Hi Loree, Right on! You have laid out the steps to follow to keep student misunderstandings to a minimum. As you mention, not only though explanation of expectations but through examples as well you reduce student confusion. Reinforce, reinforce, reinforce. Students have a tendency to do three things with information. Delete it, distort it, or generalize to it. As an instructor you want the students to generalize to it, so you have to have effective ways of moving through the deletion and distortion phases. By having it written, explaining it, and then giving examples of expectations you will go far in reducing confusion. The key point of soliciting student feedback is a good one. Student explanations will give you a clear picture of where your students are. Another way of getting student feedback is through the use of 3x5 cards. The students can put down their understanding of the assignments, projects, and requirements and hand them into you. Since the comments are anonymous you get candid feedback that will help you in your planning. Gary