Think up to teach well: instructional design for remote learning

Abstract

The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) imposed a worldwide scenario of social isolation and suspension of face-to-face teaching activities at all levels of education. It has forced the emergency adoption of remote teaching strategies to maintain the continuity of the didactic activities, even though in a limited way. On the other hand, most teachers, at all levels of education, had barely or no knowledge and experience with remote teaching. Although the educational institutions offered support, to some degree or another, it was up to individual teachers to do most of theirselves training, prepare, and deliver their subjects. Also, many courses were migrated to the virtual learning environment without the proper adaptations, which may result in worse learning outcomes. Although there are different methodologies for planning and implementing e-learning, the ADDIE model is largely popular and relatively simple to implement, and for this reason, it was chosen for the development of this article. Thus, we present the steps of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of a remote course. Additionally, we include practical elements such as an indication of equipment, software, links, and suggestions to accomplish these steps.