The building blocks

on an effective
online lesson
Moving “offline” communities to “online” classrooms
Kristoffer Barikmo (Instructional Coach, SMEast HS)
“The keys are Basis of this work
prioritizing community
and designing
student-centered
lessons.”
Catlin Tucker

Educational Leadership, Special Report April

2020
Community
of INquiry
Theoretical
Framework
Community
of INquiry How can
I create
What can
I do
here?

Theoretical
this?

Framework
What are my priorities?
Social Presence

CUltivating an online
community
Identify norms Higher levels of
and expectations perceived social
at the outset presence in an
online course

Social Presence
yields higher
levels of

CUltivating an online
community Interaction,
engagement, and
Have students help satisfaction
to translate the
with the course.
social contract to
an online classroom
Teaching Presence

Designing online Learning

Experiences
An online Course design,
classroom is direct
just that, a instruction, and
classroom! facilitation of

Teaching Presence
learning are
It’s a place to central to the
learn and teaching
interact, not presence in an
simple post online course.
things for Plan ahead and
consumption! Designing online Learning allow student
Experiences voice and choice
Cognitive Presence

Meaning making
 Central
to this
model is

Cognitive Presence
the
student
making
5E’s prioritizes meaning
inquiry, in a
exploration, Meaning making course!
collaboration, and
communication
Direct Instruction
Transfer information Resources to use with
(lecture or mini-lesson) this building block:
or explain a complex
topic Screencastify

QuickTime

Screen-cast-o-matic

Flipgrid
Modeling
Conduct a think-aloud as Resources to use with
you navigate a task, this building block:
apply a strategy,
practice a skill, or use Screencastify
an online tool or
QuickTime
resource
Screen-cast-o-matic
Discussions
Engage students in Resources to use with
academic conversations this building block:
about a text, video,
podcast, topic, or issue. Flipgrid (start now!)

Discussion post in LMS

Seesaw

Synchronous discussion
via Zoom, Webex, Google
Meet
Research and Exploration
Encourage students to Resources to use with
research a topic or issue this building block:
and crowdsource the
information they find. Learn360

cK-12

World Book Online

Padlet Wall

Symbaloo
Collaborative Tasks
Group students online and Resources to use with
allow them to work this building block:
collaboratively on shared
tasks Google Docs/Slides

Symbaloo

Shared documents, not

email attachments!
Practice and Review
Connect students with Resources to use with
practice and review this building block:
activities
Quizizz, Kahoot!,
Quizlet, KhanAcademy,
NoRedInk
Assessment
Assess student work and Resources to use with
use the data to determine this building block:
what students need moving
forward. Socrative

Formative

Pear Deck

Nearpod
Reflection and Metacognitive Skill Building
Ask students to think Resources to use with
about what they learned, this building block:
how they learned it, what
questions they have about Google Forms
the concepts or skills
Socrative “exit tickets”
covered, and what support
they need to continue Learning Log
improving.
Online journal
 Central
to this
model is
the
student
making
meaning
in a
course!
Community
of INquiry
Theoretical
Framework
 “Building Blocks of an
effective online lesson”
Moving “offline” communities
to “online” classrooms