What can you do to help students feel like they belong and stay connected in an asynchronous class? Since you can’t see students’ nonverbal cues, what strategies can you use to understand when they need emotional support or are feeling isolated, especially if they are struggling or procrastinating because they lack in-person support or help?

Communication is vital in every area of our lives. In specifics to a skilled trade, communication creates an environment of uniformity within a group of people. Communication shares information that may not otherwise be known to all and therefore mistakes or missed opportunities can occur. 

Integrated learning provides approaches to teaching and learning that support problem solving and critical thinking. Creates connection points with other content areas, skills or facts that are a part of the ongoing instruction process. With Simulation and VR training a real-time opportunity arises for skilled trade students to Learn, Practice and Apply the techniques needed to do their jobs.  

With the many types of skilled trades there are many ways online learning can be useful and successful. There are many benefits to learning trades online aside from the actual technique/process of the skilled trade itself. From career readiness and obtaining a skilled trade with resume writing tips, interview techniques and career mentorships, there are many ways to obtain lifelong skills with continued education, certifications and more. The value of the online resources for skilled trade professionals is immeasurable and vast keeping a skilled trade professional on top of their chosen trade. 

I have learned that it is important to be an example of what you are asking your student to be. Give them the tools and opportunities to share what they are learning and how they are able to apply it in their everyday professional life. 

The course is challenging for those who are not used to the formal of online education. Patients will surely lead you to succeed. Technology has made education accessible to the most number of people. 

When designing an online course, it is important to keep in mind that student should be making progress throughout the course as a result of a well design course that gives them a clear understanding of the aiming goal. I definitely intend to use the information provided by this course when designing an online course, by utilizing interactive instructional materials, media, presentation strategies, and to engage them in activities such as assessment and evaluation, to help make concepts clearer. 

This course highlights the importance of technology in e-learning. Having a clear and well design online course is crucial to the students' performance.

Interactive learning supports the desired learning outcome we aimed. A guest-lecturer is an attention keeping technique.

I realized the impact of technology in our life. It has made things more convenience, cheaper, and simpler even in education.