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Contribution to Book
The evolution and influence of social presence theory on online learning
Social computing: Concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications
(2010)
Abstract
The theory of social presence is perhaps the most popular construct used to describe and understand how people socially interact in online learning environments. However, despite its intuitive appeal, researchers and practitioners alike often define and conceptualize this popular construct differently. In fact, it is often hard to distinguish between whether someone is talking about social interaction, immediacy, intimacy, emotion, and/or connectedness when they talk about social presence. Therefore, this chapter outlines the evolution of the construct of social presence in an effort to understand better its relationship to online learning.
Keywords
- Social Presence,
- Immediacy,
- Online Learning,
- Computer-mediated Communication,
- Discourse
Disciplines
Publication Date
2010
Editor
S. Dasgupta
Publisher
IGI Global
Citation Information
Patrick R. Lowenthal. "The evolution and influence of social presence theory on online learning" Hershey, PASocial computing: Concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/patrick_lowenthal/21/