Karen Swan

Dr. Karen Swan earned her EdM and EdD in Communication, Computing and Technology in Education, at Columbia University in 1985 and 1989. She received her MEd in Curriculum & Instruction from Keene State College in 1983 and her BA in Philosophy in 1972 from the University of Connecticut. She continues to work in academia specializing in the field of instructional technology.

Some of her most cited works are:

• Swan, K. (2001). Virtual interaction: Design factors affecting student satisfaction and perceived learning in asynchronous online courses. Distance Education, 22(2), 306–331. https://doi.org/10.1080/0158791010220208

• Swan, K. (2002). Building Learning Communities in online courses: The importance of interaction. Education, Communication & Information, 2(1), 23–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463631022000005016

• Arbaugh, J. B., Cleveland-Innes, M., Diaz, S. R., Garrison, D. R., Ice, P., Richardson, J. C., & Swan, K. P. (2008). Developing a community of inquiry instrument: Testing a measure of the community of inquiry framework using a multi-institutional sample. The Internet and Higher Education, 11(3–4), 133–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2008.06.003

Video:

• Exploring the Impact of Online Learning

Websites:

• Google Scholar

• University of Illinois at Springfield

• Educational Leadership; COLRS (Center for Online Learning, Research & Service)

• Dr. Swan's CV