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This site documents the work completed during a Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities research funded project entitled "A Study of the Characteristics and Qualities of Text-Based Computer Conferencing for Educational Purposes". This project ran from 1997 to 2001. The theory, methodology and instruments developed during this project are described in the papers published in peer reviewed journals and copied at this site.

The work of this project has resulted in a variety of researchers replicating and further developing the tools and techniques that we developed. We invite anyone who uses this content to contribute their own papers, references, and links in the related sections. As well, feel free to share experiences, concerns or questions in the weblog. The purpose of this project is to support a personally meaningful and educationally worthwhile learning experience. Central to the study introduced here is the model of a community of inquiry that constitutes three elements essential to an educational experience: Cognitive Presence, Social Presence and Teaching Presence.

COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY

NEWS - Metacognition Questionnaire

Dear researchers and practitioners,

We are currently working on the research to develop an instrument to measure metacognition in online and blended communities of inquiry. In the first phase of this research we collected data from over 200 graduate students and conducted factor analysis. We will be presenting and discussing the results of this phase at AERA 2013 conference.

In the current phase, we are collecting data to verify the questionnaire. If you are a graduate student and have experience in a collaborative learning environment (e.g., online discussion board or classroom group work), we gently ask you to respond to the questionnaire. No personal information will be gathered and your responses on the survey will remain anonymous to the researchers. Completion of the survey should take 10-15 minutes. Your participation is voluntary and there will be no follow-up.

For more information, please contact the University of Calgary researchers who are working on this research project:
Dr. D. R. Garrison (garrison@ucalgary.ca)
Dr. Z. Akyol (zehraakyol@gmail.com)
Dr. D. Nordstokke (dnordsto@ucalgary.ca)

Click the link below, if you wish to respond to the questionnaire.

Metacognition Questionnaire

	Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research and Practice
E–Learning in the 21st century, 2nd Edition	E–Learning in the 21st century
Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework, Principles, and Guidelines	The Internet and Higher Education Journal