Learning Trades Online | Origin: EL121
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Teaching Skills and Trades Online --> Learning Trades Online
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online learning requires a level of critical thinking, reasoning and logical thinking
While I have only minimally used these, I am excited to implement more contextual learning in my classroom, such as problem-based learning.
As a professor in a highly skill- and trade-based graduate program, I often wonder how new technologies and online learning can be effectively integrated. This module has opened up a whole new perspective for me, highlighting the necessity of context-aware critical reasoning. I am grateful for this insight.
There are benefits of learning trades online, but there still needs to be a hands-on component to any online trades program. This might be done as an externship following the online portion of the program, or a program that includes both online and in-class components.
Applied thinking provides students with an opportunity to think about new possibilities and modified skills that might be required in specific contexts of use. I'll be implementing some online learning which can foster an environment for making mistakes and learning from it instead of doing damage that cannot be undone.
Comment on Roderick Jordan's post: Comment on Roderick Jordan's post: as important as hands on skills are, the understanding of why those skills are employed is essential.
Learning the trades online is not only flexible for students but also extends the educational possibilities. It goes beyond:
- Trade-specific skills
- Career readiness
- Soft skills training
- Mentorship
This comprehensive approach ensures that students are equipped to learn a trade AND to succeed in their careers.
Utilizing Augmented reality (AR) for hands-on online training and critical thinking.
With the on-line learning students get the basic workings of the lesson. To solidify the learning , hands on practice is needed to conclude the learning and promote critical thinking on why things occurred the way they did.
In all trades knowing the theoretical aspect of the knowledge is paramount to problem solving skills and quality execution of the manual aspect of the trade.
Students sharing experiences from their practice helps bring context to the subject that is being taught.
understanding and applying trade skills includes understanding using crital thinking skills
There are many tools for learning a trade that can be completed online, such as simulation and VR. This is very helpful to know.
Contextual learning is a needed skill and lesson to a trades skills online program. It's other context that add understanding other than the trade skill being taught. For example, Its important to teach students diesel engines, brakes, and other systems. However, its also import to teach the students the decsion making when to replace the brakes in a fleet. Is it within specs for D.O.T. ? Basically, teaching the students how to become an asset to the fleet and not a liabilty regarding cost.
Great points through validation with teaching strategies with using Simulation [with patient care scenarios] that I apply with my clinical nursing students. I stress it is not just about their selected 'action' during the SIM, but to also share the 'why' or reasoning behind what they are doing (or missed doing/implementing) while the scenario was unfolding in real time with real life like experiences so a need to 'think on their feet' while collaborating with other students. Collective knowledge is power :-) I often add in 'complications' for the SIM patient so the students need to reflect, analyze, think and evaluate what is going on with the patient's condition. While making it interdisciplinary, it also requires engagement from other program students such as EMTs, Respiratory therapy, Ultrasound, Resident Physicans, etc. A great way to learn.
Simulations are a great tool to use for students to learn trades.
Demonstration and the actual use of skills is what truly can determine understanding. I have used products like TestOut/LabSim to great effect to enhance the instruction and lab learning.
I appreciated seeing that context of the skills is as important as the skill itself.
