Teaching presence begins before the course commences as the teacher, acting as instructional designer, plans and prepares the course of studies, and it continues during the course, as the instructor facilitates the discourse and provides direct instruction when required (Anderson, … Continued
Enhancing Social Presence In my introductory post, social presence was intimated to be the sense that another person is “real” and “there” when using a communication medium (Short et al., 1976). Seek to maintain my presence within the domain of courses a … Continued
Enhancing Social Presence Social presence (SP) has evolved over time since Short, Williams, and Christie (1976) introduced the concept and defined as the belief the group members are communicating with people instead of objects. As such when communication channels are … Continued