This study explored the almost 20-year-old Community of Inquiry (CoI) social presence
construct through faculty's perspectives and practices of their online teaching. Social …

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to understand how and why online
higher education instructors and learners differed in their perceptions of social presence in …

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive design study was to understand how graduate-
level students enrolled in online classes at a small Christian university in the Midwest …

Social presence in online learning has become significant in discussion in higher education.
The current study was designed to reveal more fully the student perception of social …

Social presence theory is a central concept in online learning. Hundreds of studies have
investigated social presence and online learning. However, despite the continued interest in …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how faculty members describe
facilitating student learning utilizing cognitive presence, social presence, and teaching …

The purpose of this study was to determine if a difference existed in students' perceptions of
teaching presence and social presence between the online and traditional face-to-face …

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how online full-time faculty
define, implement, and invest in social presence. Purposeful sampling was used to recruit …

The problem addressed through this study was that the major components of the Community
of Inquiry framework (CoI) that comprise a meaningful online learning experience …

Asynchronous online learning provides students and instructors flexibility and convenience.
However, a persistent concern regarding online learning is that it is inherently impersonal …