A Longitudinal Study Exploring Levels and Patterns of Social Presence  in Asynchronous Online Discussions

• In Event: DDL- Self-Direction & Social Presence in Online Learning (v)

Short Description

The prevalence of shifting face-to-face classes to online learning under the pandemic, suggests that social presence is crucial in overcoming inherently impersonal characteristics of online instruction. Content analysis, using the Community of Inquiry framework (COI), was conducted in a longitudinal study exploring patterns of social presence across two online courses, over two semesters, for a single cohort of graduate students. Patterns and suggestions for the instructional design are discussed.

Authors

• Presenter: Qi Wu, Syracuse University

• Presenter: Zhijuan Niu, Syracuse University

• Presenter: Tiffany A. Koszalka, Syracuse University