Social Presence

What does it look like?

Cindy Miller & Kathe Conrad

How do you know I’m here, if you can’t see me?

We talk to each other online.

Autobiographical Narrative

my name isHELLO

Desiree

Social Presence Indicators• I’m not sure what to make of your post.

• You don’t need to market to me, I’d show up anyway.

• Just something to think about.

Humor

On the Internet,Nobody Knows You're a Dog

Cartoon by Peter Steiner reproduced from New Yorker, July 5, 1993 only for Academic discussion.

Other Indicators

• Encouraging• Supporting

It’s all about relationships.

References1 Biocca, Frank and Harms, Chad (2003). Defining and measuring social presence: contribution

to the Networked Minds Theory and Measure, Media Interface and Network Design Labs.

2Kehrwald, Benjamin (2008). Understanding social presence in text-based online learning environments, Distance Education, vol 29, No. 2, May 2008, 89-106.

3Tu, Chih-Hsiung and McIsaac, Marina (2002). The Relationship of Social Presence and Interaction in Online Classes, The American Journal of Distance Education, 16(3), 131-150.

4 Garrison, D.R. , Anderson, Terry, and Archer, Walter (2000). Critical Inquiry in a Text-based Environment: Computer Conferencing in Higher Education.

5 Aragon, Steve R., (Winter, 2003), Creating Social Presence in Online Environments, New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 100, p. 57-68.

6.Kehrwald, Benjamin (2008), Understanding social presence in text-based online learning environments, Distance Education, vol 29, No. 2, May 2008, 89-106.