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Holly Fiock

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2016

Publications

17

Citations

451

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Holly Fiock studies how online and blended higher-education courses can be designed and taught more effectively, with a particular focus on the 'Community of Inquiry' framework, which examines how teaching presence, social interaction, and cognitive engagement combine to support learning. Her work also covers related topics like instructional design practices, scaffolding (structured support for learners), feedback methods such as video/screencast comments, and case-based online discussions. This research is aimed at improving the design and instructor practices of online and distance-learning courses.

Online and blended learning designCommunity of Inquiry frameworkTeaching presence and instructor impactInstructional design and scaffoldingOnline discussion and problem-based learning

Publications rose from none in 2017 to a peak of four per year in 2020–2021, then declined to zero or a few per year by 2023–2024, giving an average of about one publication per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 4 publications4202021: 4 publications4212022: 3 publications22232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • TechTrends×3
  • The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning×2
  • Journal of Computing in Higher Education×2
  • International Journal of Learning Technology×2
  • Revista Mexicana de Bachillerato a Distancia×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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