How to Not Disappear Completely: Using Video-Based Discussions to Enhance Student Social Presence in an Online Course

Students’ perception on Synchronous (virtual chat) or Asynchronous learning (Discussion board)

“…The primary model of synchronous technology based on virtual chat is an education model that has been existence for a long time (McGovern, Moreira, & Luna-Nevarez, 2019). However, the fall of 2020 and the world pandemic resulting in global lockdown for colleges and other educational institution have made synchronous technology one of the primary models for education system (Milovic & Dingus, 2021). The usage of virtual chat and video opens opportunity for students and teachers to interact equally while imparting education on a real time basis.…”

“…Despite the real time interaction and better engagement rate, synchronous technology using virtual chat become difficult for teachers to handle. It is because a teacher must engage with a huge group of students on the single portal while imparting education (Milovic & Dingus, 2021). This often results in developing gaps for students, since on virtual chat it is almost impossible for a teacher to give attention to students individually and to their enquiry (McGovern, Moreira, & Luna-Nevarez, 2019).…”

“…It is because of this reason virtual chat often becomes boring and non-interactive for student who are lagging or missed out on some part of information. Further, with synchronous technology of virtual chat the teachers are often forced to complete a particular chapter or education within a specific period (Milovic & Dingus, 2021). It is because of this reason it is impossible for teacher to understand if any student has any problem and they cannot recognize students who are willing to learn and student who are avoiding the education, this often result in gap between teacher and student during the education system (Milovic & Dingus, 2021).…”

“…Further, with synchronous technology of virtual chat the teachers are often forced to complete a particular chapter or education within a specific period (Milovic & Dingus, 2021). It is because of this reason it is impossible for teacher to understand if any student has any problem and they cannot recognize students who are willing to learn and student who are avoiding the education, this often result in gap between teacher and student during the education system (Milovic & Dingus, 2021). Despite these limitations, synchronous technology, as a real-time teaching style, allows students to work in groups, resulting in their overall growth.…”

Exploring Students’ Online Learning Interaction Behaviors and Experiences: A Case Study

“…In online learning environments, student-student and student-instructor interactions are primarily text-based and occur via discussion forums, emails, and text-based chat/messaging tools (Al Tawil 2019;Marden and Herrington 2022). With technological advancements, audio-and video-based online interactions are made feasible and occur via social messaging apps and virtual conferencing platforms (Lowenthal et al 2021;Milovic and Dingus 2021;Rassaei 2022). In addition, student-content interaction also occurs when students interact with course contents (Murray et al 2012).…”