Randy Garrison

Randy Garrison worked as a professor at the University of Calgary. He is the author of several books, articles and papers. Dr. Garrison has published extensive material on distance educati The evolution of theory in distance education which has provided useful information on how instructors/ facilitators can design courses to meet the needs of learners.
Garrison is a holder of a B. Ed in Mathematics with a minor in Psychology. In 1972, He did his Master of Education in Computer Application in Education at the University of Calgary in Alberta Canada.
Research
*The focus of Dr. Garrison’s work has been on distance education and its relationship with teaching, learning and the communication process between instructors and learners.
*Garrison believed that at the start of the 21st century, distance education focus has been on interaction and communication.
*By understanding the relationship between distance education, interaction and communication, instructors, course coordinators and educators will be able to better meet the needs of the learners. He advocated that it can make the learning process better for learners.
*Garrison believed that the communication between teacher and learner is very important in distance education.
*He proposed that distance education is based on interactions and transactions.
*Interaction increases achievement outcomes. Student- Student, Teacher-Student interaction.
Books
#Garrison, D. R. (1989). Understanding distance education: A framework for the future. London: Routledge.
#Garrison, D. R. & Shale, D. (Eds.). (1990). Education at a distance: From issues to practice. Melbourne, Florida: Krieger.
#Garrison, D. R. (Ed.) (1994). Research perspectives in adult education. Melbourne, Florida: Krieger.
#Garrison, D. R., & Archer, W. (2000). A transactional perspective on teaching-learning: A framework for adult and higher education. Oxford, UK: Pergamon.
#Garrison, D. R., & Anderson, T. (2003). E-Learning in the 21st century: A framework for research and practice. London: Routledge/Falmer.
#Garrison, D. R., & Vaughan, N. (2008). Blended learning in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
#Cleveland-Innes, M., & Garrison, D. R. (Eds.) (2010). An introduction to distance education: Understanding teaching and learning in a new era. London: Routledge.
#Garrison, D. R. (2011). E-Learning in the 21st century: A framework for research and practice (2nd ed.). London: Routledge/Taylor and Francis.
#Akyol, Z., & Garrison, D. R. (Eds.) (2013). Educational communities of inquiry: Theoretical framework, research and practice. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
#Vaughan, N. D., Cleveland-Innes, M., & Garrison, D. R. (2013). Teaching in blended learning environments: Creating and sustaining communities of inquiry. Athabasca, Athabasca University Press.
#Garrison, D. R. (in development). Thinking Collaboratively: Learning in a Community of Inquiry. London: Routledge/Taylor and Francis.

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