Using the Community of Inquiry framework (CoI) to ground the study, this research study explored the relationship between teaching presence behaviors, select faculty characteristics, and student rating of instruction for teaching effectiveness. Data from the Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA), conducted at Ottawa University during the 2021-2022 academic year on 194 faculty members and 609 course sections, were analyzed to determine how faculty members at Ottawa University spend their time engaging in teaching presence behaviors within the Learning Management System (LMS) of their eight-week online courses. Results revealed that faculty members are spending their time differently when engaging in canned online courses. Furthermore, this study suggests that male faculty members, part-time faculty members, and faculty members with master's degrees had higher levels of engagement in certain teaching presence variables, and that the number of years teaching were positively correlated with the number of course logins, course actions, total discussion board posts, and the character count of course announcements. Additionally, results from the study indicated that certain teaching presence variables were positively correlated with student rating of instruction. Finally, results from this study indicate that the number of years teaching, the total number of course announcements, and the character count of course announcements were significant predictors of student rating of instruction for teaching effectiveness. Implications of this study include consideration of how university leadership structure pay to include rewarding long-standing faculty members, and in training and development for faculty members regarding increasing specific teaching presence variables to create a social community of online learning that supports student perception of teaching effectiveness. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]