Sunday, February 26, 2006
A model of 'Community of Inquiry'
Garrison and Anderson (2003) propose that a community of inquiry requires cognitive presence, teaching presence and social presence. The overlap of these three elements results in an educational experience.
• Cognitive presence relates to the degree to which learners are able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse in a community of inquiry.
• Social presence refers to the ability of participants to engage in a community of inquiry.
• Teaching presence designs, facilitates and directs the cognitive and social processes to achieve meaningful and educationally worthwhile learning outcomes.
Garrison, D. R., & Anderson, T. (2003). E-learning in the 21st century. A framework for research and practice. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
• Cognitive presence relates to the degree to which learners are able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse in a community of inquiry.
• Social presence refers to the ability of participants to engage in a community of inquiry.
• Teaching presence designs, facilitates and directs the cognitive and social processes to achieve meaningful and educationally worthwhile learning outcomes.
Garrison, D. R., & Anderson, T. (2003). E-learning in the 21st century. A framework for research and practice. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
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