Educators' Perspectives on Transmedia Identity Management: Redefining Tele-Teacher Presence

Autor/inn/en	Sime, Julie-Ann; Themelis, Chryssa
Titel	Educators' Perspectives on Transmedia Identity Management: Redefining Tele-Teacher Presence
Quelle	In: Distance Education, 41 (2020) 1, S.70-85 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sime, Julie-Ann) ORCID (Themelis, Chryssa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-7919
DOI	10.1080/01587919.2020.1727292
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Teacher Attitudes; Identification (Psychology); Interpersonal Relationship; Computer Mediated Communication; Faculty Development; Online Courses; Proximity; Foreign Countries; Greece; United Kingdom; United States; Norway; Denmark; Mexico; Cyprus; Bulgaria; Netherlands; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Computerkonferenz; Online course; Online-Kurs; Lebensnähe; Ausland; Griechenland; Großbritannien; USA; Norwegen; Dänemark; Mexiko; Zypern; Bulgarien; Niederlande
Abstract	Visual media and virtual reality are now a common features of distance education environments. This has boosted research into questions surrounding visual media and technologies for educators' professional development and teaching practice. This research explored educators' views on identity and teaching presence in visual media in distance education. We interviewed 18 experienced educators and categorized their views on identity and visual media. The findings suggest that digital identity can be seen through the lens of networks with others, and that transmedia identity management, which we define as the ability to create and manage multiple identities across different technology platforms, is a key competence for online educators as a means of building trust within online learning communities. As a result, we modified the theory of tele-proximity (Themelis, 2013, 2014; Themeli & Bougia, 2016) by refining its concept of tele-teacher presence to include transmedia identity management. The implications for practice are that the professional development of online educators should include knowledge and competence in tele-teacher presence and especially transmedia identity management. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01