This checklist operationalises the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework into a set of guiding questions that course designers and teachers can use to verify whether their syllabus and digital environment embody the principles of teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence.
Each item requires a simple YES/NO response, accompanied by a short justification explaining how the principle has been implemented, or why it has not been included.
The questions are structured across the three presences of the CoI model:
- Social presence: affective expression, open communication, group cohesion,
- Cognitive presence: triggering event, exploration, integration, resolution, and
- Teaching presence: design and organisation, facilitation, direct instruction.
The current version of the checklist is annexed to the TEAMCARE Deliverable D4.2 as a pratical tool for educators and institutions wishing to align course design with the principles of the CoI framework.
There are 21 questions in this survey.