1. Improving Teaching Presence in a Virtual Classroom Richard Bush; Patricia Castelli; Pamela Lowry; and Matthew Cole Hawaii International Conference on Business – May 2008
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6. SOCIAL PRESENCE Social Presence: The ability of participants to identify with the community (e.g. course of study), communicate purposefully in a trusting environment, and develop interpersonal relationships by way of projecting their individual personalities. Community of Inquiry (COI) Model (Arbaugh et al., 2007; Garrison, 2007) Communication Medium Community of Inquiry Hawaii International Conference on Business – May 2008
7. SOCIAL PRESENCE COGNITIVE PRESENCE Social Presence: The ability of participants to identify with the community (e.g. course of study), communicate purposefully in a trusting environment, and develop interpersonal relationships by way of projecting their individual personalities. Cognitive Presence: The extent to which learners are able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse in a critical community of inquiry. Community of Inquiry (COI) Model Communication Medium Community of Inquiry (Arbaugh et al., 2007; Garrison, 2007) Hawaii International Conference on Business – May 2008
8. SOCIAL PRESENCE TEACHING PRESENCE (Structure/Process) COGNITIVE PRESENCE Social Presence: The ability of participants to identify with the community (e.g. course of study), communicate purposefully in a trusting environment, and develop interpersonal relationships by way of projecting their individual personalities. Cognitive Presence: The extent to which learners are able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse in a critical community of inquiry. Teaching Presence: The design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purpose of realizing personally meaningful and educationally worthwhile learning outcomes. Community of Inquiry (COI) Model (Arbaugh et al., 2007; Garrison, 2007) Communication Medium Community of Inquiry Hawaii International Conference on Business – May 2008
9. SOCIAL PRESENCE TEACHING PRESENCE (Structure/Process) Supporting Discourse Setting Climate Selecting Content COGNITIVE PRESENCE Social Presence: The ability of participants to identify with the community (e.g. course of study), communicate purposefully in a trusting environment, and develop interpersonal relationships by way of projecting their individual personalities. Cognitive Presence: The extent to which learners are able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse in a critical community of inquiry. Teaching Presence: The design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purpose of realizing personally meaningful and educationally worthwhile learning outcomes. Community of Inquiry (COI) Model Communication Medium Community of Inquiry (Arbaugh et al., 2007; Garrison, 2007) Hawaii International Conference on Business – May 2008
10. SOCIAL PRESENCE TEACHING PRESENCE (Structure/Process) Supporting Discourse Setting Climate Selecting Content EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE COGNITIVE PRESENCE Social Presence: The ability of participants to identify with the community (e.g. course of study), communicate purposefully in a trusting environment, and develop interpersonal relationships by way of projecting their individual personalities. Cognitive Presence: The extent to which learners are able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse in a critical community of inquiry. Teaching Presence: The design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purpose of realizing personally meaningful and educationally worthwhile learning outcomes. Community of Inquiry (COI) Model Communication Medium Community of Inquiry (Arbaugh et al., 2007; Garrison, 2007) Hawaii International Conference on Business – May 2008
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23. COI Model χ 2 = 801.51, df=508, p < .001 CFI = .911, TLI = .902 RMSEA = .077 Hawaii International Conference on Business – May 2008
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35. Questions Thank you for your time and attention! Hawaii International Conference on Business – May 2008