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Amona Major
MEMBER
ORGANIZATIONSyracuse University
PROFESSIONDoctoral Student
COUNTRYUnited States

I am a doctoral student in instructional Design and Evaluation at Syracuse University. I hail from Angola, a southwest coastal country in Africa. I am interested in Community of Inquiry and how technology used in online and blended learning course design can support the intersections between the three elements of CoI to foster and enhance students' sense of belonging.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
technology in the classroom, course design of online learning experiences, self-regulated learning, self-determination
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