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Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 4
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20 Years of the Community of Inquiry Framework
Castellanos-Reyes, Daniela
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v64 n4 p557-560 Jul 2020
The Community of Inquiry framework is a collaborative-constructivist process model that describes the essential elements of a successful online higher education learning experience. This history column entry briefly describes the 20 years of progress in the framework. The column is divided into two decades, first, explaining the establishment of the framework from 2000-2009. Second, discussing the use of the instrument to measure the dimensions of the Community of Inquiry and criticism to the framework from 2010-2019. Finally, current work and future directions are provided.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Models, Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Educational History, Cooperative Learning, Constructivism (Learning)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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