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affective expression, 57

assessment (see also self-assessment): design of, 33

of inquiry study, 69

by instructor, 91–94

and learning contracts, 71–72

of participation, 32, 40

of peers, 87–91

principles of, 82–83

student/teacher views of, 81–82

tied to critical thinking, 41–42

triad-approach to, 94–95

asynchronous communication: advantages of, 39–40, 41

and assessment, 93–94

and design, 24, 36–37

and facilitation, 47

importance of, 9

strategies for facilitating, 51, 52, 54

Blackboard, 26, 29, 88, 111, 118

blended learning: and assessment, 94–95

defined, 1, 8

described, 8–10

and facilitation, 45–46

and future of technology, 119–120, 122

introductory survey questions for, 127–129

need for, 2–3, 7

principles of, 3–4, 17–18

blogs, 60, 86, 89, 93, 104–106, 107

brainstorming, 40, 115

Classroom Survey of Student Engagement (CLASSE), 43

cognitive presence: design of, 34–44

and direct instruction, 64–65

direct instruction strategies for, 75–79

as part of Community of Inquiry framework, 11–12

principles of, 54–55, 72–73

responsibility for, 14, 73–75

strategies for facilitating, 55–60

collaboration (see also Community of Inquiry (CoI)): assessment of, 42

and future of social media, 119–120

in inquiry-based project, 68–71

and interpersonal relationships, 66–67

as key to Community of Inquiry, 3, 99–100

and leadership, 123–125

and shift in higher education, 97–100

in strategies for facilitating cognitive presence, 55–60

synchronous applications of, 118

collaborative constructivism, 34, 125

committed relativism, 58

Community of Inquiry (CoI): and assessment principles, 83

and changing technology, 121–122

and collaboration, 3, 99–100

design concerns, 19–21

and direct instruction, 64–65

and leadership, 123–125

principles of, 4, 17–18, 49

responsibilities of direct instruction in, 73–75

Survey, 43

theoretical framework for, 10–15

course evaluation, 43

course textbooks, 110

critical thinking: activities for, 38–39

and assessment, 41–42

and cognitive presence, 36, 57–58

in inquiry-based project rubric, 69–70

through Community of Inquiry, 10

debates, 104

design. see instructional design

digital storytelling, 116

digital technologies, 69, 84–85, 87–91, 92–95

direct instruction: in delivery of cognitive presence, 39

principle of cognitive presence, 72–73

principle of social presence, 65–67

responsibilities for cognitive presence, 73–75

role of, 47, 63–65

strategies for online discussion, 75–79

strategies for social presence, 68–71

engagement: and cognitive presence, 41, 43, 54

and direct instruction, 67

and guidelines for online discussion, 30–31

importance of, 9

modelling of, 32

and teaching presence, 47

expert assessment, 69, 70, 74, 93

exploration, 34, 36, 57–59, 69, 75, 79, 108

Facebook, 111–112

facilitation: and discussion, 31–33

importance of, 45–46

integrating face-to-face with online, 60–61

principles of, 48–49, 54–55

role of, 47–48

strategies for facilitating cognitive presence, 55–60

strategies for facilitating social presence, 50–54

techniques for cognitive presence, 40–41

Galileo Educational Network, 68–71

Google Docs, 84, 88, 92

group cohesion: activities for, 27, 28

designing for, 25–26

and direct instruction, 66–67

and facilitation by instructor, 31–33

as focus at beginning of inquiry process, 13

and guidelines for online discussion, 30–31

strategies for facilitating, 49, 50–54

group essays, 108

group projects, 26, 27, 28. see also team–based learning

individual presentations, 114

inquiry (see also Community of Inquiry (CoI)): and design of cognitive presence, 34–44

as focus of principles of practice, 4

as part of critical thinking, 10

practical model for, 75–76, 79, 102, 108

principle of, 54–55

project rubric for, 68–71

strategies for facilitating, 55–60

instructional design: of cognitive presence, 34–44

planning process of, 21–24

questions and concerns about, 19–21

of social presence, 24–33

instructor assessment, 91–95

integration, 9, 10–11, 60–61, 76, 79, 108

Internet, 20, 32. see also blogs; social media; social networking; wikis

interpersonal relationships, 25, 29, 49, 50, 66–67

journals, 75, 86–87, 89

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT), 102–103

leadership, 64, 123–125

learning contracts, 71–72

learning objects, 113–114

mashups, 114–116

metacognition, 74–75, 77, 83–84

Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), 113–114

online discussion: activities for, 38–39

and assigned readings, 41

for building group cohesion, 26, 27

design of, 36

direct instruction strategies for, 75–79

guidelines for etiquette of, 30–31

and narrated presentations, 114

and social networking, 111–112

in strategies for facilitating cognitive presence, 56–60

and student’s preferred learning style, 40

and wikis, 89–90, 108, 109

online journals, 86–87, 89

open communication: activities for, 28

and availability of instructor, 36

designing for, 25–26

and direct instruction, 66–67

and facilitation by instructor, 31–33

as focus at beginning of inquiry process, 13

and guidelines for online discussion, 30–31

organization, 25–28, 35–39

peer assessment, 69, 75, 87–91

peer review, 59, 105–106, 107

podcasts, 112–113

Practical Inquiry Model, 75–76, 79, 102, 108

pre-class activities, 102–103, 112–113

principles: of assessment, 82–83

of blended learning, 3–4, 17–18

of cognitive presence, 54–55, 72–73

of Community of Inquiry, 4, 17–18, 49

as guide to design, 22

of social presence, 48–49, 65–67

of teaching and learning, 15–16

resolution, 58, 73, 76, 79, 108

rubric, 68–71, 76–77, 84–85, 87

scaffolding, 58

scripting, 40

self-assessment, 42, 69, 76–77, 83–87

self-coding, 75–76

self-reflection, 94–95, 105

self-regulation, 48, 57, 65, 74

social bookmarking, 101–104

social content, 112–114

social media, 26–28, 60, 98–99, 100–101, 119–120

social networking, 110–112

social presence: design of, 24–33

as part of Community of Inquiry framework, 11, 12, 13

principle of direct instruction, 65–67

principle of facilitation, 48–49

responsibility for, 14

strategies for direct instruction of, 68–71

strategies for facilitating, 50–54

storytelling, 116

student moderation, 77–78

study groups, 110–111

synchronous communication: advantages of, 39–40, 41

applications of, 116–118

and assessment, 93–94

and design, 24, 36–37

and facilitation, 47

importance of, 9

strategies for facilitating, 51, 52, 54

teaching presence: defined, 2

and design concerns, 20

and direct instruction, 64

explained, 46–48

as part of Community Inquiry framework, 11, 12

and principles of practice, 3–4

requirements of, 14–15

shared responsibility for, 13–14, 47–48

team-based learning, 67, 68–71, 104, 106

technology, 119–122, 123–125. see also digital technologies

TitanPad, 106, 115

triggering event, 56, 58, 75, 79, 102, 108

trust, building of, 25, 66

virtual worlds, 46, 118–119

wikis: applications of, 106–110

for group cohesion, 26, 27

and mashups, 115

and online discussion, 89–90, 108, 109

strategies for using, 60

used in inquiry-based project, 69

word clouds, 115–116

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