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Harrison, J. Buckley; West, Richard E. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2014
This design-based research study explored whether "sense of community" was maintained while flexibility in the course was increased through an adoption of a unique blended learning model. Data collected in this study show a significant drop in the sense of connectedness score from a mean of 50.8 out of 66 to a mean of 39.68 in the first…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Blended Learning, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Shea, Peter; Hayes, Suzanne; Smith, Sedef Uzuner; Vickers, Jason; Bidjerano, Temi; Gozza-Cohen, Mary; Jian, Shou-Bang; Pickett, Alexandra M.; Wilde, Jane; Tseng, Chi-Hua – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
This paper presents an extension of an ongoing study of online learning framed within the community of inquiry (CoI) model (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2001) in which we further examine a new construct labeled as "learning presence." We use learning presence to refer to the iterative processes of forethought and planning,…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Content Analysis, Metacognition
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Akyol, Zehra; Garrison, D. Randy; Ozden, M. Yasar – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper discusses findings of a mixed method approach to a study of the development of a community of inquiry in an online and a blended learning environment. A graduate course delivered online and in a blended format was the context of the study. Data were gathered from the Community of Inquiry Survey, transcript analysis of online…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Online Courses