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Learning Presence as a Moderator in the Community of Inquiry Model
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Shea, Peter; Bidjerano, Temi – Computers & Education, 2012
This study of over 2000 US college students examines the Community of Inquiry framework (CoI) in its capacity to describe and explain differences in learning outcomes in hybrid and fully online learning environments. We hypothesize that the CoI model's theoretical constructs of "presence" reflect educational effectiveness in a variety of…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Learner Engagement, Social Environment, Self Management
The Community of Inquiry Framework Meets the SOLO Taxonomy: A Process-Product Model of Online Learning
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Shea, Peter; Gozza-Cohen, Mary; Uzuner, Sedef; Mehta, Ruchi; Valtcheva, Anna Valentinova; Hayes, Suzanne; Vickers, Jason – Educational Media International, 2011
This paper presents both a conceptual and empirical investigation of teaching and learning in online courses. Employing both the Community of Inquiry framework (CoI) and the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) taxonomy, two complete online courses were examined for the quality of both collaborative learning processes and learning…
Descriptors: Evidence, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Learning Processes
A Re-Examination of the Community of Inquiry Framework: Social Network and Content Analysis
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Shea, Peter; Hayes, Suzanne; Vickers, Jason; Gozza-Cohen, Mary; Uzuner, Sedef; Mehta, Ruchi; Valchova, Anna; Rangan, Prahalad – Internet and Higher Education, 2010
This study provides a simultaneous examination of all components of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 2000; Anderson, Rourke, Garrison & Archer, 2001; and Rourke, Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 1999) and seeks to extend previous work into the nature, development, and relationships between the constructs of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Models, Network Analysis
Building Knowledge Building Communities: Consistency, Contact and Communication in the Virtual Classroom.
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Swan, Karen; Shea, Peter; Fredericksen, Eric; Pickett, Alexandra; Pelz, William; Maher, Greg – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2000
Examines factors affecting the success of asynchronous online learning both through a review of the research and through an empirical investigation of student perceptions and course design factors in one of the largest asynchronous learning networks in the United States. Reveals that three such factors-consistency in course design, contact with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication