Title: Five Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in Online Courses – Instruction @ UH
Headings: Five Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in Online Courses
Five Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in Online Courses
What is Instructor Presence?
How to Establish Instructor Presence in An Online Environment?
Strategy One: Create a video-based instructor introduction/course orientation.
Strategy Two: Make your syllabus more interactive.
Strategy Three: Participate in the student discussion forums and model proper online discussion.
Strategy Four: Give students timely response to their questions.
Strategy Five: Design some synchronous sessions to meet and interact with students.
Summary
References

Content: When you meet your student online using Zoom, you can give lectures, share your screen, and authorize them to talk or share documents online for presentation or discussion. Example: A screenshot from an online meeting created using Zoom. Technology Tools: Zoom
Sykpe for Business
Blackboard Collaborate
Practical tips: Record the synchronous session
Create recurring sessions for student teams to use
Summary
Establishing instructor presence and creating an engaging learning experience in online courses require specific instructional strategies. In this blog post, we recommend a mix of practical strategies and technology tools that you can use to establish and enhance your presence throughout your online course. There are many more ways to increase instructor presence in online courses. What are your favorite ways to show students you are there with them? Please share in the comments below!