When students meet fully online for their course, they experience significantly lower social connectedness.

Fully Online Learning Environments on Social Connectedness

When students meet both online and in-person for their course, they experience higher social connectedness.

Blended Learning Environments on Social Connectedness

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Research has focused on the ways in which social connectedness, i.e., how connected students are, differs in in different learning environments.

Social Connectedness in Learning Environments

Cocquyt, C., Diep, N. A., Zhu, C., De Greef, M., & Vanwing, T. (2017). Examining social inclusion and social capital among adult learners in blended and online learning environments. European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 8(1), 77-101.

Examining social inclusion and social capital among adult learners in blended and online learning environments

Types of Learning Environments that Social Connectedness has been Studied in

- Course Interest (with Educator and Peers)
- Course Understanding (with Educator)
- Keeping Video On (with Peers)
- Maintaining Verbal Interaction (with Educator)

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