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Reaching out, being thereWhat we know and don't know about social presence
Patrick Lowenthal, Boise State University ~ [email protected] ~ @plowenthalJoanna Dunlap, University of Colorado Denver ~ [email protected] ~ @jonidunlap
About us ~ Patrick’s bio
Superhero moniker: The Polemicist
Superhero powers: arguing for sport, creating reasons to drink craft beer, refusing to setup time machine, data recovery, starting (far too many) projects simultaneously, quoting national lampoons vacation, buying books I’ll never read.
Favorite color: blue
About us ~ Patrick’s story
Photo attribution: Wikipedia
About us ~ Joni’s bio
Superhero moniker: ViperPal
Superhero powers: work avoidance, mass email deleting, stirring two bowls of hot soup at the same time, knowledge of every pop song from the 1970s, squirrel-chatter translation, and x-ray vision.
Favorite color: purple
About us ~ Joni’s story
What’s social presence?
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Attribution: Anna Wojtowicz (the Noun Project)
Why does social presence matter?
Attribution: Anna Wojtowicz (the Noun Project)
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Social creatures/context & engagement
investigating social presence
Inquiry A: Lesson’s Learned
Social presence “lessons learned”
A lesson learned… Relevant feedback is essential!
What’s one of your lessons learned?
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Attribution: Anna Wojtowicz (the Noun Project)
Inquiry A: Social presence “lessons learned”
• Feedback• Relationships• High touch• Know audience• Accessible• Kindness & equitable• Humor• Playful• Async. & sync. technologies• Character / Persona• Presence matters• Build community• Faces with names• Learn about each other• Cooperation & collaboration
Lessons Learned
What themes do you
see in this list?
Attribution: Anna Wojtowicz (the Noun Project)
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Inquiry A, Theme 1
Saturday morning, waiting at a restaurant;me online w/ students while we look up
information on bats
Connecting Connections1
Inquiry A, Theme 2
Photo attribution: Nelson Taylor
Working together2
Inquiry A, Theme 3
Photo attribution: Ben Potter
Access3
Inquiry A, Theme 4
FunUnexpectedPlay
4
investigating social presence
Inquiry B: Biggest Bang for the Buck
Inquiry B: “Biggest bang for the buck” strategies
Created by Scott Lewis — Noun Project
Created by BraveBros — Noun Project
Orientations & Feedback
Created by iconminds.com — Noun Project
Created by Diego Naive — Noun Project
Created by TukTuk Design — Noun Project
Agendas
Created by Liane Kirschner — Noun Project
Discussions Music
Created by factor(e) design initiative—Noun Project
Social Media Collaboration
Introductions 5-minute Personal Announcements
Inquiry B: Affordances of synchronous connections
How do you use synchronous communication tools in your online courses, and why?
Attribution: Anna Wojtowicz (the Noun Project)
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Inquiry B: Affordances of personal video
How do you use video of yourself and/or your students in your online courses, and why?
Attribution: Anna Wojtowicz (the Noun Project)
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Inquiry B: Affordances of social media/networking
How do you use social media and networking in your online courses, and why?
Attribution: Anna Wojtowicz (the Noun Project)
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Inquiry B: Affordances of lower-tech strategies
What lower-tech. or no-tech. strategies do you use in your online courses, and why?
Attribution: Anna Wojtowicz (the Noun Project)
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Putting it all together
High- to low-tech strategies for high touch
High Tech. Low Tech.
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High tech: Synchronous Video { web conferences }
High tech: Asynchronous Video { announcements }
High tech: Asynchronous Video { digital stories }
High tech: Asynchronous Video { animation }
Mid tech: Collective Sharing { discussions }
Mid tech: Collective Sharing { google docs }
Mid tech: Collective Sharing { dialogues }
Mid tech: Collective Sharing { flickr }
Mid tech: Collective Sharing { word of the week }
Mid tech: Collective Sharing { spotify }
Mid tech: Collective Sharing { social networking }
Low tech: High touch familiar tools { phone }
Low tech: High touch familiar tools { announcements }
Low tech: High touch familiar tools { email }
Let’s Co-Create a List
Attribution: use iconic.com (the Noun Project)
https://goo.gl/N27Yv9 (main)
https://goo.gl/iCzo2R (backup)
What do you do to ignite and sustain social presence?
Let’s Connect & Keep the Conversation Going
Additional Reading [http://patricklowenthal.com/research/]
