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2017-11-07
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Building Social Presence and Collaboration in Online Courses: Experience and Examples
Kim Ballard
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Kimi Johhnson
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Keywords: social presence, collaboration, online, use of tech tools
Abstract
Incorporating social presence and collaboration in online courses eases the isolation that individual students feel and provides an opportunity for students to construct their own meaning as they work through assignments together. This presentation examines several approaches to building digital classroom community through a variety of collaborative tools, each of which were housed within the Moodle CMS. We will discuss the benefits, complications, and effectiveness of each technology through our own observations and instructor and student feedback.
Author Biography
Kim Ballard, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Kim Ballard is an instructional designer in Online and Educational Services whose interests include constructivist learning, social presence and collaboration in online learning and incorporating usability principles in educational web sites.
