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Understanding presence in online language learning
Description
One of the central components of the Community of Inquiry framework is the relationship among different types of presence in an online community – teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence. Learning how to create and encourage these relationships will be key activities for facilitators hoping to build community in an online space. Building community is an important part of online learning because it helps to combat feelings of isolation that a learner can experience while in an online environment.
This resource is a description and series of reflections to build your understanding about presence and community in an online space. It includes a link to the Community of Inquiry website.