, B. Jean Mandernach","doi":"10.1145/3633282.3595383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3633282.3595383","url":null,"abstract":"To enhance student engagement and learning in the online classroom, instructional videos need to be thoughtfully created, curated, and integrated. Key considerations include making the videos learner-centered and relevant, ensuring easy access, keeping video length short, focusing on clarity over perfection, providing alternative means of accessing the information, fostering student interaction, and personalizing videos to enhance the sense of class participation and connection.","PeriodicalId":508935,"journal":{"name":"eLearn","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139274927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}