Social presence: What it is and why does it matter in online (language) teaching and learning.
Channel: Euro CALL
Date: 2021-09-24

Opening workshop run by Mirjam Hauck, President of EuroCALL.

The pandemic has catapulted online(language)  learning and teaching centre stage of the educational landscape and has made it clear that Social Presence (SP) is something learners and teachers need to actively engage in. We need to “cultivate” our social presence to draw maximum benefit from online learning. At the same time, this is something that does not necessarily come naturally to us. In this workshop you will find out about the strategies that you can use to establish and maintain your SP online and you’ll find out how in doing so, you can model SP for your learners so that they, in turn, start making conscious efforts to “cultivate” their SP. 

Mirjam Hauck