Exploring blended learning experiences through the community of inquiry framework

dc.contributor.authorZhang, Rui
dc.contributor.editorGreg Kessler
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-31T15:56:10Z
dc.date.available2020-01-31T15:56:10Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-01
dc.description.abstractIt is widely accepted that effective blended learning initiates students into constructivist learning experiences by integrating face-to-face approaches with online technology. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework combines teaching, social, and cognitive presences to explore students’ blended learning experiences from the perspectives of collaboration, critical thinking, and knowledge construction (Garrison & Vaughan, 2008). The present study draws upon the CoI framework to explore students’ learning experiences in an ESP blended course, English for Agriculture and Forestry, with the aim of assessing the interrelationship among the teaching, social, and cognitive presences of CoI and the impact of the blended learning mode on students’ learning processes. Data was collected using the Community of Inquiry Survey Instrument (Arbaugh et al., 2008) and students’ evaluations. The data was quantitatively analysed by multiple linear regression (MLR) and descriptive statistics, and qualitatively by thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The results of the study indicate that the teaching, social, and cognitive presences are correlated, and that social and cognitive presences have a high correlation. Furthermore, students’ motivation towards learning specialised English was activated in the blended learning process. The study has wider implications for exploring a constructivist blended learning mode for ESP and General English courses.
dc.identifier.citationZhang, R. (2020). Exploring blended learning experiences through the community of inquiry framework. Language Learning & Technology, 24(1), 38–53. https://doi.org/10125/44707
dc.identifier.doi10125/44707
dc.identifier.issn1094-3501
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/44707
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisherCenter for Language & Technology
dc.publisher(co-sponsored by Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin)
dc.subjectBlended Learning
dc.subjectCommunity of Inquiry Survey Instrument
dc.subjectESP
dc.subjectMotivation
dc.titleExploring blended learning experiences through the community of inquiry framework
dc.typeColumn
dc.type.dcmiText
local.llt.topicLanguage Teaching and Technology Forum
prism.endingpage53
prism.number1
prism.publicationnameLanguage Learning & Technology
prism.startingpage38
prism.volume24

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