The great thing about email is that it may be private or public. If a student is lacking understanding of the course, the instructor can use this as a means of discussing concerns the student has about the class in a one-on-one setting. Some students require personal attention for better understanding of the material and may not feel comfortable addressing the instructor in a discussion or more public setting. Through an email conversation the insturctor can gage the level of understanding that a student has in the course.

I email my students at the beginning of each week regarding expectations for that week. I try to provide as many tools as possible to eliminate students from procrastinating, however, sometimes they help, and sometimes they do not. There will always be someone who will wait to the last minute and end up not meeting the deadline. I tell those students that you have to treat this learning experience like you would your job. Scarfies have to be made and you have to see a means to an end. Therefore, learning to manage your time is very important to accomplishing… >>>

Students are expected to participate in weekly discussion on different topics. The guidelines for responding to the discussion topics are explined in the course syllabus and I reiterate what the expectiations are in my welcome announcement the first week of class. I encourage students to proofread their work and ask that they elaborate and be respectful when replying to classmates posts. The concept of plagiarism is also explained in the announcements and in my welcome email. Any student that plagiarize is educated on how to avoid being in that perdicament, initially, and avised that plagiarsim can lead to expulsion from… >>>