Feli Ruth Ramirez

I have learned that motivation is not  single act or a one time thought, but instead is the fuel that makes a difference in a person's life. External motivators may not last, however when coupled with a deeper meaning and purpose, 

As an educator, it is important to continually develop professional skills through developmental courses provided by the educational institution or an off-site courses. Also, learning from other colleagues helps to incorporate teaching tips into the classroom. I will take advantage of the available courses online. 

Communication is key an online classroom, as lack of communication can cause feelings of alienation and loneliness. It is also important to set communication boundaries early on with the students and as the teachers follows these good communication practices, the students will glean from it. Communicating virtual hours will help student know when they can count on the instructor to be available for them when needed. Also providing assignment and overall grades will help students stay on track. Communication practices such as being careful of how any messages are conveyed compared to a F2F conversation could interpret facial expressions and… >>>

Building social presence, in an online classroom, will help students feel that the instructor is reach, approachable, supportive and engaged in their learning. It will avoid disconnection with students and promote active engagement, helping students feel suppported throughout the course. 

To develop am effective time management strategy is to utilize technology features, such as email automatic responses to free from having to reply, especially if emails are from students asking if assignment submissions have been received. 

I have learned that as much as the student's have good intentions with setting aside time for viewing/listening to online lectures, but it may not awlays happen. Breaking lectures into manageable chuncks at a time sounds achievable and may even more memorable. I will create several shorter powerpoint videos by topics. 

It is not enough to know the skilled trade through learned sequential processes and memorization, but understanding will give the student a deeper knowledge that will assist with problem-solving during real-life scenarios.  I will be more aware why and where of "connections points" to help students to improve the learning process.

It is not important to learn trades, but without contextual learning, students will not be able to apply the learned knowledge to real world scenarios. One way to apply trade skills can be achieved through virtual simulation. 

It is important for the Instructor to model class presentations and make eye contact with the students during lectures or demonstrations.

I have learned to create an efficient record-keeping system of conversations with students regarding counseling and communication that pertain to assignments, discussion forums, and messaging.