Teaching Presence: Restating Themes

Initial coding was done via:
-previewing of videos of selected teachers
-focused viewing of selected recorded videos and taking notes of 1 exemplary teacher

Then another layer of coding based on synchronized audio-chat transcripts have  finally refined themes which I'd like to identify here.

A.connecting with online learners
-sharing of personal information
-sense of geographical space/location/time
-acknowledging presence of all learners
-addressing learners by name
-remarking about accents and Englishes

B validating online teaching-learning process
-metacognition about online learning
-praise and recognition for actions

C. engaging and sustaining  interactivity
-use of relevant topics: culture related, current events, everyday culture
-choice of topic which encourages speaking and vocabulary building
-language teaching moments
-direct instruction
-modelling-
-facilitation--chat and audio and both
-providing timely information and prompt feedback
-use of online tools/resources
-level of discourse--
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*facility in use of vc features--multitasking chat,


D.managing the virtual classroom
-troubleshooting
-comments about technology
-developing codes for vc usage

E. building identity of teacher, learner and community of learners!!!
-recognizing cultural backgrounds
-global classroom
-i love...

***This is what it means to learn language online, this is what it means to become an online teacher, this is what it means to be an online learner, this is what it means to be in a community of online teachers-learners

Batch 2 of Exemplary Teacher 1 will allow me to examine interactions more closely.