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The Online Teaching Persona: Who are you online? Develop and Deliver Your Persona Dr. William O. Phillips Dr. William O. Phillips

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The Online Teaching Persona: Who are you online? Develop and Deliver Your Online Persona. Session 1, Room: Bonaire 7, 9:40a.m. - 10:15a.m. William (bill) Phillips, University of Central Florida Abstract: The online teaching persona establishes your credibility, humor, style and online personality. This session will build on and show examples of the online teaching persona. You will learn simple strategies of introducing and facilitating your online teaching persona and your online course to your students. Special Interest: Social Networking Emphasis: Practical Application Audience: Multiple Audiences

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Page 1: The Online Teaching Persona:  Who are you online? Develop and Deliver Your Online Persona

The Online Teaching Persona:

Who are you online?

Develop and Deliver Your Persona

Dr. William O. PhillipsDr. William O. Phillips

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The online teaching The online teaching personapersona

Introduce Dr. Bill, UCFIntroduce Dr. Bill, UCF What is your online teaching persona?What is your online teaching persona? Who are you online?Who are you online? How do you communicate your online How do you communicate your online

teaching persona? teaching persona? How do you use technology to How do you use technology to

facilitate your teaching persona?facilitate your teaching persona? Who are you?Who are you?

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Online Instructor PersonaOnline Instructor Persona

The online teaching persona defined:The online teaching persona defined:

– the professional “self” put forth when you deal with the professional “self” put forth when you deal with (teach) students, personal style, in class presence (teach) students, personal style, in class presence (Carroll, 2002),(Carroll, 2002),

– a mask that one speaks through, teach out of who a mask that one speaks through, teach out of who you are (Parini, 2005),you are (Parini, 2005),

– should match your critical beliefs (Showalter, 2003),should match your critical beliefs (Showalter, 2003),– choose the persona that motivates students to learn choose the persona that motivates students to learn

(Lang, 2007)(Lang, 2007)– the cumulative roles of the online teaching faculty, the cumulative roles of the online teaching faculty,

cognitive, affective and managerial roles become cognitive, affective and managerial roles become ones online teaching persona, andones online teaching persona, and

– the public teaching personality, teaching style the public teaching personality, teaching style (Coppola, Hiltz & Rotter, 2002).(Coppola, Hiltz & Rotter, 2002).

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Instructor Persona In The Online Instructor Persona In The Online EnvironmentEnvironment

SignificanceSignificance– ““We teach who we are.” (Palmer, 1998) Who is this We teach who we are.” (Palmer, 1998) Who is this

person that teaches?person that teaches? Caring, compassionate, swift trustCaring, compassionate, swift trust Spend long hours online, developing, mentorsSpend long hours online, developing, mentors Authoritative, articulate, humorousAuthoritative, articulate, humorous Flexible, creative, organized, pace/routineFlexible, creative, organized, pace/routine Interaction, feedback, redundancyInteraction, feedback, redundancy High expectations, seeking student successHigh expectations, seeking student success

– Facilitative teacher – Rogers (1983)Facilitative teacher – Rogers (1983)– 7 principles – Chickering & Gamson (1987), 7 principles – Chickering & Gamson (1987),

Chickering & Ehrmann (1996).Chickering & Ehrmann (1996).– Moore, M.G., (1989) Editorial: Three types of Moore, M.G., (1989) Editorial: Three types of

interaction. American Journal of Distance interaction. American Journal of Distance Education, 3(2), 1-6.Education, 3(2), 1-6.

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Persona Tools Welcome e-mailWelcome e-mail Instructor Introduction/PhotoInstructor Introduction/Photo Discussion/Biography/WelcomeDiscussion/Biography/Welcome Video IntroductionVideo Introduction Chat – Office hours, discussionsChat – Office hours, discussions Module VideosModule Videos Lecture PPT with audio or podcastsLecture PPT with audio or podcasts Video CaptureVideo Capture

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Welcome E-mail

Introduce personaIntroduce persona Begins to establish interaction, swift Begins to establish interaction, swift

trusttrust Sets tone for instructor and courseSets tone for instructor and course Outlines timetable/routineOutlines timetable/routine Welcomes studentsWelcomes students Begins to establish course Begins to establish course

objectivesobjectives

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Instructor Introduction/Photo

