Cathy L. Barnes A persistent argument against the effectiveness of online learning is that it is inherently impersonal. In 2000, Garrison, Anderson & Archer introduced what has become the prevailing model (Community of Inquiry, or CoI) that provides a framework for understanding how community can exist within an online course. One of the major components … Continue reading Where’s the Teacher?  Defining the Role of Instructor Presence in Social Presence and Cognition in Online Education