Maximizing Multicultural Online Learning Experiences with the Social Presence Model, Course Examples, and Specific Strategies

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Author(s): Aimee L. Whiteside (University of Tampa, USA)and Amy Garrett Dikkers (University of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 19
Source title: Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)and Sigrid Kelsey (Louisiana State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch025

Keywords: Computer-Mediated Communication / Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications

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This chapter presents Whiteside’s (2007) Social Presence Model, course examples, and specific strategies and explains how such factors help facilitators maximize interactions in multicultural, online learning environments. The model provides a framework rooted in socio-cultural learning, linguistic nuances, learning communities, prior experiences, and instructor investment. The chapter also illustrates how the Social Presence Model, coupled with examples from a Human Rights Education case study and research-based strategies, can make significant differences in online interactions.

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