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**Standard 6**
 * Teachers communicate well.**

The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.

**Online course – “Global Automotive Market” syllabus**
 * __Evidence 1: __**

 I teach an online, 1 credit, Associate Degree level course each semester. The course is basically a self-study, introduction to research offered to students to fulfill an elective requirement. As an example of non-verbal communication, I chose to use the syllabus from this course because it does an effective job of explaining the context of the course and the assignments the students need to do to be successful. You can see the syllabus here.
 * __Rationale 1: __**

As I participated in the Master of Arts program through Marian, I went back and revisited my syllabus that I had written for this course. It was obvious to me that I had to rewrite it and make it much clearer and effective in the communication I wanted to convey. It was only because of the experience I gained in EDT 672 “Teaching and Learning Online” that I thought of revamping my work, and became more effective at constructing online classes and Blackboard supported course materials.

__**KSD: **__

6.K.3 The teacher understands the importance of nonverbal as well as verbal communication.

 The importance of nonverbal communication becomes quite evident when you are confronted with a situation where you don’t have the luxury of direct contact with the student. I am considering written communication as nonverbal and I think this example of communicating with students in an online environment demonstrates appropriate usage of that diversity in communication.

6.S.2 The teacher supports and expands learner expression in speaking, writing, and other media.

 In the example I am using, I am supporting learner expression in writing. Throughout other courses I teach, I support spoken and other media as ways for students to express themselves. It seems that most automotive technology instructors I know primarily use spoken communication and very little written communication or other media. I believe this is because of the instructors’ preferences; after all, automotive instructors were once automotive technicians themselves and you don’t meet too many automotive technicians who are out there writing novels, so they don’t require their students to do much writing either. The issue with this is that industry leaders have been telling us that technicians who can write and communicate effectively are needed.

6.D.1 The teacher recognizes the power of language for self-expression, identity development, and learning.

 Giving the student the latitude to investigate and write about anything they want to within the context of the automotive industry offers great flexibility and freedom of choice for the student to express themselves. When students choose what they want to research, they are developing some sense of identity and their role within the industry they have decided to pursue for a career path. During the process of digesting and summarizing what they have read, they are comprehending and learning at a level beyond the simple act of reading an assignment.

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