Angela,
I explain how students can get in touch with me in many ways without providing my home phone number. We all have to do what works for us and our students. Thanks for your input.
I think that in the case of online learning, students should have a means in which to call their instructors and speak to them directly. Not only does it foster a healthy rapport between student and instructor for more successful learning but with the lack of "face time" in online learning, human contact of this sort is paramount.
If an instructor would like to maintain more privacy, there are Google accounts that can provide phone numbers that will ring to an instructor's phone without them having to reveal their actual number.
Paula Bordenkecher
Paula,
To foster that relationship and a feeling of community, some students need that connection. The information you provide about Google numbers may be helpful to others. Thanks!
