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Scholarship July 4, 2025

Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching: How to “Be There” for Distance Learners

The Wabash Center

Author
Lehman, Rosemary M., and Conceicao, Simone C. O.
Publisher
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
How can faculty create a strong e presence for their online classes? This volume highlights the need for creating a presence in the online environment. The authors explore the emotional, psychological, and social aspects from both the instructor and student perspective. It provides an instructional design framework and shows how a strong presence contributes to effective teaching and learning. Filled with illustrative examples and based on research and experience, the book contains methods, case scenarios, and activities for creating, maintaining, and evaluating presence throughout the cycle of an online course. (From the Publisher)