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Developed by Dr. Steven M. Gerson, English Professor at the Johnson County Community College specifically for online courses, the e-class model of instruction has 7 distinct phases of instruction and details the aims of each phase as  
Developed by Dr. Steven M. Gerson, English Professor at the Johnson County Community College specifically for online courses, the e-class model of instruction has 7 distinct phases of instruction and details the aims of each phase as  


    E = Explain
'''E'''xplain<br>
    C = Clarify
'''C'''larify<br>
    L = Look
'''L'''ook<br>
    A = Act
'''A'''ct<br>
    S = Share
'''S'''hare<br>
    S = Self Evaluate/Submit
'''S'''elf Evaluate/Submit<br>


Explain
;Explain:
An assignment or instructional unit begins here.
The start of an instructional unit. Should provide an overview that may explain:
This is the place to provide an overview for the assignment.
This could include a rationale of:
- what's to be discussed
- what's to be discussed
- the context in which this assignment fits
- the context
- a scenario to personify the assignment
- a scenario or case to situate the assignment
- an explanation of why this topic is being introduced
- why a topic is being introduced
- the historical perspective in which this assignment fits
- the historical perspective of an assignment
Essentially, E represents why the student is being asked to do the assignment and what the student is being asked to do.
'''E''' explains why the assignment is being given and what is expected of the learner
 
;Clarify:
C should provide details on how an assignment will be approached; which laws or principles will be employed and what resources will be used.
 
;Look:
L should provide the student with examples of similar assignments or problems using simulations and modelling. All ranges of multimedia can and should be exploited to this effect.
 
;Act:
 
;Share:
 
;Self Evaluate/Submit:
[[Category:Instructional design models]]


==References==
==References==


E-CLASS: Creating a Guide to Online Course Development For Distance Learning Faculty, [[http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/winter34/gerson34.html]]
E-CLASS: Creating a Guide to Online Course Development For Distance Learning Faculty, [[http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/winter34/gerson34.html]]

Revision as of 16:24, 5 June 2006

E-CLASS: A model for distance online course development

Developed by Dr. Steven M. Gerson, English Professor at the Johnson County Community College specifically for online courses, the e-class model of instruction has 7 distinct phases of instruction and details the aims of each phase as

Explain
Clarify
Look
Act
Share
Self Evaluate/Submit

Explain

The start of an instructional unit. Should provide an overview that may explain: - what's to be discussed - the context - a scenario or case to situate the assignment - why a topic is being introduced - the historical perspective of an assignment E explains why the assignment is being given and what is expected of the learner

Clarify

C should provide details on how an assignment will be approached; which laws or principles will be employed and what resources will be used.

Look

L should provide the student with examples of similar assignments or problems using simulations and modelling. All ranges of multimedia can and should be exploited to this effect.

Act
Share
Self Evaluate/Submit

References

E-CLASS: Creating a Guide to Online Course Development For Distance Learning Faculty, [[1]]