The Presence Trifecta
Cognitive, Social and Teaching Presence in the Online Classroom
Anastasia Martin
Minnesota Online High School
Keywords: presence, collaborative inquiry
Abstract
An effective online classroom is more than a weekly folder with tasks for a student to complete independently. Research clearly supports the importance of teacher presence in an effective online classroom. But did you know that social and cognitive presence are equally important? What exactly are social presence and cognitive presence? Why do they matter? And how do I incorporate them into my online classroom? This session will answer those questions with evidence supported by the research of D. Randy Garrison and provide practical, easy-to-use tools and practices to incorporate the presence trifecta into your classroom tomorrow.
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Author Biography
Anastasia Martin, Minnesota Online High School
Anastasia Martin has been teaching middle school, high school and college students since 1999. She just completed her 10th school year online - designing and teaching Social Studies courses at Minnesota Online High School.
