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Emry, You are right! Early intervention is the key. I use tools in my LMS to help me by letting me know about access/or lack of in the LMS. Good post. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Melissa, Wow, students were I am sure surprised. It is true, students can't take criticism. They haven't heard much. I wonder if we could create a online trophy. Would that work! :) Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Marie, Under estimating time for work is such a problem! You have to remind them but I also think we need to make them responsible in some way. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Antoinette, You make a great point. Many forget that time passes in an online course. A course in 5 1/2 weeks doesn't allow much wiggle room. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Janet, I like the idea of providing a list of good behaviors. So many times, we focus on negative. Great post! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Janet, You are right. We have to make them responsible for their time and effort. I have trouble with students telling me they tried. . . Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Molly, You have pretty much described many students. Trying to get students into routines of an online course is so important. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Cyndy, What a great idea. I like the idea of online study buddies. They need to know there are others out there. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Tanya, Great posts! I do think it is a good idea to set what I call "hard dates" that seem to hold constant. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Kimberly, Great! I am toying with the idea of setting one of my courses as project management and have them set completion dates of assignments based on assignments. I will share if it works. . . Dr. Kelly Wilkinson