I often don't know about tech issues or competing responsibilities until it is too late; I see now I need to add this to my "initial communication" checklist.

For some reason, I never realized I could ask for a few students to meet versus the entire class. I can easily tell the reluctant participants from the competitive and independent learners. I could meet with them and put them together in chat groups. 

While I have always begun class with an introductory video of myself, I usually choose a discussion thread for students. Now I am considering a video thread for students who can respond in writing to one another or by video. 

I still want to know how to copy classes in Blackboard. Does anyone know?

Active learning can be in many different forms. Planning for active learning activities is essential.

Rubrics are helpful tools to provide students with clear guidelines and expected outcomes.

My takeaway from this course is, active learning is an important skill to develop and may be challenging with online classes.  Creative strategies must be utilized when teaching online.

Feedback and engagement are essential to learning. 

This section taught me a lot about how to help different student with different behavior patterns and the steps I need to take for each one

I learned a lot about the different types of discussions and ways to give much needed feedback to students that can help them stay engaged in the course content