Share Paper: An Analysis of Online Course Ratings using the Community of Inquiry Theoretical Framework, Following Instructor Participation in San Diego State University’s Course Design Institute

1. James Marshall, San Diego State University, United States
2. Sean Hauze, San Diego State University, United States
3. Phil Denman, San Diego State University, United States
4. James Frazee, San Diego State University, United States
5. Mark Laumakis, San Diego State University, United States

Abstract: San Diego State University’s Course Design Institute (CDI) provides a semester-long opportunity for faculty to design and prepare to teach their first online courses. Guided by the Community of Inquiry (CoI) model and the California State University Quality Online Learning and Teaching (QOLT) principles, participants work together to produce, and teach, quality online courses. This analysis examined results achieved by CDI faculty graduates, as measured by CoI-related criteria and provided by students who completed successive iterations of CDI-developed courses. Findings suggest, on average, high levels of teaching, social and cognitive presence in each of the first three online course presentations ...