Learning in Communities of Inquiry: A Review of the Literature

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Social Presence within the Community of Inquiry Framework. (2011, background): “Akyol et al. (2009) responded to the issues raised by Rourke and Kanuka (2009) by first stating that the CoI framework is primarily a process model focused on the educational transaction within a constructivist orientation, rather than an outcomes-based measure within an objectivist orientation.”
Online instructional effort measured through the lens of teaching presence in the community of inquiry framework: A re-examination of measures and approach (2010, result): “This result is significant in light of past critique (e.g., Rourke & Kanuka, 2009) of the CoI framework, complaining of a gap in evidence between the conceptual model and evidence of “objective” measures of learning in online courses.”
The first decade of the community of inquiry framework: A retrospective (2010, background): “Rourke and Kanuka (2009) argued that the CoI framework has not been clearly linked to learning outcomes.”
The making of an exemplary online educator (2011, background): “Finally, we acknowledge that there is debate regarding the soundness and validity of the COI model (Akyol et al., 2009; Rourke & Kanuka, 2009).”