Applying the 3 Presences by

babyblues764 — 2024-08-25 19:05:04 UTC

I would have each student introduce themselves, to me and their classmates. I would create an area where they can discuss topics in the class with each other like discussion board.

babyblues764 — 2024-08-25 19:06:17 UTC

I will have them do some group work, assign some roles and rubrics for feedback, and discussions.

babyblues764 — 2024-08-25 19:07:40 UTC

To acknowledge students by their names and to comment on their specific work.

babyblues764 — 2024-08-25 19:09:24 UTC

Communication needs to be in all presences, if in person or online.

Social Presence: Peter Chiodo

2024-11-17 20:31:41 UTC

In many of my courses, I try to have my students focus on their intended major, or one of their intended majors if they are not yet sure. Within that framework, I try to allow members of the class with the same or similar messages to form groups to help form those connections with similar minded students in the class.

Cognitive Presence: Peter Chiodo

2024-11-17 20:34:40 UTC

In face-to-face classes, peer review of major assignments is a must. Setting the students up in small groups of 3-4 to share papers with each other is extremely useful. In those groups, I try to incorporate the major groups, but also integrate the members of one major with members of another major to help them understand that no field exists in a vacuum; they must be able to communicate between disciplinary areas.

Teaching presence: Peter Chiodo

2024-11-17 20:38:43 UTC

As the instructor in a peer review session, my role is to interact with the groups on a less academic level. I will be providing feedback to the students on their drafts on my own, so I do not comment on them in a peer review. I will engage members of groups with commonalities or shared information. For example, when I have students in the Radiography program, I can bring up details about that program from my wife, who is a radiographer with over 30 years of experience. I have picked up many tips from her. For students in disciplinary STEM fields, my back ground in mathematics (as a math major before switching to English) creates a different kind of connection.

Presence Overlaps: Peter Chiodo

2024-11-17 20:40:22 UTC

The peer review sessions often allow for those areas of presence to overlap, allowing for the social, cognitive, and teaching presences to come together in a meaningful activity. It allows for some students to gain more from the experience.