George, Thanks for you input. It seems that you are taking the ball and running wide open in your online classroom. Your syllabus is the first point of communication and it provides students will a place to go to make sure they are on track and meeting learning outcomes. Using a variety of communication tools such as discussion boards, chats, wikis, blogs, etc. is important. Therefore, students can learn in a variety of ways. If you can add video and/or two-way video so students can see you and you can see them, it brings a whole new dimension to learning. Nice job.