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Gunter has gotten creative virtually teaching online what is generally a 鈥渉ands-on鈥� class, broadcasting classes on Zoom, using a GoPro camera to teach lessons and introducing his students to interactive online programs.

When there isn鈥檛 a coronavirus pandemic going on, the College of Technology鈥檚 automotive technology program鈥檚 Automotive Live-Work course is a capstone, eight-credit, six-hour-a-day course where soon-to-be-graduating students have the opportunity to work directly on cars. But in April 2020, that just isn鈥檛 possible.

鈥淯sually the students are just in the shop all day long working on customer vehicles,鈥� Gunter said. 鈥淚t has been very hard on my students because they are at the point where they are putting together everything they鈥檝e learned to do to go out into the shop and work-live on cars. It鈥檚 tough making that transition when they don鈥檛 get hands-on experience.鈥�

One of the methods he uses is filming repair jobs he is doing with a GoPro camera, and then embedding that video inside of a PowerPoint presentation that he presents to students virtually using the Zoom application.

鈥淯sing the GoPros, I am videoing while working on vehicles going through the whole diagnostics and repair process, and do the paperwork as well,鈥� Gunter said.

This week Gunter is creating a lesson on replacing an engine, an 8- to 10-hour job. He will film the entire process and then using time-lapse shooting and editing he will reduce the job to a 10- to 15-minute video. The video can be stopped for question-and-answer sessions.

鈥淏rock is going over the top showing the cars and showing the problem,鈥� said Trapper Miles, a student in the program from Blackfoot. 鈥淗e makes it as close to being hands-on as it can be.鈥� 

Miles said he appreciates the interactive aspect of the virtual class. 

鈥淵ou can talk to him and ask as many questions as you need, all the while being in the safety of your controlled environment,鈥� Miles said. 鈥淏rock goes above and beyond to make sure we understand a lesson as well as if we were in a class next to him.鈥�

Gunter is also having his students use 鈥渆-learning鈥� books and online lessons.

鈥淚n the automotive world, there are all kinds of e-learning books out there,鈥� he said. 鈥淥ne of the ones I am using is Electude, an e-learning platform with over a 1,000 interactive lessons. The best thing for my class is the diagnostic simulator where the students have to pick a tool out of their virtual tool box and use it. It is pretty good for diagnosing care without having hands-on work available.鈥�

Gunter said it has been a challenge to prepare for classes. His prep work includes creating the PowerPoint presentations that have his instructional videos embedded in them and then has an interactive Zoom meeting with his students where he asks them what they鈥檇 do in specific situations.

Changing a hands-on class to a virtual class has also been challenging for his students

鈥淚鈥檇 say it has even been a bit tougher for my students,鈥� Gunter said. 鈥淭hey look forward to this class 鈥� it is usually the favorite part of the program where they just get to work all day long and don鈥檛 listen to a lecture. I鈥檓 doing my best to simulate online what we are generally doing out in the shop.鈥�

His students have expressed appreciation for his efforts.

鈥淚 think it's an awesome experience even though it is very different,鈥� Miles said. 鈥淏rock has made it interesting and it also is something to look forward to.鈥