Olaf Olsen

Social media is one of the many ways future employers check to see if the person applying for the job is a good fit and aligns with the companies recruitment efforts. This is a good discussion topic in class.

Discussions and activities geared toward increasing leadership skills will help inspire team members, improve cohesion, and encourage responsibility. Looking forward to learning more about these subjects.

The integration of technology in education simply refers to actively engaging with learning outcomes by utilizing different types of technology. I plan on using this to encourage active participation, improve motivation, increase productivity, and enhance better knowledge retention. 

I have learned that good communications skills affect many aspects of employment. When employees are good communicators, they are better at listening, delegating tasks, and managing meetings. Incorporating assignments to assist students in improving both verbal and written communication skills provides engaging and creative ways for students to become career ready.

As critical thinking involves questioning, it is important to teach students how to ask good questions and think critically about issues. I enjoy challenging my students to engage outside their comfort level and do real research from both sides of an issue.

When implementing any kind of change management, feedback mechanisms can prove to be useful. You can use formal feedback forms and quizzes. 

Learning through mistakes is more meaningful than teaching how to do everything correctly. Allowing mistakes adds a layer of thought process through trouble shooting that drives lessons home.

Soft skills are equally important as trade knowledge to maintain a good balance in the classroom and in the actual working environment.

I find this approach to education fascinating. I will be looking into the possibilities for the electrical program that I teach.

There are a lot of people that think AI is going to replace them.