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STUDENT-STUDENT ONLINE COACHING AS A RELATIONSHIP OF INQUIRY: AN EXPLORATIVE STUDY FROM THE COACH PERSPECTIVE
Stefan Stenbom; Stefan Hrastinski; Martha Cleveland-Innes
Online Learning Journal Vol. 16, No. 5 (Sep 24, 2012)
There are comparatively few studies on one-to-one tutoring in online settings, even though it has been found to be an effective model. This paper explores student-student online coaching from the coach perspective. The empirical case is the project...
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The Learning Community Development Model: A lens for exploring community development in online settings
Chris Brook; Ron Oliver
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 1744–1753
This paper presents an exploration of the community experience in online settings where the development of a learning community was a key instructional aim. The inquiry used the Learning Community Development Model (Brook & Oliver, 2003) to guide...
Topics: Community
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Using Internet Based Data Visualization Tools to Facilitate Inquiry Teaching
Richard Huber
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 765–768
Abstract: Contrary to common misconception, effective use of the Internet in K-12 science education has little or nothing to do with surfing the web. The most productive and effective science education applications of the Internet rest with the...
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Software to Facilitate Collaborative Inquiry and On-line Communities of Learners
Craig A. Berg
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 6–11
This paper will focus on using the Internet for instruction in terms of web-based software that 1) project organizers or participants can use to facilitate a richer collaboration when using the Internet for inquiry lessons, and 2) that facilitates ...
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The Teaching of Anthropogenic Climate Change and Earth Science via Technology-Enabled Inquiry Education
Drew Bush; Renee Sieber; Gale Seiler; Mark Chandler
Journal of Geoscience Education Vol. 64, No. 3 (2016) pp. 159–174
A gap has existed between the tools and processes of scientists working on anthropogenic global climate change (AGCC) and the technologies and curricula available to educators teaching the subject through student inquiry. Designing realistic...
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Adjusting to an Electronic Pedagogy: Training as Inquiry
Pat Tyrer
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 2242–2244
To establish a preparatory training program for future teachers, many of whom will first be teaching assistants under the reasonably close supervision of a writing program director, demands both pedagogical substance and technological training....
Topics: Distance Education, Teachers, Training, Languages
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Inquiry-Based Learning with Young Learners: A Peirce-Based Model Employed to Critique a Unit of Inquiry on Maps and Mapping
Karin Bacon; Philip Matthews
Irish Educational Studies Vol. 33, No. 4 (2014) pp. 351–365
Inquiry-based learning (IBL) has become a common theme in both school and higher education in recent years. It suggests a model of curriculum development and practice that moves educational debate beyond teacher or student-based approaches towards a ...
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Direct Evidence of Inquiry-Based Practices Through the Use of Technology
Benjamin Deaton; Art Recesso
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 891–893
The purpose of this poster session is to disseminate the findings from an ongoing study that is seeking find direct evidence of teacher practice, which shows change made in teacher practice through the use of web-based video cases. To date, there...
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Guidelines for designing inquiry-based learning on the Web: Online professional development of educators
Byung-Ro Lim
Guidelines for designing inquiry@-based learning on the Web: Online professional development of educators (2001) pp. 1–272
This study sought to identify guidelines for designing online inquiry-based learning environments (OILEs) for professional development for teachers. Specific questions were: (1) What design elements are currently being used to facilitate inquiry on...
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Martian Boneyards: Scientific Inquiry in an MMO Game
Jodi Asbell-Clarke; Teon Edwards; Elizabeth Rowe; Jamie Larsen; Elisabeth Sylvan; Jim Hewitt
International Journal of Game-Based Learning Vol. 2, No. 1 (January 2012) pp. 52–76
This paper reports on research of a game designed for scientific inquiry in a new and publicly available massively-multiplayer online environment (MMO). Educators and game designers worked together to create a highly immersive environment, a...
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Student-Student Online Coaching as a Relationship of Inquiry: An Exploratory Study from the Coach Perspective
Stefan Stenbom; Stefan Hrastinski; Martha Cleveland-Innes
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 16, No. 5 (October 2012) pp. 37–48
There are comparatively few studies on one-to-one tutoring in online settings, even though it has been found to be an effective model. This paper explores student-student online coaching from the coach perspective. The empirical case is the project...
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The Utility of Using Immersive Virtual Environments for the Assessment of Science Inquiry Learning
Jillianne Code; Jody Clarke-Midura; Nick Zap; Chris Dede
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 24, No. 4 (October 2013) pp. 371–396
Determining the effectiveness of any educational technology depends upon teachers’ and learners’ perception of the functional utility of that tool for teaching, learning, and assessment. The Virtual Performance project at Harvard University is...
