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Learning in Communities of Inquiry: A Review of the Literature
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Rourke, Liam; Kanuka, Heather – Journal of Distance Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate learning in communities of inquiry (CoI) as the terms are defined in Garrison, Anderson, and Archer's (2000) framework. We identified 252 reports from 2000-2008 that referenced the framework, and we reviewed them using Ogawan and Malen's (1991) strategy for synthesizing multi-vocal bodies of literature.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Measurement, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
A Principled Approach to Facilitating Distance Education: The Internet, Higher Education and Higher Levels of Learning.
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Kanuka, Heather – Journal of Distance Education, 2002
Builds on the results of earlier research that investigated principles that facilitate higher levels of learning in Internet-based distance learning university courses. Explores how these can be applied to Internet-based distance learning environments, using results of questionnaires from experts and scholars that considered complex abstracted…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Higher Education
University Instructor Perceptions of the Use of Asynchronous Text-Based Discussion in Distance Courses.
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Kanuka, Heather; Collett, Dave; Caswell, Cynthia – American Journal of Distance Education, 2002
Describes a study that was conducted to investigate instructor perceptions of the impact on instruction when asynchronous text-based Internet communication technology was integrated into distance courses at the University of Alberta. Highlights include the theory of transactional distance; and results of interviews with instructors regarding…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Online Social Interchange, Discord, and Knowledge Construction.
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Kanuka, Heather; Anderson, Terry – Journal of Distance Education, 1998
Presents the results of an exploratory multi-method evaluation study and transcript analysis of an online forum. Highlights include use of a constructivist interaction analysis model to help understand and assess online learning; social interchange; and social discord and knowledge construction. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Course Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Interaction