Hello Dr. Wilkinson and Colleagues, It seems in every class there are always students that seems "clueless" as to the assignment instructions, how to respond to the discussion board, how to write grammatically correct sentences, etc. I give special attention to these students by closely monitoring their work, providing very specific feedback, maintaining close communication, etc. What methods do you use to determine whether or not these students may have been in special ed in high school and not just regular ed students that need a bit more help than the others? Kind regards, Sara Fine Instructor

Hello Dr. Wilkinson and Colleagues, I've noticed that many students intersperse texting language into their discussion board posts even though I post class announcements and indicate in the grading rubrics that points will be deducted for using texting language anywhere in the classroom or in their homework. How do you handle this issue? What strategies have you employed to deter the use of texting language? Kind regards, Sara Fine Instructor

Hello Dr. Wilkinson and Colleagues, I've been teaching online for about 4 years and am fascinated with online learning. I feel that this medium enables many students to attend college that might not have been able to do so if their only option was a ground campus. I've worked with Blackboard, Moodle e-College, Sakai, and proprietary systems. Do you feel one is more effective as a language management system than the others? Will students taking a similar course using Blackboard and Moodle, for example, fare the same? Kind regards, Sara Fine Online Instructor