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The Effect of Scientific Creativity in Inquiry Learning to Promote Critical Thinking Ability of Prospective Teachers
Wahyudi Wahyudi; Ni Verawati; Syahrial Ayub; Saiful Prayogi
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 14, No. 14 (Jul 24, 2019) pp. 122–131
Teaching critical thinking (CT) to the prospective teacher has garnered attention for a while, and the teaching conduction to trained it is important to develop. This study aims to find out the effect of teaching implementation of scientific...
Language: English
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Communities of inquiry in curriculum approach to online learning: Strengths and limitations in context
Trudi Cooper; Rebecca Scriven
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 33, No. 4 (Aug 31, 2017)
The case study discussed in this article examines how the community of inquiry (CoI) model (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2010) was used to redesign the digital learning environment in the context of an Australian university. Some purposes were to...
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Thinking at the Edge: Research on Inquiry-Based Learning
Jing Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 1120–1127
Inquiry-based learning has gained wide interest and has invited many people~{!/~}s effort in improving the relevant research and practice. Inquiry-based learning research can be viewed as a moving edge, which is made up of the critical studies...
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WormClassroom.org: An Inquiry-Rich Educational Web Portal for Research Resources of "Caenorhabditis elegans"
Fong-Mei Lu; Kevin W. Eliceiri; James Stewart; John G. White
CBE - Life Sciences Education Vol. 6, No. 2 (2007) pp. 98–108
The utilization of biology research resources, coupled with a "learning by inquiry" approach, has great potential to aid students in gaining an understanding of fundamental biological principles. To help realize this potential, we have developed a...
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Preparing Teachers for Technology Integration: Creating a Culture of Inquiry in the Context of Use
Michele Jacobsen; Pat Clifford; Sharon Friesen
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 2, No. 3 (2002) pp. 363–388
The provincial education ministry in Alberta, Canada recently mandated an ICT Program of Studies that requires the infusion of digital technologies into core curricula. The effective implementation of this program of studies demands that teachers...
Topics: Networking Technologies, Teachers, Integration, Educational Technology
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Open Educational Resources in Support of Science Learning: Tools for Inquiry and Observation
Eileen Scanlon
Distance Education Vol. 33, No. 2 (2012) pp. 221–236
This article focuses on the potential of free tools, particularly inquiry tools for influencing participation in twenty-first-century learning in science, as well as influencing the development of communities around tools. Two examples are presented:...
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Cognitive presence through social and teaching presence in communities of inquiry: A correlational–predictive study
Elba Gutirrez-Santiuste; Clemente Rodrguez-Sabiote; Mara-Jess Gallego-Arrufat
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 31, No. 3 (Aug 27, 2015)
This study focuses on the relationships established between the elements that compose the community of inquiry (CoI): cognitive, social, and teaching presence. Using three questionnaires, we analyse the students’ perception of synchronous and...
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Informal learning in an online community of practice
Elizabeth Louise Gray
Informal@learning in an online community@of@practice (2002) pp. 1–163
The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which participants' experiences in an informal online environment constituted a community of practice. The study sought to understand the motivations and deterrents to participation, participants'...
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Preservice Teacher Inquiry Cycles in a Technology in Education Course: Emerging Maker Dispositions Toward an Inquiry Stance for Education
Aimee Barber; Douglas Williams; Nathan Dolenc
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1339–1344
Highly effective teachers are problem solvers who dig deeply into issues of practice. This project infused the inquiry process into a Technology in Education methods course for preservice teachers. Facilitators used designed-based educational...
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Bringing Science To Life through Community-Based Watershed Education
Timothy P. Donahue; Lisa Bryce Lewis; Lawrence F. Price; David C. Schmidt
Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 7, No. 1 (1998) pp. 15–23
Delineates four elements of successful student-scientist partnerships: (1) use of an inquiry-based approach; (2) employment of authentic, community-based investigations; (3) student in the role of scientist; and (4) student in the role educator....
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Sustaining Long-Term Student Inquiry with LMS Projects' Spaces
Dorothy Langley; Rami Arieli
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1347–1354
High school and college physics students involved in authentic, long term inquiry projects require supportive learning environments. Novice researchers go through a long "messy" process during which they collect a large document repository. These...
Topics: Collaborative technologies, Learning management and support systems
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Engaging secondary learners through inquiry-based modules and NASA content
Muktha Jost; Shawn Watlington; Tyrette Carter
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4122–4127
The 21st Century workplace challenges students to be collaborative problem solvers and to think systematically. Relevant and engaging lessons that reflect those needs must provide rich, new opportunities for inquiry-based study. The collaborative...
