[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Hi Johnathan

I’m posting on behalf of Dr. Garrison. His reply follows:

Johnathan,
I have not come across this situation. My guess it is largely due to the approach that was taken in this course; specifically a mastery approach. The COI and particularly CP is all about collaborative approaches to learning. Not sure how the mastery approach is congruent with the premise of the COI.
Cheers,
DRG

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

An interesting discussion has coalesced recently (Jan. 2016) on suggestions from other CoI researchers on the need for additional CoI presences. Terry Anderson, one of the original authors of the CoI seminal study and publications, has published his thoughts on additional presences, including “learner presence” and “emotional presence.”

See Terry’s blog on his personal website here: http://virtualcanuck.ca/category/community-of-inquiry/

You’re invited to comment on this post here, or on Terry’s website,

Madelaine Befus

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Hi Kyleigh

Here are a few CoI studies in K-12 populations

Borup, J., Graham, C. R., & Drysdale, J. S. (2013). The nature of teacher engagement at an online high school. British Journal of Educational Technology. doi:10.1111/bjet.12089

Dikkers, A. G., Whiteside, A. L., & Lewis, S. (2013). Virtual high school teacher and student reactions to the social presence model. Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 13(3), 156–170.

Jimoyiannis, A., & Angelaina, S. (2012). Towards an analysis framework for investigating students’ engagement and learning in educational blogs. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(3), 222–234.

O’Dwyer, L. M., Carey, R., & Kleiman, G. (2007). A study of the effectiveness of the Louisiana algebra I online course. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 39(3), 289–306.

Pellas, N., Peroutseas, E., & Kazanidis, I. (2013). Virtual communities of inquiry (VCoI) for learning basic algorithmic structures with Open Simulator and Scratch4OS: A case study from the Secondary education in Greece. In Proceedings of the 6th Balkan Conference in Informatics (pp. 187–194).

Rice, R. E., Robinson, J. A., & Caron, B. (2011). Sampling the Sea: Using Social Media for an Online Ocean Sustainability Curriculum. In Social Media Tools and Platforms in Learning Environments (pp. 373–385). Springer.

Stenbom, S., Hrastinski, S., & Cleveland-Innes, M. (2012). Student-Student Online Coaching as a Relationship of Inquiry: An Exploratory Study from the Coach Perspective. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 16(5).

Cheers,
Madelaine

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Hello Joao

I’d be interested in participating in a CoI content analysis discussion here. Post away…

Madelaine

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Hello Helen

I’m aware that University of Victoria (BC) offers what they term a “multi-access” option. Dr. Valerie Irvine in particular has spearheaded this initiative. You’ll find her blog and papers here: http://edtech.uvic.ca/virvine/

Madelaine

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Very interesting post Tony. I’m aware of courses and programs that are structured around the CoI framework, but haven’t heard of any institution-wide initiatives.

Would your institution’s initiative include onsite, online and/or blended contexts?

Here are a few papers that explore CoI-based program developments:

Kumar, S., Dawson, K., Black, E. W., Cavanaugh, C., & Sessums, C. D. (2011). Applying the Community of Inquiry Framework to an Online Professional Practice Doctoral Program. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12(6), 126–142.

Swan, K., Day, S. L., Bogle, L. R., & Matthews, D. B. (2013). A collaborative, design-based approach to improving an online program. The Internet and Higher Education. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109675161300050X

Jackson, L. C., Jackson, A. C., & Chambers, D. (2013). Establishing an online community of inquiry at the Distance Education Centre, Victoria. Distance Education, 34(3), 353–367. (This one is K-12 education, not post-secondary)

Madelaine

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March 13 reply

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Trying a reply to an earlier post to see the pattern.
Madelaine

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Yes! I see the indents too (Windows using Firefox)
Madelaine

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Hi again Elsa

This is a fairly new site and is one that’s built upon a WordPress template so we’re still figuring out which tools work best and what other attributes members of this community find useful.  I’ll add attaching documents to our list of features to investigate.

Regards

Madelaine

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

Hello Mitja

I noticed you haven’t yet received a reply to your question so I’ve emailed it to some people I think may be able to help.  I’ll post any further information here soon.

Madelaine

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

The purpose of the CoI website is to facilitate on-going discussion about the CoI model by researchers and practitioners working in a respectful, collaborative environment. While the community will be moderated, it’s expected that each member of this community will practice ethical academic integrity and copyright.  We welcome lively debate and thoughtful discourse.

In what ways can this website and community help with your work and research?

[Madelaine BefusKey Master]

A very interesting Purdue University Ph.D. dissertation focused on using the CoI Framework is now listed on the CoI Publications collection. See Randrianasolo, S., 2013, Moving online: Using the community of inquiry framework to redesign English composition for international students.

Madelaine

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