Role Adjustment for Learners in an Online Community of Inquiry: Identifying the Challenges of Incoming Online Learners

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT)

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Cleveland Innes, Martha ^a   Garrison, Randy ^b   Kinsel, Ellen ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

asynchronousdiscussion; conferencing technologies; distance education; online classroom; online learning community

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULA; E-LEARNING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); TEACHING;

ASYNCHRONOUSDISCUSSION; COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY; CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY; LEARNER'S EXPERIENCE; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; ONLINE CLASSROOM; ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS; ONLINE LEARNING; ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY; PILOT STUDIES;

STUDENTS;

EID: 85001875299     PISSN: 15481093     EISSN: 15481107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jwltt.2007010101     Document Type: Article

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