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Gears in Motion: Changing Perspectives of Interactions Among Online Presences

Gears in Motion: Changing Perspectives of Interactions Among Online Presences

Fatemeh Mardi
Copyright: © 2020 |Volume: 10 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 1947-8518|EISSN: 1947-8526|EISBN13: 9781799800095|DOI: 10.4018/IJVPLE.2020070103
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Mardi, Fatemeh. "Gears in Motion: Changing Perspectives of Interactions Among Online Presences." IJVPLE vol.10, no.2 2020: pp.35-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.2020070103

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Mardi, F. (2020). Gears in Motion: Changing Perspectives of Interactions Among Online Presences. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE), 10(2), 35-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.2020070103

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Mardi, Fatemeh. "Gears in Motion: Changing Perspectives of Interactions Among Online Presences," International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE) 10, no.2: 35-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.2020070103

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Abstract

This article expands Garrison, Anderson, and Archer's Community of Inquiry framework by adding a mechanism to understand the interactions among presences and domains in an online course. Based on a qualitative content analysis of student reflections, elements that create an optimal learning experience. The article discusses three findings and offers visual representations of each: how emotions are pervasive among the presences, a chronological representation of components in two phases, and a logic model showing if-then interactions among the components in a linear form. As a result of these findings, the gear model is proposed, which accounts for current research findings such as emotional and learner presences. The ‘gears in motion' model offers a new, holistic perspective that illustrates the five elements necessary to create an optimal learning experience.

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