Aim: This task raises your awareness of teacher presence and motivation.
Time: 20 - 30 minutes
In order for your teacher presence to be as effective as possible, you will need to consider how teacher-to-student interaction takes place online. These ten principles of teacher presence are relevant to teaching online whatever language or subject you may teach. Read the text about the principles of teacher presence and motivation below. Match the correct heading to each principle.
Read the text about the principles of teacher presence and motivation. Match the correct heading to each principle on the next slides. Each slide below includes audio. You can click on the speaker icon to listen to the text while you read.
Try to keep these ten principles in mind when planning, and when working online with your learners. You will help them feel much more motivated about learning online!