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List of Illustrations | p. ix |
Preface to the Second Edition | p. xi |
Preface to the First Edition | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
E-Learning Described | p. 2 |
A New Reality | p. 3 |
Conclusion | p. 5 |
The Conceptual Framework | p. 7 |
Theoretical Foundations | p. 9 |
Philosophical Perspective | p. 9 |
A Transactional View | p. 10 |
Responsibility and Control | p. 11 |
Theoretical Concepts | p. 12 |
Approaches | p. 13 |
Principles | p. 15 |
Text-Based Communication | p. 16 |
Conclusion | p. 17 |
Community of Inquiry | p. 19 |
The Learning Community | p. 20 |
A Theoretical Framework | p. 21 |
Social Presence | p. 23 |
Cognitive Presence | p. 24 |
Teaching Presence | p. 24 |
Indicators | p. 25 |
Theoretical Development | p. 26 |
A Theory? | p. 27 |
Conclusion | p. 29 |
Social Presence | p. 30 |
A Non-Verbal Community | p. 30 |
Developments | p. 33 |
Categories of Social Presence | p. 37 |
Interpersonal Communication | p. 37 |
Open Communication | p. 39 |
Cohesive Responses | p. 39 |
Practical Implications | p. 40 |
Conclusion | p. 41 |
Cognitive Presence | p. 42 |
Conceptual Background | p. 42 |
Critical Thinking | p. 43 |
Practical Inquiry | p. 45 |
Developments | p. 47 |
Cognitive Presence Descriptors | p. 51 |
Conclusion | p. 53 |
Teaching Presence | p. 54 |
Roles and Functions | p. 55 |
Design and Organization | p. 56 |
Facilitating Discourse | p. 58 |
Direct Instruction | p. 59 |
Developments | p. 60 |
Conclusion | p. 62 |
Applying the Col Theoretical Framework | p. 63 |
Instructional Technologies | p. 65 |
Historical Perspective | p. 65 |
E-Learning Technologies | p. 67 |
Web 2.0 | p. 68 |
Social Media | p. 68 |
Mobile Learning | p. 70 |
Teaching and Technology | p. 72 |
Conclusion | p. 73 |
Blended Learning | p. 75 |
Blended Learning Described | p. 75 |
Scenarios | p. 76 |
Online Blended Learning | p. 77 |
Why Blended Learning | p. 78 |
Conclusion | p. 82 |
Guidelines for Practice | p. 83 |
Learning Activities | p. 84 |
Teaching-Learning Guidelines | p. 85 |
Design and Organization | p. 86 |
Facilitating Discourse | p. 92 |
Direct Instruction | p. 96 |
Conclusion | p. 98 |
Assessment and Evaluation | p. 100 |
Assessing E-Learning | p. 100 |
Functions of Assessment | p. 101 |
Assessing Participation | p. 102 |
Assessment Activities | p. 106 |
Course Evaluation | p. 110 |
Conclusion | p. 112 |
Organizational Issues | p. 113 |
Strategic Innovation | p. 113 |
Policy Development | p. 115 |
Infrastructure | p. 117 |
Leadership | p. 117 |
Collaborative Leadership | p. 119 |
Conclusion | p. 122 |
Future Directions | p. 123 |
The First Decade | p. 124 |
The Second Decade | p. 125 |
Future Research | p. 127 |
Social Presence | p. 127 |
Cognitive Presence | p. 128 |
Teaching Presence | p. 128 |
CoI Survey | p. 129 |
Methodology | p. 131 |
Conclusion | p. 131 |
Appendix: Community of Inquiry Survey Article | p. 133 |
References | p. 144 |
Index | p. 155 |
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