Creating a community of inquiry in online environments: An exploratory study on the effect of a protocol on interactions within asynchronous discussions

Computers and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-87

  Zydney, Janet Mannheimer ^a   Denoyelles, Aimee ^b   Kyeong Ju Seo, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Distance education; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT LEARNING; ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSIONS; COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; ONLINE COMMUNITIES; ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS; ONLINE-PROTOCOLS; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

DISTANCE EDUCATION; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 80052528906     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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