Written introductionWritten introduction PhotographPhotograph Establish personaEstablish persona Establish ‘expert’ statusEstablish ‘expert’ status Communicate credentialsCommunicate credentials Field experienceField experience Research interestsResearch interests

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Discussion -Biography/ Welcome

Introduce/share with all in Introduce/share with all in DiscussionsDiscussions

Begin to establish Begin to establish credibility/personacredibility/persona

Interaction continues with studentsInteraction continues with students Shared interests and discussionsShared interests and discussions Topical interests discussedTopical interests discussed Build relationshipsBuild relationships

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Chat – Office hours

Chat, Skype, Connect, ElluminateChat, Skype, Connect, Elluminate SynchronousSynchronous Weekly contactWeekly contact Audio/Video and/or textAudio/Video and/or text Strengthens instructor-student Strengthens instructor-student

interactioninteraction Acquire feedbackAcquire feedback

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Video Introduction

Communicates and opens students Communicates and opens students to your studio, office, home, hobby, to your studio, office, home, hobby, etc.etc.

Share knowledge, humorShare knowledge, humor Ask students to create their own Ask students to create their own

audio or video introductionaudio or video introduction Your video server, YouTube, iTunesUYour video server, YouTube, iTunesU Create using Flip video or webcamCreate using Flip video or webcam Use campus services/Level2 @ UCFUse campus services/Level2 @ UCF

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Video Introduction - Example Experiencing Music 2200 – Andre

w Mercer – Newfoundland

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Professor Steve Saunders - UCF

PCO4203: Interviewing and Counseling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogU0DZFxiQv=sogU0DZFxiQ

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Dr. Rita Graham – SPC 1608Dr. Rita Graham – SPC 1608

Flip video from her office:Flip video from her office: http://engage.ucf.edu:28158/http://engage.ucf.edu:28158/

ramgen/col/cas/graham/spc1608/ramgen/col/cas/graham/spc1608/intro.smil intro.smil

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Professor Steffen Professor Steffen SchmidtSchmidtIowa State UniversityIowa State University What is a web class?What is a web class? http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Pezi45evXG8&feature=related v=Pezi45evXG8&feature=related

Coastal Policy “Who’s to Blame”: Coastal Policy “Who’s to Blame”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=an8rZyqCXW0&feature=related v=an8rZyqCXW0&feature=related

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M.C. Santana - UCFM.C. Santana - UCF

Visual Communication Theory Visual Communication Theory Displays her compassionate persona Displays her compassionate persona

http://engage.ucf.edu:28158/ramgen/http://engage.ucf.edu:28158/ramgen/col/cas/santana/mmc6407/intro-09.rm col/cas/santana/mmc6407/intro-09.rm

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Module/Chapter/ Weekly Videos

Clarify upcoming content/scheduleClarify upcoming content/schedule Instructor-interactionInstructor-interaction Communicate feedbackCommunicate feedback Allows for knowledge sharingAllows for knowledge sharing HumorHumor Helps organizationHelps organization Alerts to any changes or updatedAlerts to any changes or updated Live or cannedLive or canned

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Professor Workman's practice speech

To view a video of Professor To view a video of Professor Workman's practice speech; Workman's practice speech; modelingmodeling

Click the following link: Click the following link: http://engage.ucf.edu:28158/http://engage.ucf.edu:28158/

ramgen/col/cas/workman/ramgen/col/cas/workman/spc1600/introduction.smil spc1600/introduction.smil

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Video Capture

Research is ongoingResearch is ongoing Varied usesVaried uses Technical issues/production valueTechnical issues/production value Difficult to increase production Difficult to increase production

valuevalue Archival valueArchival value Captures persona and allows for Captures persona and allows for

delayed interaction with studentsdelayed interaction with students

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Video Capture Examples

Shelly Kagan’s PHIL 176: Death Shelly Kagan’s PHIL 176: Death Yalecourses on YouTubeYalecourses on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2J7wSuFRl8&feature=channelv=p2J7wSuFRl8&feature=channel

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Let’s communicate and Let’s communicate and collaborate - collaborate -

Dr. William O. (Bill) PhillipsDr. William O. (Bill) Phillips

University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central Florida

CDWS LR-107CDWS LR-107

Orlando, FL 32816-2810Orlando, FL 32816-2810

[email protected]@mail.ucf.edu