Social presence in online learning communities: the role of personal profiles | Kear | Research in Learning Technology | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"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 particular issue in text-based, asynchronous systems such as discussion forums, leading to feelings of impersonality and disengagement from online learning ..."

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