Gerson's e-class

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

   E = Explain
   C = Clarify
   L = Look
   A = Act
   S = Share
   S = Self Evaluate/Submit

Explain An assignment or instructional unit begins here. This is the place to provide an overview for the assignment. This could include a rationale of: - what's to be discussed - the context in which this assignment fits - a scenario to personify the assignment - an explanation of why this topic is being introduced - the historical perspective in which this assignment fits Essentially, E represents why the student is being asked to do the assignment and what the student is being asked to do.

References

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