Active learning is a great means of allowing a larger intelligance pool to work on a given problem and find a solution, rather than just the individual. This can promote brainstorming that could identify possible solutions that would have otherwise been over looked. 

Rubrics can be used as a helpful guide to help let students know what is being asked of them. This can be especially helpful for the student in understanding the guide lines of even a building code in a construction class.

If your class dosen't have built in redundantcy, AKA, backup plan  build one . If the power goes out, use a charged smartphone, Have an assignment where the student actually has to write with a pencil and paper, fold, use a stamp and physically mail it to the instructor. 

I have found that "chalk talk", or asking/calling a student to interact with the class often times is very enjoyable for the student, and the class alike. It is espeically fun when they are allowed to share their learned discoveries.

Very interesting, I think it would a good time to make some new friends at the DSS center.

There appears to be alot of learning impairments, both physical and cognative that need to be addressed even in an online teaching environment.

There are a lot of really good evaluation methods discussed here. Students, the institution, and peers, all have a differing methods of potential evaluations. These in combination will enable a helpful and broad overview of the course. 

People are afraid of failure, and the use of a rubic in a learning enviroment gives the student a road map to learning success.This also helps draw the student's attention to possible points where greater attention is needed.

This really is a great method to help students a build a strong educational foundation using web based technology and social resources  to enhance the online learning experiance.