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My teacher’s a robot: beating negative perceptions when teaching online
My teacher’s a robot: beating negative perceptions when teaching online
Students on online courses complain of a lack of interaction, motivation and familiarity with teachers, research shows. Wendy Cowan looks at how to build ‘instructor presence’ into online courses
Wendy Cowan
Athens State University