This section was extremely helpful to assist me with identifying that types of students I am dealing with just based on the reasons they provide for not being able to complete their work. I learned that their are many types of learners and they can tend to hide even greater with distance learning. We have to give each student a different level of attention and be firm with the not so adequate behaviors.

A valid point was made about not having critical lectures hosted as live lectures. The is crucial to the learners atmospher. When you have students apart of your lectures the recording can be lengthy and insufficient for most learning styles if others can't keep up with the content.  Also, watch how you address your students in your feedbac. Your verbiage is important and crucial in not diminishing a students value. 

It's important to get to know your students beyond the classroom! Connect with them and allow them to feel a more relational experience from a distance. 

I have learned that in order to be essential in eLearning the instructor has to take the time to connect with the students and to also understand the platform in a way that makes learning efficient for the students.