A Framework for Establishing Social Presence Through the Combination of AI-generated Text with Human-created Video
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: So much depends on online course participants’ ability to communicate in ways so that others can perceive their personalities and know that they are real people. However, the line between the real and the artificial has been blurred with the rise of generative AI and guidance is needed for integrating generative AI into online learning without harming the sense of presence and community that students rely on. Building on previous research conducted by us and others for more than a decade on asynchronous video communication, we argue that establishing social presence using asynchronous video is especially important when teaching and learning with generative AI. In this article, we discuss generative AI’s potential impact on online instructors and students’ social presence. We then share a framework for strategically combining AI-generated text and instructor- and student-created video communication to strengthen social presence in online learning environments.
Source: Open Praxis
Institution: George Mason University
Language: English
Topic: Online and Blended Learning
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409457133