For this week I have read \u201cWhere\u2019s the Teacher? Defining the Role of Instructor Presence in Social Presence and Cognition in Online Education.\u201d from Barns. and I have noticed that \u201cExpertise \u2260 Good Teaching\u201d (And I\u2019ve Experienced This!) Barnes\u2019 point that\u00a0\u201cdeep knowledge doesn\u2019t automatically make someone a good teacher\u201d\u00a0really resonated. I\u2019ve had professors who were brilliant in their field but terrible at explaining things\u2014especially online, where you can\u2019t just raise your hand and ask for clarification. It\u2019s frustrating when a course feels like a one-way broadcast instead of a conversation. And also online Classes Can Feel Lonely\u2014Unless the Professor Shows Up. I\u2019ve dropped online courses that felt isolating, and Barnes explains why:\u00a0without intentional instructor presence, students disengage.\u00a0A simple weekly check-in, personalized feedback, or even just a friendly tone in announcements can make a huge difference. The best online teachers I\u2019ve had\u00a0acted like they were in the room with us\u2014asking questions, responding to posts, and making sure we didn\u2019t feel like we were learning in a void. Lastly, Social Presence = The Secret Sauce
One of Barnes\u2019 best insights is that\u00a0learning is social, even online. When professors and classmates actively participate (discussions, group work, even just emoji reactions), the class feels alive. I\u2019ve taken asynchronous courses where the professor never even replied to emails\u2014it made me wonder if I was just teaching myself. Compare that to courses where the instructor hosted live Q&As or left voice notes on assignments, and the difference was night and day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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