Martin Cruz

Integrating technology into the classroom is very important to build learners' hybrid skills.  This is the first time I've ever heard of these skills.

I learned that with structure, group projects can be quite effective.  I always knew the problems that come with group assignments, like 1 person doing all the work or toxic participants, from my days of schooling.  This module has helped me to better prepare my learners for these same possibilities in their groups, like scheduled group evaluations to let me know if there is a toxic learner, so I can intervene before administering grades.

I have learned to inspire learners to think more critical.  I am an automotive teacher and teaching procedures are a huge part of my class.  If a part has to be replaced, there is a procedure.  If a car needs to be diagnosed, there is a procedure.  I will remind my students that there is the procedural way to work on cars but that doesn't mean they can't come up with a new and inventive way to complete the task.  This may help them to move away from repairing cars to designing or engineering them, instead.