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Table 6

Social presence indicators

Category	Indicator	Definition	Student comment
Group cohesiveness	Group Reference	Referring to community members as “we”	“Will we have a PIR for ENGG1200?”
Group cohesiveness	Tagging	Acknowledging other students in conversation	“John those numbers have come directly from the project C PowerPoint slides this week”
Conversational expression	Sharing Information	A post that informs other students	“For PVC we got a 0.23 K loss for 3 L/s and 313K”
	Statement	An expression of views or ideas	“Everyone talks about pulling an all-nighter. No posts after 12 a.m.”
	Enquiry	A question directed at other students	“Has anyone know whereabouts of a grey little pencil case that I left in the advanced engineering building today”
Affective expression	Emotional Icons	Use of icons to convey feelings	:)
	Emotional Words	Use of words to convey feelings	“You make me so happy. See you today”
	Paralanguage	Text forms used to convey feeling	“Whoa!!! Can’t wait”
	Self-Disclosure	Expressing a personal feeling	“I am offended by this accusation”

Category	Indicator	Definition	Student comment
Group cohesiveness	Group Reference	Referring to community members as “we”	“Will we have a PIR for ENGG1200?”
Group cohesiveness	Tagging	Acknowledging other students in conversation	“John those numbers have come directly from the project C PowerPoint slides this week”
Conversational expression	Sharing Information	A post that informs other students	“For PVC we got a 0.23 K loss for 3 L/s and 313K”
	Statement	An expression of views or ideas	“Everyone talks about pulling an all-nighter. No posts after 12 a.m.”
	Enquiry	A question directed at other students	“Has anyone know whereabouts of a grey little pencil case that I left in the advanced engineering building today”
Affective expression	Emotional Icons	Use of icons to convey feelings	:)
	Emotional Words	Use of words to convey feelings	“You make me so happy. See you today”
	Paralanguage	Text forms used to convey feeling	“Whoa!!! Can’t wait”
	Self-Disclosure	Expressing a personal feeling	“I am offended by this accusation”