This article is a correction to:
Meaningful connection in virtual classrooms: graduate students’ perspectives on effective instructor presence in blended courses
Laura McNeill
Saad Bushaala- 1Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies, College of Education, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
- 2Department of Modern Languages and Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
A corrigendum on
Meaningful connection in virtual classrooms: graduate students' perspectives on effective instructor presence in blended courses
by McNeill, L., and Bushaala, S. (2023). Front. Educ. 8:1271245. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1271245
In the published article, there was a mistake in the Results section. A correction has been made to Results, Findings from the semi-structured interview.
This section previously stated:
“Several themes (Table 4) emerged in relation to the open-ended survey asking participants (n = 10) to describe significant factors in establishing and maintaining an effective online instructor presence. The survey questions (Supplementary Appendix B), focused on effective instructor presence behaviors, actions, and position, and the related effects on learners. The resulting themes, as seen in Table 4, are: (1) The instructor connects early and often, (2) The instructor is visible, connected, and engaged, (4) The instructor builds trust and sets the stage for learning, and (4) Disconnected instructor presence results in students feeling overwhelmed and anxious.”
The corrected section appears below:
“Several themes emerged in relation to the semi-structured interview questions (Appendix A). The resulting themes, as seen in Appendix are: (1) The instructor connects early and often, engaged, (2) The instructor is visible, connected, and engaged, (3) The instructor builds trust and sets instructor presence results in students feeling, and (4) Disconnected instructor presence results in students feeling overwhelmed and anxious.”
The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
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Keywords: instructor presence, distance education, online education, online learning, online learners, graduate students, higher education
Citation: McNeill L and Bushaala S (2024) Corrigendum: Meaningful connection in virtual classrooms: graduate students' perspectives on effective instructor presence in blended courses. Front. Educ. 9:1402007. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1402007
Received: 16 March 2024; Accepted: 10 April 2024;
Published: 26 April 2024.
Edited and reviewed by: Patrick R. Lowenthal, Boise State University, United States
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*Correspondence: Laura McNeill, jlmcneill@ua.edu