Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2017
Abstract
Scholars across many disciplines have grappled with questions of what it means for a person to be and interact online. Who are we when we go online? How do others know we are there and how do they perceive us? Within the context of online learning, scholarly questions tend to reflect more specific concerns focused on how well people can learn in a setting limited to mediated interactions lacking various communication cues. For example, how can a teacher and students come to know each other if they cannot see each other? How can they effectively understand and communicate with each other if they are separated by space and, in many instances, time? These concerns are related to issues of social presence and identity, both of which are complex, multi-faceted, closely interrelated constructs.
Copyright Statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, in Distance Education on August 2017, available online at: 10.1080/01587919.2017.1335172
Publication Information
Lowenthal, Patrick R. and Dennen, Vanessa P.. (2017). "Social Presence, Identity, and Online Learning Research: Research Development and Needs". Distance Education, 38(2), 137-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2017.1335172
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Comments
The published title is “Social Presence, Identity, and Online Learning: Research Development and Needs”.