Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Community of Inquiry


Blended Learning in Higher Education: Frameworks, Principles, and Guidelines

Garrison & Vaughan (2007

http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787987700.html


Social Presence

  • Open communication - enabling risk-free expression
  • Group cohesion - encouraging collaboration
  • Affective/personal – expressing emotions, camaraderie

Cognitive Presence

  • Triggering event - having sense of puzzlement
  • Exploration - exchanging information
  • Integration - connecting ideas
  • Resolution - applying new ideas

Teaching Presence

  • Design and organization - setting curriculum and methods
  • Facilitation of discourse - sharing personal meaning
  • Direct instruction - focusing discussion

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