Using technology to the learning enviroment is crucioal

The different models and styles that are effective in learning

very informative with demonstrations that apply to my training

After earning my BS and MS online, I appreciate the myriads of ways I was required to submit work, ideas, and the interactions with my long-distance students was quite valuable. I am excited to seek out some interesting, engaging subjects on media platforms to enhance and engage my students. I learned it is also important to identify the online students' capabilities with technology and adjust accordingly. We can easily overlook a student located off the grid. 

As a new instructor, I found these topics interesting and applicable. For example, the five (5) varying types of online lecture made me take pause and reflect on ways I can implement these practices into my own teaching format. And I appreciated the breakdown of evaluation methods, such as quizzes, as "self-checks" that can be retaken until they score 100%, tests that measure what the student does NOT know, and exams, where the score contributes to final grade which cannot be retaken.  

Since online courses can sometimes feel a bit isolated according to the course material, putting reflection assignments give students time to think about the course material. Structuring courses depending on the delivery method is critical. 

A good test has various ways for a student to test their knowledge. Multiple choice, true or false and even long form answers give students different ways to think and solve problems

Even though I won't be teaching an online course I see the importance of technology in the field and how it opens the door for may learner to attend hat may not been able to do so before. You can have very diverse classes without ever having to leave your home.

Comment on Julie Bey's post: 

Great points, Julie! I agree that online learning should incorporate a variety of instructional methods to meet different student needs. Using multimedia, animations, interactive discussions, and other engaging activities can make online courses more effective and help students better understand and retain the material.

Dr. Thapaliya

It is important to use different questioning methods (open-ended, leading, yes/no etc.) to engage students and utilizing guest speakers and hyperlinks can aid retention. Discussion boards can be synchronous (class gathers at one time) or asynchronous (students can participate at their leisure).