ABSTRACT
This chapter draws on the community of inquiry (CoI) framework to analyze the impacts of a blended learning community on participants’ perceptions of and practices for online education. Using surveys, thematic content analysis, and instructor interviews, this case study finds that the multimodal blended program design and holistic student learning experience were impactful. Direct experience as students in a program that models social presence, teaching presence, and cognitive presence most influenced instructor participants’ course design and teaching beliefs and practices. Practical techniques and applications of the CoI framework in professional development provide evidence-based strategies to guide instructors through teaching transformation.
