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Building A Community Of Inquiry And Analytical Skills In An Online History Course, Sheri Stover, Sean Pollock
Building A Community Of Inquiry And Analytical Skills In An Online History Course, Sheri Stover, Sean Pollock
History Faculty Publications
The purpose of this case study was to assess a history instructor’s attempt to redesign an introductory history survey course. Traditionally, it has been taught in a face-to-face environment within the university’s core curriculum program. It was redesigned as a synchronous online course that provided students with opportunities to work collaboratively to build a community of inquiry and to develop the analytical skills needed to understand course materials and compete in the 21st -century workforce. Students were required to attend daily 100-minute web conferencing sessions consisting of mini-lectures, polling questions and discussions in large and small groups (i.e., “breakout rooms”). …