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Does the platform depiction communicate

with ALL the learners?

Important First Steps!

• What is this course about?• What will we do in this course? And when?• Why this course now?• What should I know before this course?• What will be happening in this course?• What about the assignments?• Why is this course important for the program?• …

COURSE QUESTIONS:

Key Unit/Weekly Questions

Unit/Week KEY Thinking QUESTIONS:

• Questions that engage the students in thinking about the unit• Questions that help students understand the ideas• Questions that challenge the students to draw the ideas together• Questions that encourage the students to make connections among the ideas• Questions that promote student discussion of the ideas• Questions that foster student extensions of the ideas• Questions that enhance student understanding of the ideas

One way I have done this!

Introduction

Questions

Another way

What do you do with the questions?

Question

Think

Poll

Discuss

Re-poll

Explain

Instructional ModelProfessor Eric Mazur

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Experience the actions!

Question

What order should the online activities for the unit be arranged to provide students with the best opportunity for meeting the learning outcomes?

1. Engagement, Explanation, Exploration, Evaluation, Elaboration2. Exploration, Engagement, Elaboration, Explanation, Evaluation3. Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, Evaluation

Think1. Engagement, Explanation, Exploration, Evaluation, Elaboration2. Exploration, Engagement, Elaboration, Explanation, Evaluation3. Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, Evaluation

Poll

1. Engagement, Explanation, Exploration, Evaluation, Elaboration2. Exploration, Engagement, Elaboration, Explanation, Evaluation3. Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, Evaluation

Discuss1. Engagement, Explanation, Exploration, Evaluation, Elaboration2. Exploration, Engagement, Elaboration, Explanation, Evaluation3. Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, Evaluation

Re-Poll

1. Engagement, Explanation, Exploration, Evaluation, Elaboration2. Exploration, Engagement, Elaboration, Explanation, Evaluation3. Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, Evaluation

Explain

1. Engagement, Explanation, Exploration, Evaluation, Elaboration2. Exploration, Engagement, Elaboration, Explanation, Evaluation3. Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, Evaluation

Bybee, R. W. (2009). The BSCS 5E Instructional Model and 21st Century Skills. Paper submitted to The National Academies Board on Science Education.

Can this instructional strategy be successfully used online?

Question

Think

Poll

Discuss

Re-poll

Explain

Key Questions- Needs to challenge their thinking

Think: Needs to be risk-free

Poll: Needs to be risk-free

Discuss: Join a group that was not your selection

Re-poll: In whole class Discussion board

Explain: Small groups + submit explanation in assignment

Think about this student experience!

Instructions:

Color the wagon blue.What I remember seeing:

Color the wagonSo what I did was to color the wagon like my wagon

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Examples of Instructional Practices

supporting ALL students’ learning!

Shared and individual knowledge

development activities

Working as teams in productions

Individual reflections on

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Ideas based on this publication:Niess, M. L. , & Gillow-Wiles, H. (2013). Developing asynchronous online courses: Key instructional strategies in a social metacognitive constructivist learning trajectory. The Journal of Distance Education, 27(1), 1-23. Awarded 2013 Journal of Distance Education Editor’s Award, March 2014.