Abstract
It is essential to build community and opportunities for engagement in online courses. Students may become disengaged if they feel isolated or if they do not have opportunities to interact with their instructor and peers. We are continually interpreting body language, expressions, tone, and other non-verbal and verbal cues, all of which can get lost in an online, text-based environment. In the ninth week of the spring 2020 semester, the State of Florida informed instructors that all teaching and learning for the remainder of the semester would transition to fully online in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Two concerns for historically face-to-face instructors at the University of West Florida (UWF) were how to preserve the teacher-student relationship and how to maintain the quality of student assignments while at a distance. During the transition to emergency remote instruction, many faculty at UWF found that by utilizing videos, faculty and students could insert their presence in lectures, discussions, and presentations. In this workshop, presenters will focus on the pedagogy and tools that help maintain teacher/student presence, provide options for student presentations, and support instructor feedback in an online environment. This workshop will be interactive, and attendees will experience the role of online students while creating video-based speeches utilizing a learning management system and video creation methods. Attendees will learn how to foster community and increase student engagement by providing opportunities for students to see and hear their instructor and classmates.
Presenters
John BloodworthStudent, JD, University of West Florida, Florida, United States Jenae Burkart
Instructional Designer and Developer, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, University of West Florida, Florida, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Considering Digital Pedagogies
KEYWORDS
Digital Pedagogy, Video, Teacher And Student Presence, Video-based Instruction, Design
