An Adapted Community of Inquiry (COI) Framework with the Inclusion of Instructor Presence

This study reports the results of an experiment conducted based on a survey used in Community of Inquiry (COI) framework - to find the students perception towards the instructor presence in blended learning. This framework is fully utilised by using all the elements to evaluate the presence of the instructor that can affect the students' perceptions. Then, the analysis is continued by finding the categories that can demonstrate the sense of presence of the instructor in blended learning. SecondLife, a virtual world platform has been used to as the platform of evaluation due to the immersive environment it provided. The results indicate that the instructor presence is important in making the learning experience a valuable one to students.