Social Presence

Patrick R. Lowenthal

doi:10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch280

Social Presence

Patrick R. Lowenthal

Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology

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Abstract

Learning is a social process (Harasim, 2002; Swan & Shea, 2005; Tu, 2000). Discourse plays a key role in the social process of learning (Harasim, 2002). Therefore, it is extremely important that we understand how students and teachers socially interact in online courses where asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) is the major form of discourse. Theories of social presence help explain how students and teachers interact and learn online.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Distance Learning
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Editors	Patricia L. Rogers, Gary A. Berg, Judith V. Boettcher, Caroline Howard, Lorraine Justice, Karen D. Schenk
Pages	1900-1906
Number of pages	7
Edition	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781605661995
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch280
State	Published - 2009

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