Communities of inquiry: cultivating cognitive development in asynchronous discussions through an adaptable learning analytics visualization tool
Abstract
Τhis thesis (a) proposes guidelines for organizing asynchronous discussions that promote cognitive development in the context of a Community of Inquiry and (b) provides the research community with Adaptable Visualizations for Communities (ADVICE), an innovative tool which integrates two ways to enhance learners in cultivating cognitive presence which, according to the CoI framework, is the main element of critical thinking. The first one is by allowing learners the responsibility of coding messages according to the practical inquiry phases of CoI and the second one is by providing learners with timely feedback through adaptable visualizations of the teachers’ and the community’s perspective for the cognitive development of the discussion. In this way, the learner can observe, comparatively, different perspectives. The learners, apart from communicating through a forum are also able to share their viewpoint for the cognitive structure of the discussion and, on the side, to self-reflect ...
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