THE EFFECTS OF COLLABORATIVE TOOLS ON STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY FRAMEWORK IN AN ONLINE COURSE A dissertation submitted by David A. Wicks to Seattle Pacific University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY This dissertation has been accepted for the faculty of School of Education by: Professor Arthur Ellis Dissertation Chair Professor Andrew Lumpe Committee Member Professor Rick Eigenbrood Committee Member