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Designing a Community of Inquiry in Online Courses

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ID21729575
AuthorsHolly Fiock (0000-0003-2195-4412, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume21
Issue1
Pages134-152
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1492-3831 • E-ISSN: 1492-3831
PublisherAthabasca University Press (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.19173/irrodl.v20i5.3985
OpenAlexW3000318324
LanguageEN
Citations received64
References cited8

This article describes a practical approach for implementing instructional strategies in order to build a Community of Inquiry (CoI) into an online course. Online community building has positive effects on the quality of student learning, increases student engagement, and encourages motivation of students in online courses. The CoI is a theoretical framework focusing on facilitating meaningful learning experiences through three presences: cognitive presence, social presence, and teaching presence. This article will introduce the CoI framework by way of literature review focusing on CoI instructional strategies. Using Sorensen and Baylen’s (2009) seven principles of good practice, the author will structure CoI instructional activities into presence categories for practitioner use

Cognition · Community of inquiry · Instructional design · Learning community · Mathematics education · Multimedia · Online community · Online discussion · Online learning · Pedagogy · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Online and Blended Learning · Online Learning and Analytics · Psychology

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Citations per year10,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
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