Danilo Meza

A clear and concise syllabus is very important. Scaffolding helps students to build on prior knowledge and both are essential in a well-rounded education.

Consistency in developing and following templates is critical. Making sure the students are familiar with the instructional format and knows how to navigate all the components is also essential for effective learning.

Valuable information on the different types of learning and strategies to be implemented in the e learning environment.  Useful information presented on how to deal with student procrastination and improve attrition in the classroom.

Interesting section that allows you to learn about the six different learning styles in online courses. Also learning about asynchronous and synchronous learning in detail was very instructive.

Knowing your students is very important. Calling them by their name of preference is a very good way to establish a good and honest relationship with each student. 

To be familiar with the teaching platform online is crucial. Technical support for the instructor and students is also critical. Presenting the material in easy and understandable manner helps on student retention of the learning material.

Benn familiar with the teaching platform online is crucial. Technical support for the instructor and students is also critical. Presenting the material in easy and understandable manner helps for student retention of the learning material.

PBL is an excellent technique to stimulate critical thinking in students and is part of dynamic engagement.  Make student think an problem solving is stimulating just as full of pleasure as playing chess. 

I see in this section very important points in quality teaching even for traditional method. Engaging students. Targeted feedback. Guiding students pryects and presentations. Active discussions in group. Assesment of learned material. All of this are great tools in active learning teaching.

In this section I have learned that explaining students their role in active learning is critical. Also they should understand the advantages of this teaching phylosophy.  Second, the teaching institution should be able to provide the instructor with all the necesary tool for this type of teaching. Most institutions only provide power points material for clasical presentation and lecture. The instructor can be in a frustrating situation without the needed resources even thought you are looking forward to do more dynamic teaching.