The Impact of Course Duration on the Development of a Community of Inquiry

Autor/inn/en	Akyol, Zehra; Vaughan, Norm; Garrison, D. Randy
Titel	The Impact of Course Duration on the Development of a Community of Inquiry
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 19 (2011) 3, S.231-246 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
Schlagwörter	Blended Learning; Online Courses; Computer Mediated Communication; Discussion Groups; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Transcripts (Written Records); Questionnaires; Comparative Analysis; Time Factors (Learning); Inquiry; Graduate Study; Education Courses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Computerkonferenz; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Fortbildungskurs
Abstract	This study investigated the effect of time on the development of a community of inquiry by examining an online course offered over two different time periods. The study was guided by the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, "The Internet and Higher Education" 2000; 2(2-3): 87-105). The focus was on a graduate level education course, the topic of which was blended learning. The course was given by the same instructor in a 13-week fall semester and a 6-week spring term. Transcript analysis of weekly online discussions and the CoI Survey were used to explore the differences between the short-term and long-term versions of this course in terms of each measure of CoI presence (social, teaching and cognitive presence). The findings showed differences between the short-term and long-term versions of this course in terms of the development of each presence and students' perceptions. (Contains 3 figures and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10