Faculty Articles
Project DAVES: An exploratory study of social presence, e-mentoring, and vocational counseling support in community college courses
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Internet and Higher Education
ISSN
1096-7516
Publication Date
3-1-2012
Keywords
E-mentoring, Social presence, Community colleges, Vocational counseling
Abstract
A FIPSE-funded project was designed to provide support and training to community college faculty electronically, and to develop a model to offer innovative, interactive strategies to support their students' academic and career needs. The goal of the mentoring/coaching program has been to support instructors in their online efforts, provide resources and assistance to students, and create a community of learning for all. The examination of the process was framed and guided by the concept of social presence theory. Data collected included mentors' weekly logs, researcher-generated weekly prompts, and bi-monthly focus groups. All data were analyzed qualitatively using open and axial coding. Results indicate that creating social presence may depend, in part, on having an authentic, clearly defined role. Reflections throughout the process required continuous revisions to the plans.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2011.08.001
Volume
15
Issue
2
NSUWorks Citation
Schrum, Lynne; English, Mary C.; and Galizio, Lyndsie M., "Project DAVES: An exploratory study of social presence, e-mentoring, and vocational counseling support in community college courses" (2012). Faculty Articles. 192.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_facarticles/192