Beyond Text: Video Presence with Express Kaltura

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2020-04-29

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It has long been observed and reported regarding the feelings of isolation and lack of community in online education. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) originally developed by Garrison, et al (2000), identified three equally-weighted, major tenets to a successful online education: teaching presence, cognitive presence, and social presence. An adjustment to this framework, shared in 2016 by Armellini and De Stefani, suggested that social presence holds the more prominent role and that it is not only ”central to higher-order thinking in the 21st century” but also “a major lever for engagement”. Video technology can play a significant role in bringing the research on social presence into practice. Individualized short video communications between the instructor and student have the opportunity to promote better emotional engagement and a higher level of personal connectivity. Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s (2019) called on educators to go beyond “names on a screen” and provide students with “a welcoming environment that is rich with your warm human presence”. The challenge has been set forth, backed by research, to go beyond simple text and connect with our students through video. This presentation will share several places within the online course whereby individualized videos can enhance the social presence.

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