Via my colleague KC, I learn this website that documents some research about online community of inquiry: Research into Online Communities of Inquiry (associated with University of Calgary).
Central to the research is the model of a community of inquiry that was developed by Garrison, Anderson and Archer in 2000. The model has three elements: social presence, cognitive presence, and teaching presence. These three elements are essential to an educational experience and must be considered when planning and delivering an online learning experience. (more…)