Nonverbal communication expectancies about teachers and enrollment behavior in distance learning

This study explored a possible relationship between students' expectations for teacher nonverbal immediacy and their enrollment in a distance learning course. Before classes began, questionnaires were completed by community college students (N = 182) enrolled in a telecourse or classroom course, indicating expectancies for teacher nonverbal immediacy during the upcoming semester. Distant students expected less nonverbal immediacy from telecourse teachers than on-site students expected of their teachers. Students with previous distance learning experience had slightly higher expectancies than those with no experience.