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Exploring social and cognitive presences in communities of inquiry to perform higher cognitive tasks
Ramón Tirado Morueta; Pablo Maraver López; Ángel Hernando Gómez; Victor W. Harris
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 31, No. 1 (October 2016) pp. 122–131
The purpose of the current study was to explore social and cognitive relationships among students when they are solving complex cognitive tasks in online discussion forums (self-regulated). An online course targeting interventions for risk behaviors ...
Language: English
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A case study of online collaborative inquiry in an elementary classroom
William Paul Lindquist
A case study of online collaborative inquiry in an elementary@classroom (2001) pp. 1–162
This study explores the impact of online collaborative inquiry on a fifth grade classroom utilizing a case study method with multiple measures. It brings together literature surrounding inquiry-based teaching with strategies for the effective...
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Exploring the Role of Digital Photography to Enhance Student Inquiry in a Local Ecosystem
Ann Rivet; Rebecca Schneider
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 23, No. 1 (2004) pp. 47–65
Digital photography has the potential to support student inquiry in real-world settings. However, specific ideas for the most effective use of digital photography to benefit students during inquiry, as well as the evidence indicating that this is...
Topics: Students
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Exploring the complexity of inquiry learning in an open-ended problem space
Jody Clarke
Exploring the complexity of inquiry learning in an open@-ended problem space (2009) pp. 1–90
Data-gathering and problem identification are key components of scientific inquiry. However, few researchers have studied how students learn these skills because historically this required a time-consuming, complicated method of capturing the...
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Evaluation of and Authentic Learning Environment for Teaching Scientific Inquiry Skills
Kurt Steuck; Todd M. Miller
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 1997 (March 1997)
Instruction in Scientific Inquiry Skills (ISIS) is part of a seven-year Air Force effort--the Fundamental Skills Training Project--to design, build, evaluate, and transition advanced computer-aided instruction to the education community. This report ...
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Communities of Inquiry: A Heuristic for Designing and Assessing Interactive Learning Activities in Technology-Mediated FYC
Mary K. Stewart
Computers and Composition Vol. 45, No. 1 (September 2017) pp. 67–84
This article recommends that composition scholars and instructors adopt Randy Garrison, Terry Anderson, and Walter Archer’s (2000) Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework as a heuristic for designing and assessing interactive learning activities. The...
Language: English
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Factors to be Considered: Overlapping Communities of Inquiry and a Knowledge-Building Classroom
Richard Reeve; Mary Lamon
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 1998 (April 1998)
This paper describes a 4-month discourse in Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environment (CSILE) databases and the resulting classroom curriculum to identify potential factors for consideration when implementing a knowledge-building...
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Surveys of Distance Learning in the Virginia Community College System
Carole Schultz
Inquiry Vol. 6, No. 2 (2001) pp. 34–38
Discusses a survey of students and faculty who participated in distance learning classes in the Virginia Community College System. Reports that students most liked the convenience and least liked the lack of interaction; 96% said they would take...
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Students' Perceptions of Learning about Qualitative Inquiry in Online Contexts
Kathryn Roulston; Elizabeth Pope; Trena Paulus; Kathleen deMarrais
American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 32, No. 3 (2018) pp. 190–201
This paper reports findings from a 2-year study of online coursework in a graduate certificate program in qualitative research methods in the USA. Thirty-four interviews with students enrolled in coursework offered over a 2-year period were analyzed ...
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Using Activity Theory to Conceptualize Online Community and Using Online Community to Conceptualize Activity Theory
Sasha Barab; Steve Schatz; Rebecca Scheckler
Mind, Culture, and Activity Vol. 11, No. 1 (2004) pp. 25–47
In this article we describe the evolving structure of the Inquiry Learning Forum (ILF), a sociotechnical interaction network (STIN) designed to support a Web-based community of in-service and preservice mathematics and science teachers sharing,...
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Mentoring Student Teachers Into The Profession: Intentionally Creating a Culture of Inquiry in the Context of Media and Technology Practice
Michele Jacobsen; Sharon Friesen; Pat Clifford
Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2004 (October 2005)
What is the nature of onsite and online mentoring which enables student teachers to design inquiry-based, technology rich learning experiences? In this case study, faculty and expert teachers worked with fifteen student teachers during an elementary ...
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Elements, Principles, and Critical Inquiry for Identity-Centered Designs of Online Environments
Jaclyn Dudek; Rebecca Heiser
The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance Vol. 32, No. 2 (Dec 16, 2017)
Within higher education, we are in need of learning designs that facilitate and support students in sharing, examining, and refining their own critical identities as learners and professionals. In the past, technology mediated identity work has...
