While I have been aware of the Community of Inquiry Framework for a couple of decades, it has only been in the last 5 to 10 years that I have come to appreciate the importance it has on the classroom regardless of modality. Let’s take a look at the Community of Inquiry and strategies you can weave into your classroom.
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Dialog is foundational to meaningful learning. In a well-developed course, students need to have dialog with the teacher, fellow students, and the content. The Community of Inquiry Framework facilitates this dialog. We want students to ask questions that interest them about a topic and feel comfortable adding to the conversation. We want students to pull apart topics through personal review and reflection. Most importantly, learning is about dialogue.
The Community of Inquiry Framework achieves its effect through three presences:
- Teaching Presence
- Social Presence
- Cognitive Presence
These interconnected elements result in a heightened learner experience. The course will lack engagement and be lackluster if one element is missing.
This episode will take a closer look at the Community of Inquiry Framework. Specifically, I will break down the three main elements and highlight strategies for weaving the elements into your course.
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Additional Reading
- ITC: 8 – What Is Universal Design for Learning?
- ITC: 9 – How Multiple Means of Representation Can Help Your Classroom
- ITC: 10 – See What Your Students Know Through Multiple Means of Action and Expression
- ITC: 22 – Exploring the Content and Activities Standards for an Online Course Review
- ITC: 23 – Exploring the Interaction Standards for an Online Course Review
- ITC: 24 – Exploring the Assessment and Feedback Standards for an Online Course Review
- ITC: 29 – Success Tips for Creating Engaging Online Discussions
- ITC: 30 – 6 Engaging Online Discussion Strategies
- ITC: 41 – Using Backward Design to Build Better Courses
- ITC: 57 – Building Online Learning Communities
- ITC: 66 – 16 Strategies for Humanizing Your Online Course
- Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., Archer, W. (2001). Critical thinking, cognitive presence, and computer conferencing in distance education. American Journal of Distance Education, 15(1). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ643385
- Anderson, T., Rourke, L., Garrison, D.R., & Archer, W. (2001). Assessing teaching presence in a computer conferencing context. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 5(2), 1-17.
- The Community of Inquiry
- Applying the Community of Inquiry Framework
- Description: Social Presence
- Description: Teaching Presence
- Description: Cognitive Presence
- So how do you design effective learning experiences for the online environment?
- Developing a Community of Inquiry in Your Blended Classroom
- The Community of Inquiry Model
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