Comparing Teaching and Social Presence in Traditional and Online Community College Learning Environments

The purpose of this study was to determine if a difference existed in students’ perceptions of teaching presence and social presence between the online and traditional face-to-face learning environments as defined by the Community of Inquiry (CoI) survey. A quantitative causal-comparative study design was used to survey students at a Midwest community college in the United States who had completed College 101 online or face-to-face. A total of...