YOUR DIGITAL PERSONALITYthe real you in your online class

DO WE AGREE:

Instructor’s personality impacts student learning

There is more that is learned in a class than “the content”

Online instruction makes a “personality” difficult to develop or create

THE ENVIRONMENT WE LEARN IN

What does face-to-face classroom “ambiance” look like?

How is it created? art/furnishings/plants sounds/music the tone/humor/friendly/serious the instructor’s personality

Does it impact student learning?

THE ROLE OF THE ONLINE INSTRUCTOR

Pedagogical Role Social Role Managerial Role Technical Role

These roles originally came from:The Role of the Online Instructor/Facilitator

by Zane L. Berge, Ph.D.

TRANSACTIONAL DISTANCE?

Do we “get” more from those we “feel” close to?

How does this apply to the F2F classroom? The online class?

ONLINE AMBIANCE?

What is the ambiance of an online class? What role does the instructor play? How do instructors create a “learning”

environment online?

THE ONLINE FACULTY PROFILE

Lets look at some examples

IS THAT ENOUGH?

Is there more that can be shared? To what end?

A “CLICKABLE” INSTRUCTOR

What do students want to know about you? Where will they look?

FACULTY WEBSITES

Some from Yavapai College Larry M. Frolich David Dolatowki

A Few OthersValencia ListingFrom very simple: R. EngerTo something more complex: D. Dyer

BLOGGING

A Princeton Blog Faculty Paul Starr

Technology at Albany Law School Here is a site for students

USING YOUTUBE

IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT

IMAGE RESOURCES

Picasa Web Here is mine

Flickr Webshots

A Yavapai Faculty

HOW ABOUT THIS

Here is an example of how some simple additions can help make the course have personality.

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