The Virtual Conference: Extending Professional Education in Cyberspace

Terry D. Anderson

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 2, No. 2 (1996) pp. 121–135

This paper describes the use of Internet based tools to support professional interaction and education in a format known as the virtual conference. The paper discusses characteristics of the virtual conference and presents data from a case study in...

Topics: Interaction, Distance Education

Avoiding the Industrialization of Research Universities: Big and Little Distance Education

D Randy Garrison; Terry D. Anderson

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 13, No. 2 (1999) pp. 48–63

In contrast to the big industrial mode of distance education, an approach to distance education called "little distance education," is described that is consistent with the traditional goals and values of creating knowledge through a critical...

Critical Thinking in Distance Education: Developing Critical Communities in an Audio Teleconference Context

Terry D. Anderson; D R. Garrison

Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning Vol. 29, No. 2 (1995) pp. 183–99

A discussion of socially situated learning, critical thinking, and implications for distance education looks at a study of learners' perceptions while enrolled in two different models of audio teleconference-delivered university courses. It is...

Transactional Issues in Distance Education: The Impact of Design in Audioteleconferencing

Terry D. Anderson; D Randy Garrison

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 9, No. 2 (1995) pp. 27–45

Reports on a study of student perceptions of learning via audioconferencing using two distinct instructional designs in university-level courses delivered at a distance. The use of field observations, interviews, focus groups, and mail surveys is...

WWW To Support Classroom Teaching

Terry D. Anderson; Werner B. Joerg

Canadian Journal of Educational Communication Vol. 25, No. 1 (1996) pp. 19–35

A study conducted in two undergraduate classes found that the World Wide Web was perceived by students and instructors as a valuable classroom tool but that significant barriers to its adoption existed, including access restrictions, inadequate...

The first decade of the community of inquiry framework: A retrospective

D. Randy Garrison; Terry Anderson; Walter Archer

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 13, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 5–9

This article provides a personal perspective about the development of the seminal papers associated with the Community of Inquiry Framework. The framework and its construction are described. The main part of the paper explores the evolution of the...

Language: English

Critical Thinking, Cognitive Presence, and Computer Conferencing in Distance Education

D Randy Garrison; Terry Anderson; Walter Archer

American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 15, No. 1 (2001) pp. 7–23

Presents encouraging empirical findings related to an attempt to create an efficient and reliable instrument to assess the nature and quality of critical discourse and thinking in a text-based educational context. Suggests that cognitive presence ...

Assessing Social Presence in Asynchronous Text-based Computer Conferencing

Liam Rourke; Terry Anderson; D Randy Garrison; Walter Archer

The Journal of Distance Education / Revue de l'ducation Distance Vol. 14, No. 2 (1999) pp. 50–71

Discusses computer conferencing in higher education, presents a community of inquiry model that includes benefits of computer conferencing, and discusses social presence, defined as the ability of learners to project themselves socially and...