But it’s vital we consider context when it comes to cognition and learning. When we consider this information in any learning environment, we find a variety of applications. NVC helps create the trust, comradery, and vulnerability we want to develop between individuals in a learning community to create effective knowledge exchange. It’s all the unspoken dynamics of expression involved in forming the relationships between individuals. From this, we can conclude that NVC references all the components of interaction beyond actual words and text-such as timing, body movement, inflection, and facial expression. Therefore, they assume that text-based online courses lack any type of nonverbal communication because body language is non-existent” (Al Tawil, 147). According to one author, “a study of the literature reveals that some scholars use the expressions, “nonverbal communication” and “body language” interchangeably. What is nonverbal communication?įirst, we need to clarify our understanding of the term “non-verbal communication” (NVC).
Today, I’d like to share the data behind this topic and help to point to the fact that this is not as worrisome as these instructors assume. Some university instructors even hesitate to teach online because they feel there is a lack of connection and communication, which then creates more room for misinterpretation, negative reviews of the experience, or even failure for some students. Instructors new to the modality often believe that the online delivery format is less interactive than face-to-face, and therefore assume it’s harder (if even possible) to get to know the other participants. With the continuing growth of online learning in the past few decades, one significant argument against it has been the perceived loss of non-verbal communication and human relationships within the course.
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