Abstract— In the age of social learning environment, the cloud online technology Besides, it was required to facilitate the students’ learning in the 21st century. The objective of this study was to design the social learning environment as inquirybased on cloud technology for enhancing the critical thinking skills and collaborative learning by using technique in evaluating as well as accrediting the tentative model developed by the experts in order to synthesize into conceptual framework of design. Then, the obtained data were explained, interpreted, and concluded. According to research findings, found that the model of social learning environment inquirybased on cloud technology, was appropriate and practical for being applied in real practice in ―the Highest‖ level. It was supported by learning management for enhancing the critical thinking skills, collaborative learning, and higher education learning context which were appropriate in ―the Highest‖ level. The appropriateness of details in tentative model in the step and instructional activity, was in ―the Highest‖ level. The major factors of the model of social learning environment inquiry-based on cloud technology, were online technology base, learning theories base context base, critical thinking base and inquiry – based learning on cloud technology.

Index Terms— Based on cloud environment, critical thinking skills, collaborative learning, social learning.

The authors are with Department of Information and Communication Technology for education, Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut‟s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand (e-mail: Baitong_mee@hotmail.com, panitaw@kmutnb.ac.th).

Cite: Apichaya Meepian and Panita Wannapiroon, " Design of Social Learning Environment as Inquiry-Based on Cloud Technology for Enhancing the Critical Thinking Skill and Collaborative Learning," International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 253-257, 2013.