Presence Pedagogy

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