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An inquiry into migrant students' use of an electronic communication system
Martha Connell Meacham
(1997) pp. 1–259
Traditionally, the children of migrant laborers have been at-risk to drop out of school. Federally-funded migrant programs have assisted migrant children in their pursuit of an education. Recently, migrant educators have looked toward electronic...
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Learning about Learning at the Community College
Jim Reynolds; Thomas Morra
Inquiry Vol. 6, No. 2 (2001) pp. 39–46
Describes a Northern Virginia Community College online course that was designed to assist students in learning about the structure of knowledge and the steps in the learning process. Asserts that the ability to understand, control, and direct one's...
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Reflections on a Community Lost and Found
Tim Savage; Ann FitzGibbon
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2454–2461
Abstract: This paper discusses the impact on a continuing postgraduate class of an unexpected temporary loss of the technological platform sustaining the online aspect of their strong blended community. A questionnaire was designed to explore...
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Online technologies, a sense of community and gifted learners
Chris Brook
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 1740–1743
This paper presents a current study of the ways that online technologies might be used to develop homogenous group settings for gifted and talented elementary school aged children. Specifically this study seeks to explore student sense of community...
Topics: Educational Technology, Community
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An Exploration of Metacognition in Asynchronous Student-Led Discussions: A Qualitative Inquiry
Martha Snyder; Laurie Dringus
Online Learning Journal Vol. 18, No. 2 (Jun 20, 2014)
Research is limited on how metacognition is facilitated and manifested in socially situated online learning environments such as online discussion forums. We approached metacognition as the phenomenon of interest partly through a methodological...
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An Exploration of Metacognition in Asynchronous Student-Led Discussions: A Qualitative Inquiry
Martha M. Snyder; Laurie P. Dringus
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 18, No. 2 (2014)
Research is limited on how metacognition is facilitated and manifested in socially situated online learning environments such as online discussion forums. We approached metacognition as the phenomenon of interest partly through a methodological...
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Inclusion or exclusion?: A narrative inquiry of a language teacher’s identity experience in the ‘new work order’ of competing pedagogies
Yongcan Liu; Yueting Xu
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 27, No. 3 (April 2011) pp. 589–597
This paper investigates how an EFL teacher negotiates her identity to adapt to the ‘new work order’ in an English education department at a university in China. From a narrative inquiry perspective, it aims to illuminate the complexity of teacher...
Language: English
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The ITEST Community of Practice: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Joyce Malyn-Smith
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 625–629
This paper summarizes lessons learned from eight years of hosting a national resource center for the ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) program, funded by the National Science Foundation. At the core of the resource...
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Boundary Learning in an Online Community of Practice
Meng-Fen Lin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 998–1004
This paper uses a case study as the backdrop to demonstrate an instructional design model that nurtures and sustains disequilibrium along seven social dimensions in an online community. The theoretical framework is based on both Wenger's Community...
Topics: Community, Instructional Design, Social Studies
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Towards Online Delivery of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Techniques in Information Technology Courses
Jarrod Trevathan; Trina Myers
Journal of Learning Design Vol. 6, No. 2 (2013) pp. 1–11
Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is a technique used to teach in large lectures and tutorials. It invokes interaction, team building, learning and interest through highly structured group work. Currently, POGIL has only been...
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Open Education: A Revolution of Resources and Community
Jason Murray
TCC Worldwide Online Conference 2014 (2014) pp. 65–72
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Effectiveness of Using Concept Mapping for Inquiry-based Project Design and Development
Fong Lok Lee; Sai Wing Pun; Harrison Yang; Ho Man Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 1717–1722
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of utilizing the concept map as a mind tool to aid inquiry-based project design and development. This study is conducted on students who are enrolled in the IT integration courses at...
Topics: Students, Developmental Stages
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Content-focused Technology Inquiry Groups: Cases of Teacher Technology Learning and Integration
Joan Hughes; Ann Ooms
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2262–2267
This paper proposes a professional learning model, content-focused technology inquiry groups, that is guided by a situative perspective on teacher learning. Longitudinal case study research will be reported, focusing on the participating teachers'...
Topics: Integration, Teachers
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Scaffolded Electronic Learning and Educational Community of Teachers: Project SELECT
Rebecca Schneider; Noela Haughton; Virginia Keil; Mark Templin
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 3500–3505
Traditional approaches to teacher preparation are characterized by disconnects that have resulted in gaps in the environment such as the gap between the individualized needs of all educators and traditional one-size-fits-all programs. Selected...