Community of Inquiry Model in Action: a Facebook supported learning environment

• In Event: DDL - Communication & Facebook

Short Description

A mixed-method design study was conducted with 50 freshmen college students enrolled in a 14 week course at a large public research university in Western Turkey . Students were asked to use Facebook to share pictures and events occurring in their lives. Through these activities, students were able to develop a sense of community as they started to engage and complete class activities as a group.

Authors

• Firat Sarsar, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

• Daisyane Barreto, University of North Carolina Wilmington

• Sheri Anderson Conklin, UNC Wilmington