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Prove You Are Not A Dog: Fostering Social Presence In Online Learning, David J. Mulder
Prove You Are Not A Dog: Fostering Social Presence In Online Learning, David J. Mulder
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Learning online can be isolating for students. Some students may prefer to be anonymous—on the outset, at least—until they feel comfortable participating in the course. Many instructors value interaction between students or between the student and the instructor, and without a sense of “presence” in the online classroom, some students will be reticent to participate. It is thus incumbent on instructors and instructional designers to create courses that foster interaction between users to develop this sense of being “a real person” online. This chapter examines the concept of social presence, articulates reasons high social presence is a desirable feature in …
Relating Training To Job Satisfaction: A Survey Of Online Faculty Members, Brian Hoekstra
Relating Training To Job Satisfaction: A Survey Of Online Faculty Members, Brian Hoekstra
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As the online education market continues to mature, institutions of higher education will respond to student demand by employing quality faculty members. Faculty members need unique training to successfully teach online. While the effect of training on job satisfaction has been investigated in the realm of business, it has not been tested extensively in the realm of online higher education. A convenience sample of 497 Iowa Community College Online Consortium (ICCOC) faculty members was invited to participate, and 148 responded. A quantitative study utilizing regression analysis investigated the relationship between the training methodology of online course module completion and job …