Opening up Introductions: What Online Students Like to Know about Their Instructors

• In Event: DDL- Strategies for Building Instructor Relationships within Online Courses

Short Description

Instructors share information about themselves with students as they make an introduction on the first day of a class. Students develop perceptions of their instructors based on what their instructors self-disclose which ultimately impacts their learning and engagement. This study examines student perceptions of and preferences for online instructor course introductions, focusing on instructor social presence and identity as well as instructor self-disclosure at the beginning of a course. [66 words]

Authors

• Contributor: Ömer Arslan, Doctoral Candidate, Florida State University

• Contributor: Vanessa Dennen, Florida State University