Social presence in online learning communities: the role of personal profiles

Online communication is increasingly used in education, but it is not without problems. One significant difficulty is a lack of social presence. Social presence relates to the need for users of technology-based communication to perceive each other as real people. Low social presence can be a particu...

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Main Authors: Karen Kear, Frances Chetwynd, Helen Jefferis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Learning Technology 2014-08-01
Series:Research in Learning Technology
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Online Access:http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/download/19710/pdf_1