Clinton Smith

I plan to utilize various methods of communication highlighted in this module, referring back to this module when crafting communications. 

It has emphasized the importance of going back over my lessons and seeing what works and what did not, then revising my lessons accordingly. 

I learned about some sources for keeping up to date on technology changes within education and on more on its importance for teaching online.

I learned more about the objectives and standards of lesson planning. I am familiar with Bloom's taxonomy, so that added little.

It was useful to know the 7 characteristics of the online learner. 

Creating a more detailed lesson plan with time allocated for particular activities is useful. I also like the idea of saving the lesson plans in multiple places. 

I like the idea of giving my students a pretest or something that enables me to know them better and their level of knowledge. This will help me better pitch the course to all students and get the level of the class correct. 

I have learned to better develop mechanisms for students to become integrated into the college community and to use more frequent communications in my courses to see that they engage with the opportunities provided. 

 learned the "four o's", origin, organization, orchestration, and outcomes. This helps with the transfer of content to an online format. 

This section highlighted the importance of engaging students and in assessing your own class well.