These studies suggest there is a complex interrelationship between students’ attitudes towards interacting with other students, their personalities, their learning styles and the communication technologies provided by institutions. A critical implication for this study is that low levels of student interaction on asynchronous discussion forums may not necessarily indicate student disinterest in interacting with other students, but may instead reflect their preference for interacting synchronously through other means. This study therefore explores students’ attitudes towards interacting with each other in .
