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How to use this Repository by Interaction Type
The Community of Inquiry Framework states three overlapping elements compose an educational experience: Cognitive Presence, Social Presence, and Teaching Presence. These elements correspond to an Interaction Type.
"Community of inquiry model" by Matbury shared with CC 3.0
We recommend that you include activities with all three interaction types within a week or unit of your course.
Learner-Content
(Cognitive Presence)
- One-Minute Papers
- Practice Quiz as a Formative Assessment
- Reading Quiz
- Scavenger Hunt
- Share Personal and Professional Experience
- Feedback survey
- Written Reflection
- Evaluate a Work with a Critique
- Write a Quiz Question
- Organize Concepts in a Concept Map
- Conduct a Community-Based Project
- Plot a Timeline
- Draw a Venn Diagram
- Analyze a Concept in a Spider Map
- Diagram a Process with a Cycle
Learner-Learner
(Social Presence)
- Peer Review
- Biographical Introductions
- Roleplay Discussion
- Teach the Class (or Present Info Back)
- Share Personal and Professional Experience
- Think, Survey, Share
- Create a Business Plan
- Write a Quiz Question
- Organize Concepts in a Concept Map
- Conduct a Community-Based Project
- Plot a Timeline
- Draw a Venn Diagram
- Analyze a Concept in a Spider Map
- Diagram a Process with a Cycle
Learner-Instructor
(Teaching Presence)
- Write a Research Paper
- Biographical Introductions
- One-Minute Papers
- Pose Accuracy Questions
- Pose Breadth Questions
- Pose Clarity Questions
- Pose Depth Questions
- Pose Fairness Questions
- Pose Logic Questions
- Pose Precision Questions
- Pose Relevance Question
- Pose Significance Questions
- Teach the Class (or Present Info Back)
- Share Personal and Professional Experience
- Feedback Survey
- Think, Survey, Share
- Create a Business Plan
- Evaluate a Work with a Critique