“…8,9 Social interactions are also important to develop a community of inquiry (COI); using social, cognitive, and teaching presences to create a safe learning environment. 10 Cognitive presence, the extent to which participants are able to construct meaning through sustained communication, can be obtained through inquiry: triggering event, exploration, integration, and resolution. Teaching presence, facilitated through teacher−student or student−student interactions, provides the structure and process for meaningful learning.…”