When I initially signed up for this class, I really thought it would focus on my job as an instructor.  At the University where I work, not only am I an instructor, but I also am what could be considered as a liaison for the students.  I work in student services and I reach out to the students in a variety of ways. Early last summer, I was asked to track a student who was on academic probation. She was struggling with so many things, but most of all, she had no idea how to write a paper.  She needed… >>>

I have found that when I have had some introverts in the class, I try to reach out to them individually.  It seems like the ones I had been able to work with actually indicated that they felt they had a voice in my class, where before, in an in-person class, they did not.  I would agree with you extroversion is idealized in American culture.  We want our children to advocate for themselves, but when they are painfully shy and don't speak up, we worry.  I have two children, one who speaks out and questions, and the other one who… >>>