Pedagogical Considerations

for a Community of Learning in a VLE

emerges from connections and relationships
among participants in the classroom (Pawan,
Wiechart, Warren, & Park, 2016).
feeds from teacher-student exchanges needed in
Social Presence a virtual environment as it is needed in F2F
classrooms.
derives from the interconnections that lead to
the development of a classroom community
(Pawan, Wiechart, Warren, & Park, 2016).
is the intellectual challenge and sense of inquiry
as participants engage in collaborative and
reflective exploration, interpretation, and
Cognitive validation of ideas (Pawan, Wiechart, Warren, &
Park, 2016) derived from the student interaction
Presence with course content.
is affected by the instructional design approach
used to create learning tasks to foster deep
learning.
is the instructors course design, facilitation,
and direct instruction in the online classroom
(Pawan, Wiechart, Warren, & Park, 2016).
Teaching enables and enacts the social and cognitive
presences (Pawan, Wiechart, Warren, & Park,
Presence
2016).
helps learners assimilate content to be used in
meaningful learning tasks that aid the
development of student skills and competences.
Designed and Created by Prof. Jonathan Acua from Pawan, Wiechart, Warren, &
Park (2016) and his personal insights into and experience with these presences