esearch has also shown that social presence can influ-ence students’ learning experiences, including students’ participation and motivationto participate

Online students care about getting a sense ofwho their instructors are and that they are “real” people and “there”—namely, their socialpresence

Research has shown us that students’ relationshipswith faculty have a direct and significant effect on their scholarly engagement

First day in class, we had students chatting with a friend of mine working on a Ski Resort in Australia,