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This study uses social network analysis (SNA) in an innovative way to describe interaction and explain how interaction influences sense of community of students in online learning environments. The findings reveal differences on sense of community between two similarly structured online courses, and show unique interaction patterns for students in the two courses. These results should prove to be interesting to researchers of online learning both on a theoretical and methodological basis.ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORCopyright of Journal of Educational Computing Research is the property of Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.

To teach well in networks – to weave a narrative of coherence with learners – requires a point of presence

Most importantly, the teacher offers a narrative of coherence of a particular discipline.

The model falls apart when we distribute content and extend the activities of the teacher to include multiple educator inputs and peer-driven learning.