Providing feedback is essential to assisting online students in correcting errors in their writing.

Scaffolding is important to students because is assists in future learnin.

I have learned that having a clear and understandable outline makes it easier for students to complete the objective of the course.

Different behaviors may become an issue for the online course. However the different policies will assist in controlling the student 

Discussion forums are the best way for students to communicate with the instructor as well as other classmates

Students feel comfortable when they can relate to the instructor. Giving them your biography as well as asking them to post theirs is a great way to become familiar with the online student.

I have learned that students are as much involved academically as the instructor. With an instructor who is very much engaged in the progress of the students work, this will encourage the student to be involved as well.