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Social Presence

Social Presence

Patrick R. Lowenthal
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781605669847|ISBN10: 1605669849|EISBN13: 9781605669854
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch011
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Lowenthal, Patrick R. "Social Presence." Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Subhasish Dasgupta, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 129-136. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch011

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Lowenthal, P. R. (2010). Social Presence. In S. Dasgupta (Ed.), Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 129-136). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch011

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Lowenthal, Patrick R. "Social Presence." In Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Subhasish Dasgupta, 129-136. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch011

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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.

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