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student and teacher to
enhance student
learning.
Therefore, Social Connectedness is an
important factor to consider in the design process of the system.
2.1.4.1.
Theoretical
Foundations to Enhance Social Connectedness in Online
Learning
To enhance Social Connectedness of teachers and students, several key guidelines to aid
the system’s design process are presented here[21]:
Table 2.1 - Framework
to Increase
Social Connectedness
No
Key guidelines
1
Supply
the
individuating social
characteristics necessary
for students
to
engage
in
the
first
automatic
step in person perception
and the formation of person schemas
2
Ensure
that
each
participant
in the
course
understands
and
can
successfully
function
within
the
computer mediated communication system being utilized in
order to
acquire social information
about others in the group
3
Supply frequent opportunities
for learners to observe individuating
social information
4
Supply the opportunity
for students to interact with each other in a variety of contexts
5
Demonstrate
how to enhance
exclusively
text
based
messages
with social
cues that
reveal
the true
intent of the message
6
Supply frequent opportunities
for learners to observe dynamic
social interactions
7
Supply
the opportunity
for students
to interact
in a variety
of contexts on specific
tasks that require
individuals
to take on specific roles within the group
8
Make sure that learners have the information
they need to differentiate
both task and socio-
emotional
roles for their colleagues
9
Supply
frequent
opportunities
for students
to process
their
colleagues’
salient social
functions
and
to incorporate strategies that will assure that all students
participate
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