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Networking or Notworking? Building Social Presence into Digital Learning Environments Steve Wheeler University of Plymouth United Kingdom

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Page 1: Eden 2006 Vienna

Networking or Notworking?Building Social Presence into Digital Learning Environments

Steve WheelerUniversity of PlymouthUnited Kingdom

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Building Social Presence

Up to 50% of students drop out of distance

courses before Completion

(Moore & Kearsley, 1996)

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Building Social Presence

High attrition rates are often blamed on loss of

student motivation, social isolation or

technical problems

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Building Social Presence

The most successful DEcourses are those in

which social interactionis a dominant or pervasive feature

(Muilenberg & Berge, 2005)

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Building Social Presence

Social presence is an important feature of any

successful learning activity within a digital learning environment

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Social presence is the perception that one is

communicating with people rather than with

inanimate objects

(Short et al, 1976)

Building Social Presence

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Perception of distance should be seen as psychological not

physical

Moore (1993)

Building Social Presence

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Tutors should aim to provide an online equivalency to f2f

experiences

(Simonson, 1999)

Building Social Presence

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Building Social Presence

SocialPresence

Autonomy

Surface

Tenacity

.12

-.30*

-.65*

.02

.82

1.32*

Face to Face Model

n = 305

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Building Social Presence

SocialPresence

Autonomy

Surface

Tenacity

.11

-.84*

-.15

.73*

1.75

.48

Telephone Model

n = 51

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Building Social Presence

SocialPresence

Autonomy

Surface

Tenacity

.66*

-.05

-.27*

-1.94

.50

.40

E-Mail Model

n = 51

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Recommendations

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Integration of technologies for

mobile learning in a seamless and

‘transparent’ way

Recommendations

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Convergence of 3 Technologies

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Provide ‘humanising’ aspects of online learning such as

recognisable human contacts

(e.g. webcasting)

Recommendations

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Webcasting

• Live or recorded lectures

• Accompanying media (e.g. PowerPoint; DVD)

• Text based interaction

• Video on demand

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Tutors should respond as quickly as possible to questions from remote learners

Recommendations

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Students should be encouraged to take

part in collaboration online: (e.g. group

problem solving; wikis, threaded

discussion)

Recommendations

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Students need a social space - a facility that

should be built into any managed learning

environment

Recommendations

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Tutors should recognise differences in study

approaches and cater for as many as possible within the design of courseware,

guidance and tutorial support

Recommendations

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Actively encourage students to participate

in regular group postings, and even to

moderate the discussions

Recommendations

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Thank you for listening

Steve WheelerSenior Lecturer in ICT and Education

[email protected]/distancelearning