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Overview
This important new resource shows how a strong sense of online presence contributes to greater student satisfaction and retention. The authors explore the psychological and social aspects of online presence from both the instructor and student perspective and provide an instructional design framework for developing effective online learning.
Based on solid research and extensive experience, the book is filled with suggested methods, illustrative case scenarios, and effective activities for creating, maintaining, and evaluating presence throughout an online course.
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Meet the Author
Rosemary M. Lehman is a partner in eInterface with twenty years of experience at Instructional Communications Systems, University of Wisconsin-Extension where she was a distance education specialist and led the Learning Design and Outreach Team. She is coauthor of 147 Practical Tips for Synchronous and Blended Technology Teaching and Learning.
Simone C. O. Conceição is an associate professor in the School of Education, Department of Administrative Leadership, at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the editor of Teaching Strategies in the Online Environment from Jossey-Bass and coauthor of 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups: Essentials of Web-Based Education.
Table of Contents
List of Figures, Exhibits, and Tables
Preface
About the Authors
One The Role of Presence in the Online Environment 1
Why is It Important to Understand Presence? 2
Creating a Sense of Presence 3
What We Know About Presence 4
Presence as the Result of Our Preceptual Process 6
Understanding Presence 7
Summary 12
Two Ways in Which Presence Can Be Experienced 13
Types of Experience 15
Modes of Presence 18
Dimensions of the Learner 20
The Being There for the Online Leaerner Model 21
Summary 24
Three Designing Your Online Course with a Sense of Presence 25
Determinants of Presence 26
Framework for Designing Online Courses with a Sense of Presence 30
Getting Yourself "There" for Your Online Course 37
Getting Your Learners "There" for Your Online Course 40
Summary 41
Four Activities That Create a Sense of Presence in Your Online Course 43
Before the Course Begins 45
During the Online Course 65
End of the Course 77
How to Know If Presence is "There" in Your Online Course 84
Summary 93
Five Are You Here of There? Making Sense of Presence 95
Case 1 Getting to Know You and Your Course 95
Case 2 Second Life® Participation and Blogging 99
Case 3 Creating a Web-Based Training Course as a Team 104
Creating a Syllabus with a Sense of Presence 109
Final Thoughts and Future Directions 109
Appendix 1 Training Resources 113
Appendix 2 Online Course Design Resources 115
Appendix 3 Sample Syllabus 117
Definitions of Terms 129
References 133
Index 137
Preface 1
Titles, Abbreviations and Acronyms 5
1 Prelude to 1945 9
2 The Shortwave Audience 16
3 Clubs 36
4 Literature 137
5 Listener Programs 239
6 Receivers 269
7 QSLing 330
8 Computers 363
9 Conclusion 375
Chapter Notes 381
Selected Bibliography 399
Index 405