Critical Inquiry in a Text-Based Environment: Computer Conferencing in Higher Education
Published | March 1999 |
Journal | The Internet and Higher Education Volume 2, Issue 2-3, Pages 87-105 |
Country | Canada, North America |
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to provide conceptual order and a tool for the use of computer-mediated 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 transaction—cognitive presence, social presence, and teaching presence. Indicators (key words/phrases) for each of the three elements emerged from the analysis of computer-conferencing transcripts. The indicators described represent a template or tool for researchers to analyze written transcripts, as well as a guide to educators for the optimal use of computer conferencing as a medium to facilitate an educational transaction. This research would suggest that computer conferencing has considerable potential to create a community of inquiry for educational purposes.Keywords | computer-mediated communication · CMC · community of inquiry · practical inquiry · cognitive presence · social presence · teaching presence · conceptual framework · coding template |
CoI focus | Full model |
Population | Graduate |
Contribution | Foundational |
Finding | "... computer conferencing appears to have considerable potential for creating an educational community of inquiry and mediating critical reflection and discourse (i.e., critical inquiry)." |
Language | English |
ISSN | 1096-7516 |
Refereed | Yes |
DOI | 10.1016/S1096-7516(00)00016-6 |
URL | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222474115_Critical_Inquiry_in_a_Text-Based_Environment_Computer_Conferencing_in_Higher_Education |
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