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Click here<\/a> to view larger image<\/p>\n Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n Community is not something that forms automatically.\u00a0 It takes effort, planning, and attention.\u00a0 This infographic provides strategies to create community in digital environments.\u00a0 An important part of learning is inquiring.\u00a0 According to Garrison, Cleveland-Innes, and Vaughan (2013), \u201cthe premise of the [the Community of Inquiry] (CoI) framework is that higher education is both a collaborative and an individually constructivist learning experience\u201d (p. 10).\u00a0 CoI builds on the presences of social, cognitive, and teaching elements, creating a \u201ccollaborative constructivist educational experience\u201d (Garrison, Cleveland-Innes, & Vaughan, 2013, p. 11).<\/p>\n While there is a connection between the presences, it is important to focus on each independently.\u00a0 By combining these elements, the classroom facilitation will work for the instructor and students, creating a strong CoI.<\/p>\n Social Presence<\/strong><\/p>\n Students need interactions in the classroom to allow for the best possible learning (Garrison, Cleveland-Innes, & Vaughan, 2013, p. 48).\u00a0 By utilizing the strategies in the infographic, a facilitator can create a social environment.\u00a0 As students feel they are contributing members of the classroom, they begin to form a community (Garrison, Cleveland-Innes, & Vaughan, 2013, p. 49).\u00a0 As the facilitator, the students will look to you to see the conduct expected of them to create a social presence.<\/p>\n Cognitive Presence<\/strong><\/p>\n Each student learns differently.\u00a0 As a result, facilitators need to implement a variety of tools.\u00a0 According to Richardson, Caskurlu, Ashby (2020), \u201cfacilitation is helping your students reach their goals by encouraging them to participate, suggesting ideas or strategies for them to consider\u201d (para. 2).\u00a0 The strategies in the above graphic should help engage most learner types.\u00a0 Online facilitation does not lend itself well to sage on the stage<\/em> content delivery.\u00a0 The cognitive presence in the CoI will be stronger if the students have a role in the delivery of content.<\/p>\n Teaching Presence<\/strong><\/p>\n Teaching presence combines social and cognitive presences in the facilitation of the course (Garrison, Cleveland-Innes, & Vaughan, 2013, p. 46).\u00a0 This presence is more about the facilitator than the students, but it affects them and their learning.\u00a0 Delivering the content the same way every year will not create the strong presence for a CoI.\u00a0 The strategies outlined above can help to keep the delivery lively.\u00a0 As the facilitator, it is important to keep the position of the learner in mind while delivering the course; these strategies can help do that.<\/p>\n Conclusion <\/strong><\/p>\n These strategies are only a few of the many available to guide facilitation in online classrooms.\u00a0 The conversation surrounding approaches is infinite since there are always going to be innovations worth adding to the puzzle.\u00a0 Thoughts and ideas are welcome in the comments area below.<\/p>\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n Bull, B. (2013). Eight Roles of an Effective Online Teacher. Faculty Focus.<\/p>\n Richardson, J., Caskurlu, S., & Ashby, I. (2018). Facilitating your online discussions (PDF), Purdue Repository for Online Teaching and Learning.<\/p>\n Vaughan, N. D., Cleveland-Innes, M., & Garrison, D. R. (2013). Teaching in blended learning environments: Creating and sustaining communities of inquiry. Athabasca University Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Click here to view larger image Introduction Community is not something that forms automatically.\u00a0 It takes effort, planning, and attention.\u00a0 This infographic provides strategies to create community in digital environments.\u00a0 An important part of learning is inquiring.\u00a0 According to Garrison, Cleveland-Innes, and Vaughan (2013), \u201cthe premise of the [the Community of Inquiry] (CoI) framework is … Continue reading Community of Inquiry Presences<\/span>