How to foster good communication was what stood out to me. I like the idea of assigning students to be moderators as a subtle way of letting each student know they will eventually have this role. In my online Master's program, I came to detest group assignments. There always seemed to be that one student who was willing to ride on the coattails of the rest of the group. So, there needs to be some effort put forth to make sure that cannot happen or to minimize it. It is not fair to have one's grade diminished because of a lazy or incapable group member.
