Community of Inquiry Workshop
Welcome
Welcome to the community of Inquiry Workshop. We will be utilizing the text E-learning in the 21st Century: A Community of Inquiry Framework for Research and Practice (2017) written by D. Randy Garrison and describing the Community of Inquiry Framework developed by Garrison, Anderson and Archer. After completing this workshop, you will understand the Community of Inquiry theory, understand why the authors consider it a "theory" and understand the importance of the social presence, cognitive presence and teaching presence.The Community of Inquiry framework can be utilized to develop your own online or blended learning courses. You will see how to make your courses more interactive and how to properly incorporate assessment into your courses so that collaboration can be encouraged while individuals are assessed.
Start Here
Please read the Community of Inquiry Overview and then click on each of the three pictures below the summary. Each picture will take you to one of the three sections of the workshop. Read the summaries of the chapters, watch the videos and then take the assessment to test your comprehension of the material.Consider using the theory behind this framework to revamp your classroom to increase collaboration, discourse and utilize technology effectively.
Instructor information
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Leann Poston earned her M..D. degree from WSU-BSOM and completed a pediatric residency at Dayton Children's Hospital. She practiced pediatrics for the next 12 years until she took advantage of an opportunity to teach Anatomy, Physiology, Medical Genetics, ICM and AP Biology at a local high school. Currently, she is employed at WSU-BSOM as Assistant Dean in the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions. Her areas of interest are: medical professionalism, curriculum design, technology and interpersonal communication skills.
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Community of Inquiry Overview
A Community of Inquiry is an educational theory developed by Garrison, Anderson and Archer and described in Garrison's book E-learning in the 21st Century: A Community of Inquiry Framework for Research and Practice (2017) that articulates how online classrooms and elearning can utilize effective social, cognitive and teaching presences and provide a community atmosphere to enable participants to make meaning and integrate it into their personal knowledge base. Garrison (2017) defines a community of learners as a group of participants who assume both teaching and learning roles. A back and forth discourse allows the participants to facilitate inquiry, construct meaning, and validate their understanding, Garrison feels that to best utilize online and blended learning effectively, roles should not be assigned to participants, but instead, a learning community model should be adopted with a goal of searching for personal meaning and understanding through the process of active inquiry. Click on the text below to go to the corresponding page.
Contact Information
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Please feel free to contact me either using the social media links on the home page or at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!
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References
Garrison, D.R. (2017). E-learning in the 21st century: A community of inquiry framework for research and practice. (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
