I have written about the concept of presence in the online classroom before ( What Makes Online Courses Different – Presence). I came across this interesting article today – Presence Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning in a 3D Virtual Immersive World
The faculty within Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education developed a Conceptual Framework. The following concepts serve as the foundation for this framework:
- Learning occurs through participation in a Community of Practice;
- Knowledge is socially constructed and learning is social in nature in a Community of Practice;
- Learners proceed through stages of development from Novice to Expert under the guidance of more experienced and knowledgeable mentors and among like-minded peers in the Community of Practice;
- An identifiable knowledge base that is both general in nature and also specific to specialties emerges from focused activity within the Community of Practice;
- All professional educators develop a set of Dispositions reflecting attitudes, beliefs, and values common to the Community of Practice.
Core Principles of Presence Pedagogy
- Ask questions and correct misperceptions
- Stimulate background knowledge and expertise
- Capitalize on the presence of others
- Facilitate interactions and encourage community
- Support distributed cognition
- Share tools and resources
- Encourage exploration and discovery
- Delineate context and goals to act upon
- Foster reflective practice
- Utilize technology to achieve and disseminate results
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