Social presence in synchronous virtual learning situations: The role of nonverbal signals displayed by avatars

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-56

  Allmendinger, Katrin ^a  

^a Acontrain   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avatar; Collaborative virtual environments; Nonverbal signal; Social presence; Synchronous online learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949542229     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-010-9117-8     Document Type: Review

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