As a design and practice framework for creating engaging online courses, the Community of Inquiry (COI) model is a powerful and effective approach. It is used extensively since first introduced in 2000 in online courses at the college, university and K-12 levels.

In this webinar, Professor Terry Anderson, one of the co-authors of the COI model, explores the following five questions:
• What skills and abilities must be developed for teachers and learners to fully leverage the power of Communities of Inquiry? What are the prerequisites for effective learning?
• What are we learning from the growth of peer-to-peer learning and peer assessment, which supports the power of Communities of Inquiry?
• What can emerging technology approaches to adaptive learning and adaptive assessment bring to the practice of Communities of Inquiry?
• What are the known best practices and emerging best practices for Communities of Inquiry?
• What are examples of Communities of Inquiry in action from a variety of settings around the world?

Five Takeaways:

• Understanding the implications of the Community of Inquiry framework for course design, development and deployment.
• Identifying 3-5 best practices you could implement in a course or program.
• Understanding the implications of this approach for authentic assessment.
• Finding out new ways in which students can be more engaged in their learning.
• Looking at ways you could introduce peer assessment and peer learning into your course design.