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Learning Presence as a Moderator in the Community of Inquiry Model
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Shea, Peter; Bidjerano, Temi – Computers & Education, 2012
This study of over 2000 US college students examines the Community of Inquiry framework (CoI) in its capacity to describe and explain differences in learning outcomes in hybrid and fully online learning environments. We hypothesize that the CoI model's theoretical constructs of "presence" reflect educational effectiveness in a variety of…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Learner Engagement, Social Environment, Self Management
Examining the Extent and Nature of Online Learning in American K-12 Education: The Research Initiatives of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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Picciano, Anthony G.; Seaman, Jeff; Shea, Peter; Swan, Karen – Internet and Higher Education, 2012
In 1992, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation began its "Anytime, Anyplace Learning Program", the purpose of which was to explore educational alternatives for people who wanted to pursue an education via Internet technology. Part of this grant activity was a research award to the Babson College Survey Research Group to examine online learning in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses, School Districts
The Community of Inquiry Framework Meets the SOLO Taxonomy: A Process-Product Model of Online Learning
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Shea, Peter; Gozza-Cohen, Mary; Uzuner, Sedef; Mehta, Ruchi; Valtcheva, Anna Valentinova; Hayes, Suzanne; Vickers, Jason – Educational Media International, 2011
This paper presents both a conceptual and empirical investigation of teaching and learning in online courses. Employing both the Community of Inquiry framework (CoI) and the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) taxonomy, two complete online courses were examined for the quality of both collaborative learning processes and learning…
Descriptors: Evidence, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Learning Processes
A Re-Examination of the Community of Inquiry Framework: Social Network and Content Analysis
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Shea, Peter; Hayes, Suzanne; Vickers, Jason; Gozza-Cohen, Mary; Uzuner, Sedef; Mehta, Ruchi; Valchova, Anna; Rangan, Prahalad – Internet and Higher Education, 2010
This study provides a simultaneous examination of all components of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 2000; Anderson, Rourke, Garrison & Archer, 2001; and Rourke, Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 1999) and seeks to extend previous work into the nature, development, and relationships between the constructs of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Models, Network Analysis
Using Focus Groups to Study ALN Faculty Motivation
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Hiltz, Starr Roxanne; Shea, Peter; Kim, Eunhee – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2007
What are the most significant factors that motivate and inhibit faculty with regard to teaching in online environments? And what are the specific kinds of experiences that underlie and explain the importance of these factors? One goal of this study was to add to understanding of these issues, but the primary purpose of this study is determining…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Focus Groups, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty