Instructor Social Presence
An Essential Tool for Online Student Engagement and Persistence in Higher Education
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2022
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-3282-1 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-3282-1 (ISBN)
The social presence of the instructor plays a critical role in online student engagement and persistence in higher education. In Instructor Social Presence, strategies for online instructors are provided and innovative technologies are explored as the author challenges where the future of online education is headed.
In Instructor Social Presence: An Essential Tool for Online Student Engagement and Persistence in Higher Education, Catheryn Reardon argues that the social presence of the instructor plays a critical role in online student engagement and persistence in higher education. Although the results presented in this study were inconclusive, the findings revealed some important areas for future research including the role that empathy plays in a virtual environment. Strategies are identified so instructors can appear more empathetic and accessible to their students online. Innovative technologies are also explored as the author challenges where the future of online education is headed and how that may impact the instructor and students of tomorrow.
In Instructor Social Presence: An Essential Tool for Online Student Engagement and Persistence in Higher Education, Catheryn Reardon argues that the social presence of the instructor plays a critical role in online student engagement and persistence in higher education. Although the results presented in this study were inconclusive, the findings revealed some important areas for future research including the role that empathy plays in a virtual environment. Strategies are identified so instructors can appear more empathetic and accessible to their students online. Innovative technologies are also explored as the author challenges where the future of online education is headed and how that may impact the instructor and students of tomorrow.
Catheryn Reardon is adjunct professor at Georgia Military College, Southern New Hampshire University, and California Baptist University.
List of Tables
Preface: The Surge of Online Learning During the Pandemic
Introduction: A Brief History of Online Learning
Chapter One: Review of the Literature and Developing the Study
Chapter Two: Instructor Social Presence and Empathy in the Online Classroom
Chapter Three: The Quantitative View; What was Revealed and What was Not
Chapter Four: Instructor Social Presence as a Tool for Student Engagement and Persistence
Chapter Five: Best Practices in Online Teaching
Chapter Six: Conclusion and Areas for Future Research
Chapter Seven: Being Human in the Age of Digital Learning and Beyond
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About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.06.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 167 x 224 mm |
| Gewicht | 376 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7936-3282-0 / 1793632820 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7936-3282-1 / 9781793632821 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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