Why Integrated Learning Matters | Origin: EL121
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Teaching Skills and Trades Online --> Why Integrated Learning Matters
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Integrated learning helps us to provide a well rounded education for your students and helps to teach those critical thinking skills that are important for problem solving.
One of the best ways to learn a trade is definitely by practicing "hands-on" using both simulations and real-world exposure. A lot of the time, it is important to disclose this information to the site that will be training the student so they can get a good idea of what it is they will be practicing.
Technology can be a helpful tool for improving problem solving and critical thinking skills
It is important to have the ability to learn in various forms.
It is not enough to know the skilled trade through learned sequential processes and memorization, but understanding will give the student a deeper knowledge that will assist with problem-solving during real-life scenarios. I will be more aware why and where of "connections points" to help students to improve the learning process.
Technology has come a long way to assist in learning. Make sure to try to add it to the framework of your lesson to give students different means of showing the information.
As an instructor you will use more than one types of integration in the classroom.
This method helps the student learn and improve their knowledge based
Improved technology will let students have more experiences before practicing a skill in the "real world" and to gain knowlege and confidence.
analysis, reflection, understanding, and application are key tools for integrated learning
I learned that integrative instruction is about designing and mediating instruction that promotes and supports a full process of analysis, reflection, understanding, and application.
The ability of any skilled trades person to effectively apply their expertise is undoubtedly enriched by the integration of critical thinking and problem-solving. Incorporating these abilities into the learning process seems essential and online teaching offers multiple tools to do it.
As an instructor of service skills training, we need to go 1 step further than learn-practice-apply, help students to critically think about why they are doing this...this way? and/or what could happen if a change in the process is made? We will develop more confident students if they can figure out alternates to achieving their outcome or goal.
Our focus should be on having students apply what they are learning in real-life contexts throughout the entire learning process. Integrating practical experience early on, and online learning can play a significant role by offering projects that use various technologies and provide instant feedback.
Utilizing simulation is an essential tool for the hands-on experience that may or may not take place for students during the real-world experience in the training environment.
When learning a new skill is important, mastering the learned skill with the hands on perfects the lesson and skill learned. At the same time promoting critical thinking.
Integrated learning is a vital tool for students to master skills within their trade. I am a culinary arts teacher and we are somewhat limited in virtual training for obvious reasons. However I did take a course where students practiced skills in their home setting and then submitted finished product pictures for visual grading.
Problem solving is an important skills to obtain.
integrated learning provides the students with skills that will help them after finishing school on the job and in life situations
