Establishing Social, Cognitive and Teacher Presences to Develop Students' Digital Competencies Through Their Engagements in Online Learning

Areej ELSayary, Zayed University
Lawrence Meda, Zayed University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source of Publication

ICSIT 2022 - 13th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies, Proceedings

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has resulted in multimodal emergency remote teaching and learning. As a result, academics have been challenged to ensure that students' engagement is maintained in order to enhance their learning experiences. The purpose of this study was to examine ways in which instructors established social, cognitive, and teacher presences during online learning at a university in the United Arab Emirates. The study was done using a qualitative case study within an interpretive paradigm. A field note template and documentary analysis were used to collect data. Results showed that participants established the three critical components of the community of inquiry in multiple ways that catered to students' diverse needs and enhanced their digital competencies and learning experiences.

ISBN

9781950492633

ISSN

2771-6368

Publisher

International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics

First Page

84

Last Page

90

Disciplines

Education

Keywords

instructional design, Online learning, students' engagement, Transformative Learning

Scopus ID

85129838341

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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