Beyond Social Presence: Facelessness and the Ethics of Asynchronous Online Education

Beyond Social Presence: Facelessness and the Ethics of Asynchronous Online Education

In this position paper, I argue that a focus on achieving and increasing social presence in online courses tends to derail a consideration of the ethical implications and dimensions of the essential facelessness of asynchronous education. Drawing upon the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Nel Noddings, w...

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Published in:McGill journal of education 2017-01, Vol.52 (1), p.17-32
Main Author: Rose, Ellen
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Asynchronous Communication
Caring
Computer Mediated Communication
Distance learning
Educational Practices
Ethics
Face
Human Relations
Influence of Technology
Interpersonal Relationship
Levinas, Emmanuel
Noddings, Nel
Online Courses
Online instruction
Science and Society
Society
Teaching
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Summary:In this position paper, I argue that a focus on achieving and increasing social presence in online courses tends to derail a consideration of the ethical implications and dimensions of the essential facelessness of asynchronous education. Drawing upon the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Nel Noddings, who contended that the face is the basis of caring, ethical relations, I explore what it means for human relations, education, and society in general that learners increasingly come face-to-face with screens rather than with embodied, different others.
ISSN:1916-0666
1916-0666