1. Tele-ProximityTele-Proximity: Synchronous Video
Communication for Online Courses Dr. Chryssa Themeli Educational
Researcher (Lancaster University)
2. Research Project Supervisors: Dr. Gale Parchoma, Dr. Mary
Hamilton, Dr. Julie Anne Sime & Dr. Matt Bower 1. How does SVC
affect the role of tutor (teacher presence), from a tutor
perspective? 2. What are the implications for learning and the
subject content (cognitive presence) ? 3. How does the sense of
togetherness (immediacy and intimacy) is affected? 4. What are the
contextual factors influencing teaching and learning ? Research
QuestionsResearch Questions
3. Research MethodResearch Method v Informed Grounded Theory
(Thornberg , 2012) v Semi- structured interviews based on Community
of Inquiry Model ( Garrison et al. , 2000)
4. Research SampleResearch Sample 18 Well experienced and
distinguished educators from five continents teaching
interdisciplinary programs Average experience with synchronous
tools 8 years.
5. Honest Signals , Brain Research & Embodied Cognition
Honest Signals , Brain Research & Embodied Cognition Pr. Sandy
Alex Pentland MIT Lab
6. Mimicry: If someone begins to mirror your movements, you
will probably begin to mirror theirs. When a pair mimics each
other, they are more empathetic. (In a salary negotiation, for
example, Pentland and his collaborators found that when one began
mimicking the other nodding their head or folding their hands they
also trusted each other more.) Activity: Just as kids bounce around
when theyre genuinely happy, when youre interested and excited, you
unconsciously increase your activity level. Voice & Fluency :
When our thoughts and emotions are focused and consistent, our
speech is more fluid. This signals that we know what were talking
about, so listeners tend to believe were right.
7. TT presence could be defined in the study as expression of
an embodied identity (audio-visual presence) that mirrors thinking
process, behaviours, emotions, and aesthetics for the purpose of
realizing personally meaningful learning outcomes and a sense of
place for online students and instructors as well. TT presence
could be defined in the study as expression of an embodied identity
(audio-visual presence) that mirrors thinking process, behaviours,
emotions, and aesthetics for the purpose of realizing personally
meaningful learning outcomes and a sense of place for online
students and instructors as well.
8. TC presence is defined as the extent to which learners and
instructors are able to make their thinking and feelings visible,
construct and confirm meaning, learn skills and play roles through
sustained sensory rich reflection (offline embodiment) and
discourse (online embodiment) on-stage . TC presence is defined as
the extent to which learners and instructors are able to make their
thinking and feelings visible, construct and confirm meaning, learn
skills and play roles through sustained sensory rich reflection
(offline embodiment) and discourse (online embodiment) on-stage
.
9. TS presence is defined as the ability of participants to
create their identity in a sensory rich stage, communicate
purposefully in a trusting environment and develop inter-personal
relationships by ways of projecting their individual experiences,
ideas and feelings. TS presence is defined as the ability of
participants to create their identity in a sensory rich stage,
communicate purposefully in a trusting environment and develop
inter-personal relationships by ways of projecting their individual
experiences, ideas and feelings.
10. Contextual FactorsContextual Factors SVCSVC Time zone
Technology Student Identity Instructors Identity Learning
Objectives University Policy
12. The Potential of the Model of Tele- Proximity The Potential
of the Model of Tele- Proximity 1. To use more effectively SVC to
serve specific learning objectives. 2. To bridge Transactional
distance . 3. To build online identities according to expectations
4. To expand the community of inquiry model (Garrison et al.2000)
to include teleoperations 5. To promote further research in the
field of synchronous video enhanced communication.
13. To know who we are, we must understand how we are connected
(Christakis & Fowler, 2009, P. Xiii) Dr. Chryssa Themeli
Educational Researcher (Lancaster University) Voctel Partner/
Conference Coordinator [email protected]
