Equitable Teaching Practices: Social Presence
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Video transcript of This Course Isn't Taught by a Robot: Creating Instructor Presence in Online Courses Webinar (text file)
Ideas for Implementing Social Presence in Your Classes
Communication Enhancement
- Check-Ins
- Emails from a place of concern vs. punitive tone
- Making sure students understand instructions, deadlines
- Shows that you understand they have other stressors, things to juggle
- Use the Comments Tool in Sakai
- General place for questions each week
- Lives on the weekly Lessons page
- Students can interact with each other
Weekly Introduction Videos (Selfie Videos)
EXAMPLE COMING SOON!
- Short (up to 1-1.5min)
- Brief overview of weekly topic/assignments
- General hello/greeting to the class
Identifying the Gaps Videos (Narrated PowerPoints)
EXAMPLE COMING SOON!
- What do you normally do in the classroom that needs to be in your online course?
- Emphasis important information
- Communicate your expectations and ways to be successful
- Example topics:
- a syllabus overview
- exam preparation
- assignment overviews (including papers)
- project overviews
- homework instructions
Additional Resources for Building Social Presence
Opportunities for Social Interaction with Your Online Students (PDF)
