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Virtual Learning Communities

Virtual Learning Community is a learning community that emerges through sustained interaction, collaboration, and knowledge exchange among students and educators in digitally mediated environments, distinguished by its reliance on information and communication technologies to foster student connectedness and shared learning experiences in the absence of co-located, face-to-face interaction.

1.5K

Publications

83.5K

Citations

3.2K

Authors

1.1K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

363

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Publications

1.5K

Exploring causal relationships among teaching, cognitive and social presence: Student perceptions of the community of inquiry framework

D. Randy Garrison, Martha Cleveland‐Innes, Tak Fung · The Internet and Higher Education · 2009 · 926 citations

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ONLINE COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY REVIEW: SOCIAL, COGNITIVE, AND TEACHING PRESENCE ISSUES

D. Randy Garrison · Online Learning · 2019 · 903 citations · Full text

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Sense of community, perceived cognitive learning, and persistence in asynchronous learning networks

Alfred P. Rovai · The Internet and Higher Education · 2002 · 862 citations

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Higher education and the digital revolution: About MOOCs, SPOCs, social media, and the Cookie Monster

Andreas Kaplan, Michael Haenlein · Business Horizons · 2016 · 805 citations

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Building Learning Communities in Online Courses: the importance of interaction

Karen Swan · Education Communication and Information · 2002 · 800 citations

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Authors

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  1. RA
    Richard A. Schwier

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    11 publications · 570 citations

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  2. DR
    D. Randy Garrison

    University of Calgary, Canada

    10 publications · 3.8K citations

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  3. JG
    Jean Giddens

    University of New Mexico, United States

    9 publications · 240 citations

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  4. AP
    Alfred P. Rovai

    Regent University, United States

    8 publications · 2.2K citations

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  5. PS
    Peter Shea

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    8 publications · 3.2K citations

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    45 publications

    3.2K citations

  2. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    3K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    11 h-index

    21 publications

    950 citations

  4. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    11 h-index

    21 publications

    4.8K citations

  5. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    890 citations

  7. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Computers & Education

    37 publications · 5.3K citations

    29

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  2. The Internet and Higher Education

    27 publications · 5.3K citations

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  3. Online Learning

    26 publications · 3.7K citations

    21

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  4. British Journal of Educational Technology

    BJET · 22 publications · 1.7K citations

    18

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