%0	Journal Article
%A	Akyol, Zehra
%A	Vaughan, Norm
%A	Garrison, D. Randy
%C	Canada, North America
%D	2011
%G	English
%J	Interactive Learning Environments
%K	community of inquiry
%K	online learning
%K	time effect
%K	presence
%P	231-246
%R	10.1080/10494820902809147
%T	The impact of course duration on the development of a community of inquiry
%V	19
%X	This study investigated the effect of time on the development of a community of inquiry by examining an online course offered over two different time periods. The study was guided by the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, The Internet and Higher Education 2000; 2(2-3): 87-105). The focus was on a graduate level education course, the topic of which was blended learning. The course was given by the same instructor in a 13‐week fall semester and a 6‐week spring term. Transcript analysis of weekly online discussions and the CoI Survey were used to explore the differences between the short-term and long-term versions of this course in terms of each measure of CoI presence (social, teaching and cognitive presence). The findings showed differences between the short-term and long-term versions of this course in terms of the development of each presence and students' perceptions.
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