Humanizing Online Facilitation

Instructor presence and connection with students are key in humanizing online facilitation. Instructors can be present in their course by sending out a welcome video at the start of the course, greeting students with a short video each week, and by introducing topics or assignments through fun bumper videos.

When students relate to an online instructor as more than a subject matter expert and begin to conceive of themselves as part of a larger community, they are more likely to be motivated, be satisfied with their learning, and succeed in achieving the course objectives ( Picciano, 2002; Rovai & Barnum, 2003; Richardson & Swan, 2003).

Connect with students through welcome messages and regular micro lecture videos. This lets them know you as well as the course content. As Michelle Pacansky-Brock shares: You are the secret sauce in the recipe of online instruction.

Let's head over to some ideas, strategies, and examples.

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