Evolution in the Digital Age: Implementation of 5E and NGSS in the Virtual Biology Classroom

Abstract

Abrupt transition to remote learning through digital platforms may be compared to the volcanic eruptions taking place 1000 years ago in the American Southwest: while one altered a natural environment, changing golden deserts to blackened landscapes, our current pandemic has drastically altered the physical and social environment in which we teach and learn, dramatically changing the landscape of education. In this paper, we offer a small contribution to our collective persistence by providing a source from which problems can be defined, questions asked, and new models generated and tested.