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In the Community of Inquiry framework, what strikes me the most is the “elephant” example. I think that represents how an individual’s perspective is always limited, but we can expand our horizons if we work with a group of people. Further to this, with E-learning, we are not limited to time and space, which means we have multiple communities to study the “elephant”. The second resource in this post: using Human-Centred design stated that apps that facilitate E-learning should consider people’s diverse needs, such as making the interface more accessible for people with disabilities. I think it is very necessary for e-learning to be as inclusive as possible because we need perspectives from all groups of people in order to tackle difficult problems, not just people who are privileged or people who have the resources that make them advantaged in e-learning. 

I am concerned with the teacher’s role in Community of Inquiry framework, how do we prevent guidance to turn into domination is a question that is lingering on my mind. Should the teacher point out what they are learning is “an elephant”, or should the teacher just let the students interpret in the way they want. I don’t have an answer for this question, please feel free to discuss with me in peer review!