Studies in Language, Literature, and Strategic Discourse

Studies in Language, Literature, and Strategic Discourse

Creating the Blended Online Community Leadership Model Synthesizing Leadership Theories with the Community of Inquiry within a New Blended Online Faculty Development Course

Document Type : Review Article

Author
Amirreza Mahmoudi
Master's degree in English language teaching, Islamic Azad University, Karaj branch
Abstract
This article explores the synthesis of three leadership theories into one hybrid theory and applies that theory to the Community of Inquiry model within online education. The theories of authentic leadership, path-goal theory, and transformational leadership blend with the elements of social presence, teaching presence, and cognitive presence to create a blended online community leadership model. I used a recent faculty development course for online instructors from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Department of Distance Education to illustrate how this leadership theory could apply in the virtual classroom.