Design an online learning model for engaging school students in learning activities
Student engagement is key to successful
teaching and learning, irrespective of the content and format of the content
delivery mechanism. However, engaging students presents a particular challenge
in online learning environments. Unlike face-to-face courses, online courses
present a unique challenge as the only social presence between the faculty and
the student is via the Internet. A few aspects that should be considered with
regard to online courses is the integration of design elements, accessibility
of materials, value of interdisciplinary collaboration, development of
community among students and faculty, encouraging valuable discussions and use
of effective assessment methods (Khan, et al., 2017).
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Designing
an online learning model for engaging school students in learning activities
using the 5Es Instructional Model
Bybee (2015) develop the 5Es Instructional
Model for engaging school students in
online learning model. Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate are the
stages of 5Es Instructional Model. Table 1(a) below shows
the detail description of the elements of the 5Es Instructional Model.
Table 1(a) 5Es Instructional Model
|
Lesson
Elements |
What
does it look like? |
What
tools can I use? |
|
Engage |
Brainstorm ●
What
do you think? Ask questions ●
What
do you wonder? What are you curious about? Access prior knowledge ●
What
do you know? How did you learn it? Pique their interest ●
What
do you see, think, wonder when you see this image, watch this video, or hear
this story? |
Padlet Google Classroom Question Mentimeter
|
|
Explore |
Conduct research Explore teacher-curated resources ●
Watch
videos ●
Read
Articles ●
Listen
to podcasts Offline Task ●
Conductfieldwork ●
Make
observations ●
Interview
a family member Crowdsource |
Google Search YouTube Newsela, Smithsonian Tween Tribune InsertLearning Google Classroom Question LMS Online Discussion Shared Google Slide Deck Wakelet |
|
Explain |
Live presentations in class or in video
conferencing session
Recorded video explanations
|
Google Hangout or Zoom Screencastify (Chrome Extension) ●
Share
videos directly from Google Drives FlipGrid ●
Allow
students to teach each other concepts by recording videos |
|
Elaborate |
Make connections ●
Connect
concepts ●
Connect
concepts to life beyond the classroom ●
Connect
concepts to art, literature, music Apply the learning to new or novel situations ●
Tackle
quirky real-world problems ●
Document
your process as a group Explain how ●
Articulate
the process you would use to solve a problem or approach a particular
situation Student-created study materials and resources ●
Take
the information and design a review resource |
Quizizz Shared Google Docs, Slides, Drawings,
Spreadsheets FlipGrid Quizlet Kahoot!
|
|
Evaluate |
Assessments ●
Project-based
assessments ●
Performance-based
assessments ●
Tests
and quizzes Video reflections Digital exit tickets |
Quizizz Kahoot! Schoology quiz Google Forms Socrative |
Engage
This is the first stage
of 5Es Instructional Model. The goal
of this stage to engage students in learning. It consists of brainstorming
activity, asking them questions what are they curious about, asking them prior
knowledge related to topic, awaken their interest using image, video and story.
The different tools which can be used in this are Padlet, Google classroom
questions and Mentimeter. The
detail of engage stage can be learnt from following video URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_lkQNfMQJs&t=252s
Explore
This is
the second stage of 5Es
Instructional Model. In this stage the students investigate a problem
associated with the topic, they develop different hypothesis.This stage is done
collaboratively. The different tasks in explore stage consists of kids
researching, watching videos, reading articles, engaged in offline tasks and
then documenting their engagement in that task so they can share it online. The
different tools used in this stage are Google search engine for finding research
work, YouTube for watching videos, Newsela (Instructional Content
Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject) etc. The detail of explore
stage can be learnt from following video URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNkXSJtKdc
Explain
This is the third
stage of 5Es Instructional Model. It consists
of live synchronous sessions and video lessons. The different tools used in
this stage are Flipgrid (Allow students to teach
each other concepts by recording videos), Screencastify( allow shared video
directly from Googe Drives), Google Hangout or Zoom ( use the chat features to
ask questions and engage group). The detail of explain stage can be learnt from
following video URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCynDAnSZvA&t=3s
Elaborate
This is the fourth
stage of 5Es Instructional Model. It consists
of making connections and concept they have learned, apply the learning to new
or novel situation, explain the process how they can solve the particular
problem and student created study materials and resources. The different tools used
in elaborate stage are flipgrid, Kahoot, Quizelet etc. The detail of elaborate stage can be learnt from following
video URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcVXA-rBb4
Evaluate
This
is the last stage of 5Es Instructional Model. It describes what the students learn after the session,
self evaluation to them, what key concept they have understand. It consists of
project based assessment, tests and quizzes etc. The different tools used in
evaluate stage are Google forms, Kahoot, Schoology quiz etc. The detail of evaluate stage can be learnt from
following video URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUcbpd-0R3w&t=2s
(Tucker, 2020)
Reference:
Bybee, R.
W. (2015). The BSCS 5E instructional model: Creating teachable moments.
Arlington, TX: NSTA Press, National Science Teachers Association.
Khan, A.,
Egbue, O., Palkie, B., & Madden, J. (2017). Active learning: Engaging
students to maximize learning in an online course. Electronic Journal
of E-Learning, 15(2), pp107-115.
Tucker, C. (2020). Dr. Catlin Tucker. Retrieved 10 28, 2021, from
Catlintucker.com: https://catlintucker.com/2020/03/designing-an-online-lesson/
