Extending The Community of Inquiry Framework: Development and Validation of Technology Sub-Dimensions

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

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Mutlu Şen-Akbulut¹  Duygu Umutlu¹  Serkan Arıkan¹ 

[1] Bogazici University

关键词: Community of Inquiry framework;    extending the CoI framework;    technology sub-dimensions;    exploratory factor analysis;    confirmatory factor analysis;   

DOI  :  10.19173/irrodl.v23i2.6022

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Athabasca University Press

【 摘 要 】

Since the mandatory switch to online education due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, technology has gained more importance for online teaching and learning environments. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) is one of the validated frameworks widely used to examine online learning. In this paper, we offer an extension to the CoI framework and survey, arguing that meaningful and appropriate use of technologies has become a requirement in today’s pandemic and post-pandemic educational contexts. With this goal, we propose adding three technology-related sub-dimensions that would fall under each main presence of the CoI framework: (a) technology for teaching, (b) technology for interaction, and (c) technology for learning. Based on exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, we added 5 items for technology for teaching sub-dimension, 4 items for technology for interaction sub-dimension, and 5 items for technology for learning sub-dimension in the original CoI survey. Further research and practice implications are also discussed in this paper.

【 授权许可】

CC BY