Wednesday, October 23
10:00-10:30 AM
PDT
Versailles 3

Person over pedagogy: Rapport-building traits of online instructors

Full Paper ID: 40227
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    Robert Wright
    University of North Texas
  2. Greg Jones
    University of North Texas
  3. Adriana D'Alba
    Grambling University

Abstract: This paper reports on the findings of one segment of a larger triangulated study of student views towards instructors’ rapport-building traits and practices in online learning environments. Participants were undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in courses within an educational technology program at a central Texas university. This part of the study employed a mixed-methods approach involving a Likert-item assessment of learners’ preferences and semi-structured interviews that provided more-detailed information. Findings indicated a strong preference for behavior-based traits over pedagogically-based ones. These traits loaded into the components of Social Presence, Enjoyable Interaction, and Personal Connection.

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