Online and Blended Communities of Inquiry: Exploring the Developmental and Perceptional Differences

dc.creator	Zehra Akyol
dc.creator	D. Randy Garrison
dc.creator	M. Yasar Ozden
dc.date	2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:40:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:40:00Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a7d7952b50ba40489635f2586c17bdb1
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23251
dc.description	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 discussions, and interviews with students and the course instructor. Using multiple qualitative and quantitative data sources, the goal was to explore the developmental differences of the three presences (social, teaching, and cognitive) in the community of inquiry framework and students’ perceptions of a community of inquiry. The results indicated that in both the online and blended course a community of inquiry developed and students could sense each presence. However, the findings revealed developmental differences in social and cognitive presence between the two course formats with higher perceptions in the blended course.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/765/1436
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 10, Iss 6 (2009)
dc.subject	Community of inquiry
dc.subject	online learning
dc.subject	blended learning
dc.subject	social presence
dc.subject	teaching presence
dc.subject	cognitive presence.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Online and Blended Communities of Inquiry: Exploring the Developmental and Perceptional Differences
dc.type	article