TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtual communities of enquiry
T2 - an argument for their necessity and advice for their creation
AU - Parsell, Mitch
AU - Duke-Yonge, Jennifer
N1 - The original article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/elea.2007.4.2.181. Article archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author and according to publisher conditions.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - n this article it is argued that communities of enquiry can and should be developed in courses delivered online. These communities make the most of the available technological resources and overcome some otherwise daunting challenges faced in online course delivery. Indeed, asynchronous tools like discussion boards offer a range of benefits for the creation of such communities that are unobtainable in the traditional classroom. Further, the authors also point to some simple measures that have been found to be successful in helping to create net-based communities. Finally, they draw on recent empirical evidence to demonstrate that online communication tools can, if appropriately employed, offer unique benefits for the creation of learning communities.
AB - n this article it is argued that communities of enquiry can and should be developed in courses delivered online. These communities make the most of the available technological resources and overcome some otherwise daunting challenges faced in online course delivery. Indeed, asynchronous tools like discussion boards offer a range of benefits for the creation of such communities that are unobtainable in the traditional classroom. Further, the authors also point to some simple measures that have been found to be successful in helping to create net-based communities. Finally, they draw on recent empirical evidence to demonstrate that online communication tools can, if appropriately employed, offer unique benefits for the creation of learning communities.
U2 - 10.2304/elea.2007.4.2.181
DO - 10.2304/elea.2007.4.2.181
M3 - Article
SN - 1741-8887
VL - 4
SP - 181
EP - 193
JO - E-Learning
JF - E-Learning
IS - 2
ER -