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Social Presence

Patrick R. Lowenthal (Regis University, USA)

Source Title: Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch011

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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.

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