Online Presence: What can I do to ensure my students "see" me?

Being actively involved in your online class will promote student success. While online classes provide students with more flexibility and new ways to collaborate, success in the online environment is directly related to how present and engaged the instructor is in the virtual classroom.

Learning Objectives

Being actively involved in your online class will promote student success. While online classes provide students with more flexibility and new ways to collaborate, success in the online environment is directly related to how present and engaged the instructor is in the virtual classroom. By the end of this module we hope that you can:

describe the three types of online presence and
explain how you could leverage each of them to enhance your course

Table of Contents

10.1 Online Presence: Being “Present” in Your Online Course

10.2 Online Presence: Types of Teaching Presence

10.3 Online Presence: Types of Teaching Presence – Cognitive and Social Presence

10.4 Online Presence: Resources

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