Community of Inquiry allows learning activities to run optimally. There are three components in CoI: teaching presence, social presence and cognitive presence. This study aims investigate the implementation CoI among English Language Education students lectures, their opinions, that arise. The method used this research is qualitative. Data were collected through observation, Focus Group Discuss...

This study aims to investigate the extent to which social presence (as an element of Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework exists in virtual learning environments of the present study. The population of the study consisted of 107 virtual students at B.S. level at the Iran University of Science and Technology and Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology. A questionnaire was developed by the re...

The purpose of this study is to provide conceptual order and a tool for the use of computermediated communication (CMC) and computer conferencing in supporting an educational experience. Central to the study introduced here is a model of community inquiry that constitutes three elements essential to an educational transactionÐcognitive presence, social presence, and teaching presence. Indicator...

This National Science Foundation funded study is investigating novel pedagogies for helping teachers infuse inquiry into a standards-based science curriculum. Using a Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE) as a pedagogical vehicle, teams of middle school students are asked to collaboratively solve a simulated 19th century city’s problems with illness, through interaction with each others’ “avata...