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The Community of Inquiry Framework

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What does Community of Inquiry mean?

The concept of a Community of Inquiry (CoI) as first introduced by early pragmatism theorists, John Dewey, C.S. Peirce and Jane Addams in the late 1800's. They defined a CoI as a group of people who come together to work towards solutions for a shared issue, problem or interest.

So whad is the Community of Inquiry framework?

In 1999, researchers D. Randy Garrison, Terry Anderson and Walter Archer created the Community of Inquiry framework. This is a learning model that focuses on the process of creating meaningful learning experiences through the development of three elements: social, cognitive and teaching presence.

Exploring the Elements

Social Presence

"The ability of participants to identify with the community, communicate purposefully in a trusting environment, and develop interpersonal relationships by way of projecting their individual personalities (Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 1999)."

Cognitive Presence

"The extent to which learners are able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse in a critical Community of Inquiry
(Garrison, Anderson & Archer 1999). "

Teaching Presence

"The design, facilitation and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purpose of realizing personally meaningful and educationally worthwhile
learning outcomes
(Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 1999)."

References:

Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (1999). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer Conferencing in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education, 2(2-3), 87–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1096-7516(00)00016-6

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