ERIC Number: EJ1400830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 23
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Teaching-Learning via Telepresence Classrooms: Does Telepresence Really Provide 'Presence'?
Education and Information Technologies, v28 n11 p14205-14227 2023
Universities invest in Telepresence (TP) classroom methods to ensure quality teaching and learning while reaching as many students as possible at one time. However, TP classrooms are challenging. Existing research points out the limitations in guaranteeing "presence" in TP as that of face-to-face classes, which positively impacts learning. Presence in a classroom is the product of the unification of many factors, such as the organization of course content and structure (CCS), teaching content and pedagogy (TPC), the approachability of instructors (APP), and the evaluation processes (EVA). The existing tools to measure presence focus on either one or two components or interactions and miss out on the other components of presence. The present study examined 'presence' in 'telepresence' in terms of the four factors mentioned above. A comparative study of students who completed a course via TP classroom and those taught via the face-to-face method by the same instructor showed the existence of presence in both and that the modes of teaching have a statistically significant effect on these four factors. Removing the challenges to technology integration in TP classrooms and the psychological issues associated with it can improve the "presence" in TP classrooms.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, In Person Learning, Telecommunications, Program Effectiveness
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