COVID-19, Instructional Design, and Remote Learning Google Search and YouTube Trends

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The following trend charts show the popularity search index (0 - 100%) for Covid-19, Instructional Design, and Remote Learning, and related combinations and terms from Google Search and YouTube globally and in the USA from January 2020 - April 2021. Access the visualization on Tableau Public @JavierLeung The findings of this study can be found in the conference proceeding below.

Citation: Leung, J. (2021). Visualizing Google and YouTube search trends for COVID-19, instructional design, and remote learning. 44th Annual AECT Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Papers, 1(1), 131-142. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21130273.v1

Abstract:

As educational institutions switched from in-person to Remote Learning or Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT), this study explores the search popularity indices of three search terms globally and in the USA from January 2020 - April 2021. Google search terms, such as COVID-19, Instructional Design, and Remote Learning, showed considerable search interest in Google Trends at the peak of the pandemic on Mach 11, 2020 (WHO, 2020). Pytrends was used to extract search interest of the primary and related terms from Google and YouTube Search globally and in the USA (Pytrends, n.d.). The search interest of the three search terms and associated terms exhibited similar peaks and dips of interest at the beginning of the pandemic and the 2020-2021 school year. Educational technology tools, including SeeSaw Learning and Zoom, were present as related search terms for Remote Learning. Search queries in YouTube revealed educational channels that host various lecture materials related to K-12 and professional development. The interactive visualizations in Tableau Public enable users to explore the search trend patterns of the three main terms and related queries. This project serves as an archive of users' conscious information seeking to highlight the pivotal roles of Instructional Design and Remote Learning observed in search popularity indices in light of the pandemic.