online discussions

Perceptions of Motivation, Enjoyment, and Learning from Online Discussions by North Carolina High School Students in Online, Advanced Placement Psychology Courses

Hobgood, B. E. Jr.

Dissertation, 2007, University of North Carolina


Students suggested that a need for increased instructor involvement and feedback in online discussions.


Survey items

Community of Inquiry Model (Garrison et al., 2000)

Community of Inquiry

Creating Cognitive Presence in a Blended Faculty Development Community

Vaughan, N. & Garrison, D. R. (2005). The Internet and Higher Educaion, 8, 1-12.

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Community of inquiry conceptual model-- social, cognitive and teaching

Abstract

The focus of this study was to understand how a blended learning approach can support the inquiry process (cognitive presence) in a faculty development context. The findings from this study indicate that there are several key differences and similarities in cognitive presence between face-to-face and online discussions. These differences and similarities are specifically related to the four phases of cognitive presence of the practical inquiry model. A comparison of the face-to-face and online discussion forums indicates that: a slightly higher percentage of triggering events occurred in the face-to-face discussions; exploration was the dominant phase in both environments; a noticeably greater percentage of comments were coded for integration in the online discussions; and the resolution/application phase was almost non-existent in both forms of discussion. The results from this study imply that an increased emphasis should be placed on teaching presence within a blended learning environment to ensure that participants achieve resolution in the inquiry cycle.

Keywords: Faculty development community; Blended learning; Community of inquiry; Cognitive presence; Triggering events