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Technology and Presence: Multi-Presence in Online Interactions

Technology and Presence: Multi-Presence in Online Interactions

Anne-Mette Nortvig
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781522540946|ISBN10: 1522540946|EISBN13: 9781522540953
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4094-6.ch012
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Nortvig, Anne-Mette. "Technology and Presence: Multi-Presence in Online Interactions." Online Collaboration and Communication in Contemporary Organizations, edited by Ditte Kolbaek, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 220-233. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4094-6.ch012

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Nortvig, A. (2018). Technology and Presence: Multi-Presence in Online Interactions. In D. Kolbaek (Ed.), Online Collaboration and Communication in Contemporary Organizations (pp. 220-233). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4094-6.ch012

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Nortvig, Anne-Mette. "Technology and Presence: Multi-Presence in Online Interactions." In Online Collaboration and Communication in Contemporary Organizations, edited by Ditte Kolbaek, 220-233. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4094-6.ch012

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Abstract

This chapter presents and discusses the concept of presence in online dialogues and interactions. The point of departure in this discussion is that of multitasking and social presence. Then, the chapter frames different e-learning scenarios that give participants the impression of being—or not being—present in the same room although geographically dispersed. On the basis of theoretical inspiration from symbolic interactionism and ethnomethodology, educators' new roles in e-learning are discussed in the context of empirical material collected from an e-learning program in a physiotherapy school. In addition, the concept of multi-presence is presented. This chapter argues that multi-presence occurs in both online and offline interactions and that, as a result of technology, is utilized in both professional and learning situations.

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