Online instructional effort measured through the lens of teaching presence in the community of inquiry framework: A re-examination of measures and approach

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 127-154

  Shea, Peter ^a   Vickers, Jason ^a   Hayes, Suzanne ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community of inquiry; Content analysis; Higher education; Teaching presence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049283758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v11i3.915     Document Type: Article

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