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I cite this article in Module 3 speak out discussion forum.

This is an interesting article that can be applied to what we have learned so far in this course.

Social presence is influenced by the intimacy (interpersonal vs.mediated) and immediacy (asynchronous vs. synchronous) of themedium, and can be expected to be lower for mediated (e.g., telephone conversation) than interpersonal (e.g., face-to-face discussion) and for asynchronous (e.g., e-mail) than synchronous (e.g., live chat) communications. The higher the social presence, the larger the social influence that the communication partners have on each other's behavior. Closely related to the idea of social presence is the concept of media richness. Media richness theory (Daft & Lengel, 1986) is based on the assumption that the goal of any communication is the resolution of ambiguity and the reduction of uncertainty. It states that media differ in the degree of richness they possess--that is, the amount of information they allow to be transmitted in a given time interval--and that therefore some media are more effective than others in resolving ambiguity and uncertainty. Applied to the context of Social Media, we assume that a first classification can be made based on the richness of the medium and the degree of social presence it allows. With respect to the social

"What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and " live productively in an increasingly digital world ..." "

"Palloff, R., & Pratt, K. (2005).Collaborating online: Learning together in community. San Francisco: Jossey - Bass"

115-121 Classroom Technologies for Online Instruction Chpt 5 Design p. 360 rubric for final Chpt 2 theories